Editing Hotel-class submarine (section)

==Design==
The development of the submarine, designed to carry the D-2 launch system and [[R-13 (missile)|R-13 missiles]], was approved on 26 August 1956. Work on the design began in September 1956, the technical project was completed in the first quarter of 1957.{{cn|date=November 2021}}

The duties of the chief designer of Project 658 were originally assigned to the chief engineer of [[OKB|OKB-18]], P.Z. Golosovskiy. In February 1958 project management was transferred to I.V. Mikhaylov, who in October 1958 had replaced S.N. Kovalev. From the outset the deputy of the chief designer was I.D. Spasskiy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=658 HOTEL I / II / III- Russian and Soviet Nuclear Forces |url=https://nuke.fas.org/guide/russia/slbm/658.htm |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=nuke.fas.org}}</ref>

The Hotel design was based on the Project 627 {{sclass2|November|submarine|1}},<ref name="fas">{{cite web|title=658 HOTEL I/II/III|url=http://fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/slbm/658.htm|publisher=Federation of American Scientists|access-date=28 May 2016}}</ref> the first Soviet nuclear submarines. They were modified by adding the missile compartment from the {{sclass2|Golf|submarine|1}}s. Additionally, the Hotels had small horizontal hydroplanes for better maneuverability and more reliable electro-hydraulic command control surfaces for high-speed underwater operations with reduced noise.

The D-2 launch system on the Hotels placed three R-13 missiles in vertical containers directly behind the sail. The submarine had to be surfaced to launch, but all three missiles could be fired within 12 minutes of surfacing.{{cn|date=November 2021}}