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February 11, 2012
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SS-N-19
| Country: | Russian Federation |
|---|---|
| Alternate Name: | Shipwreck, P-500/700 Granite, 3M345 |
| Class: | S/SuLCM |
| Target: | Ship |
| Terminal Velocity: | 0.8 mach |
| Length: | 10.00 m |
| Diameter: | 0.85 m |
| Wingspan: | 2.60 m |
| Launch Weight: | 6980.00 kg |
| Payload: | 750 kg HE; 500 kT nuclear |
| Propulsion: | Turbojet w/ solid booster |
| Range: | 550.00 km |
| Guidance: | INS, datalink, active radar/IIR |
| Status: | Operational |
| In Service: | 1983 |
Details
The SS-N-19 “Shipwreck” is an intermediate-range, ship- and submarine-launched, turbofan-propelled, single-warhead, surface-to-surface cruise missile developed and manufactured by Russia.
The Chelomei Design Bureau began to develop the SS-N-19 “Shipwreck” in 1969. It was a follow-on to the SS-N-3 “Shaddock/Sepal” and the SS-N-12 “Sandbox” systems, and the first vertically launched Russian ship- or submarine-launched cruise missile. Flight testing began in 1975, and evaluation trials took place between 1979 and 1983. The missile is designated P-500 and 3M45 in Russia, and is also known as “Granite” or “Granat.” A later version was the P-700.
The SS-N-19 “Shipwreck” is similar in appearance to the SS-N-3 “Shaddock/Sepal” and the SS-N-12 “Sandbox.” It is 10 m in length, has a body diameter of 0.85 m, and has a launch weight of 6,980 kg. Midcourse guidance is provided by an inertial navigation system (INS) with command updates, and by active radar/infrared in the terminal phase. When salvo-fired, the control system located on the ship allocates missiles to specific ship targets. The lead missile in a salvo detects the target group, communicates back to the launch ship, and the ship designates particular targets to each missile in the salvo.
The missile is powered by a solid propellant boost motor and a turbojet engine with a high altitude cruise speed of Mach 2.5. The SS-N-19 “Shipwreck” has a maximum range is 550 km, although an extended range of 625 km can be achieved by including a smaller warhead. The missile carries a 500 kiloton nuclear or 750 kg high explosive warhead, although sources indicate that Russia may have developed a thermobaric warhead thought to be extremely effective against ship targets. Such a warhead would expel a cloud of explosive mist using a small charge and then ignite it with a second charge, thus producing greater explosive energy.
The SS-N-19 “Shipwreck” entered service in 1983 as is deployed on “Kirov” (Project 1144) class battle cruisers, “Oscar 1/2” (Project 949) submarines, and on one “Kuznetsov” (Project 1143.5) class aircraft carrier. About 265 to 325 SS-N-19 missiles were believed to be in service in 1991. By 2007, the number was believed to have been lowered to around 250. The remaining missiles probably stayed in service through 2010 and a life extension project could keep the missiles in service until 2020.(1)
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