P-1 (missile)
Encyclopedia
The KSShch was a Soviet
anti-ship
cruise missile
design that carried a nuclear warhead. Its GRAU
designation is 4K32. It was sometimes referred to as P-1 or Strela (Arrow). It 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 was tested in 1957-1958 on the destroyer Bedovyy (Kildin-class
) and entered service in 1958, being deployed on Kildin-class
and Kanin-class ships. It was fired from a heavy rail launcher SM-59, with an armoured hangar. As those ships were retro
fitted and modernized between 1966 and 1977, the missiles were removed (in favor of the SS-N-2 on the Kildin class and an anti-aircraft/anti-submarine weapons suite on the Kanin class).
Soviet Union
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anti-ship
Anti-ship missile
Anti-ship missiles are guided missiles that are designed for use against ships and large boats. Most anti-ship missiles are of the sea-skimming type, many use a combination of inertial guidance and radar homing...
cruise missile
Cruise missile
A cruise missile is a guided missile that carries an explosive payload and is propelled, usually by a jet engine, towards a land-based or sea-based target. Cruise missiles are designed to deliver a large warhead over long distances with high accuracy...
design that carried a nuclear warhead. Its GRAU
Grau
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designation is 4K32. It was sometimes referred to as P-1 or Strela (Arrow). It was used in the 1950s and 1960s. The missile's NATO reporting name
NATO reporting name
NATO reporting names are classified code names for military equipment of the Eastern Bloc...
was SS-N-1 or Scrubber (a derogatory term about young ladies in UK
United Kingdom
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usage). It was tested in 1957-1958 on the destroyer Bedovyy (Kildin-class
Kildin class destroyer
The Kildin Class destroyer was a series of destroyers built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1950s. They were a missile armed version of the Kotlin class destroyer Four ships were built around the KSShch anti-ship missile. When this missile became obsolete in the 1960s, three ships were modernised...
) and entered service in 1958, being deployed on Kildin-class
Kildin class destroyer
The Kildin Class destroyer was a series of destroyers built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1950s. They were a missile armed version of the Kotlin class destroyer Four ships were built around the KSShch anti-ship missile. When this missile became obsolete in the 1960s, three ships were modernised...
and Kanin-class ships. It was fired from a heavy rail launcher SM-59, with an armoured hangar. As those ships were retro
Retro
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fitted and modernized between 1966 and 1977, the missiles were removed (in favor of the SS-N-2 on the Kildin class and an anti-aircraft/anti-submarine weapons suite on the Kanin class).
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 (24.9 mi)
- Guidance: inertial guidance
- Contractor: NPO Mashinostroenia
- Entered service: 1958
Operators
- The Soviet NavySoviet NavyThe Soviet Navy was the naval arm of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy would have played an instrumental role in a Warsaw Pact war with NATO, where it would have attempted to prevent naval convoys from bringing reinforcements across the Atlantic Ocean...
employed the KSShch on KildinKildin class destroyerThe Kildin Class destroyer was a series of destroyers built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1950s. They were a missile armed version of the Kotlin class destroyer Four ships were built around the KSShch anti-ship missile. When this missile became obsolete in the 1960s, three ships were modernised...
and Kanin class ships. The missile was withdrawn by 1977.
External links
- GlobalSecurity.org: SS-N-1 Scrubber accessed March 15, 2004.