P-1
From The Black Vault Encyclopedia Project
The P-1 was a Soviet cruise missile design that carried a nuclear warhead. It was sometimes referred to as Strela or Schuka-A in the USSR and was used in the 1950s and 1960s. The missile's NATO reporting name was SS-N-1 or Scrubber (a derogatory term about young ladies in UK usage). It entered service in 1957, being deployed on Kildin-class and Kanin-class ships. As those ships were retrofitted and modernized between 1966 and 1977, the missiles were removed.
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Specifications
- Total length: 7.6 m (25 ft)
- Diameter: 900 mm (3 ft)
- Wingspan: 4.6 m (15 ft)
- Weight: 3,100 kg (6830 lb)
- Warhead: nuclear warhead
- Propulsion: liquid-fuel rocket
- Range: 40 km (25 mile)
- Guidance: inertial guidance
- Contractor: NPO Mashinostroenia
- Entered service: 1957
Operators
- The Soviet Navy employed the P-1 on Kildin and Kanin class ships. The missile was withdrawn by 1977.
External link
- GlobalSecurity.org: SS-N-1 Scrubber accessed March 15, 2004.
Copyright
"Original data received from Wikipedia on April 23, 2006. Credit given to original authors can be seen Here."
