Also known as the SS-N-19 Shipwreck, the P-700 Granit is a supersonic, anti-ship cruise missile, which was developed by the Soviet Union in the early 1980s. It was designed to be fast and powerful enough to be able to sink aircraft carriers and battleships. Today, it is still in service with the Russian Navy, being launched from submarines and surface vessels. Its official inventory name is 3M45.
The P-700 Granit has an operational range of 625 km (388 miles), flying at Mach 2.5+ at high altitude. When it operates at low altitudes, its speed is Mach 1.7. Based on the P-500 Basalt, this Russian missile is powered by a turbojet engine and is armed with a 750-kg high explosive warhead. It can also be fitted with a nuclear warhead. It is guided by inertial navigation system and active radar homing. It features an annular air intake in the nose.
Most of the P-700 Granit missiles are deployed aboard the two Kirov-class battlecruisers, all Tarantul-class covettes, and the Oscar-class submarines. It has been used in combat in the Ukrainian-Russian war, to attack targets on land. The P-1000 is a derivative anti-ship missile, which also uses warships as its launching platform.
Specifications
Type: anti-ship/cruise missile
Length: 10 m (33 feet)
Diameter: 0.85 m (33 inches)
Weight: 7,000 kg (15,400 pounds)
Powerplant: one turbojet engine
Warhead: 750-kg HE/nuclear
Below, the P-700 Granit being loaded into the K-141 Kursk in 1998. Notice the stabilizing fins are still folded to the body of missile.
The 'Shipwreck' missile in action, being launched from a cruiser (video)
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