The Hotel (Project 658) SSBN was the first opertaional Soviet nuclear missile submarine. It shared the same twin VM-A reactor plant with the November SSN and Echo SSGN classes. The ill-fated K-19 was the lead ship. Initially equipped with three R-13 missiles of 350 nm range and the D-2 launch system, which required surface launch. Later upgraded (Hotel II) to the 755 nm range R-21 and the D-4 launch system, which permitted underwater firing of missiles. The three missile tubes were in the extended sail, very similar to to the Golf SSB design. Only 8 were built.
Detailed diagrams of the Hotel class
![](http://upload5.postimage.org/37758/CopyofHulldetailsInternal.jpg)
![](http://www.postimage.org/Pq28pyb9.jpg)
Drydock photo
![](http://upload5.postimage.org/37792/Hotel_drydock.jpg)
Photos at sea
![](http://upload5.postimage.org/62770/HotelSail.jpg)
![](http://upload5.postimage.org/62786/Hotel_B.jpg)
[b]Hotel class model from Russia]
![](http://upload5.postimage.org/37914/hotel_4.jpg)
![](http://upload5.postimage.org/37924/hotel_2.jpg)
![](http://upload5.postimage.org/37935/Hotel_3.jpg)
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Detailed diagrams of the Hotel class
![](http://upload5.postimage.org/37742/Hotelclass.jpg)
![](http://upload5.postimage.org/37758/CopyofHulldetailsInternal.jpg)
![](http://upload5.postimage.org/37775/CopyofHulldetails.jpg)
![](http://www.postimage.org/Pq28pyb9.jpg)
Drydock photo
![](http://upload5.postimage.org/37792/Hotel_drydock.jpg)
Photos at sea
![](http://upload5.postimage.org/37862/Underway.jpg)
![](http://upload5.postimage.org/62770/HotelSail.jpg)
![](http://upload5.postimage.org/62786/Hotel_B.jpg)
[b]Hotel class model from Russia]
![](http://upload5.postimage.org/37906/Hotel_1.jpg)
![](http://upload5.postimage.org/37914/hotel_4.jpg)
![](http://upload5.postimage.org/37919/Hotel_5.jpg)
![](http://upload5.postimage.org/37924/hotel_2.jpg)
![](http://upload5.postimage.org/37935/Hotel_3.jpg)
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