Russian submarine Tver (K-456)

The K-456 Tver, formerly known as K-456 Vilyuchinsk (ex Kasatka), is a Russian Oscar class SSGN of the Russian Navy. It was commissioned in 1991 as part of the Russian Northern Fleet and was transferred to the Russian Pacific Fleet in September 1993. The submarine is currently based at the Rybachiy Nuclear Submarine Base, in Vilyuchinsk, near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Until 28 January 2011 it was called Vilyuchinsk, when the name was changed to Tver.[2]

Tver in 2013
History
Russia
NameK-456 Tver
NamesakeTver
Commissioned1991
HomeportRybachiy
General characteristics
Class and typeOscar II class submarine
Displacement13.400 t, 16.400 t
Length154 m (505 ft 3 in)
Beam18.20 m (59 ft 9 in)
Draft9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Propulsion2 nuclear reactors OK-650b (HEU <= 45%[1]), 2 steam turbines, 2/7-bladed props
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) submerged, 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
Test depth300 to 1,000 m (980 to 3,280 ft) (by various estimates)
Complement44 officers, 68 enlisted
Armament24 x SS-N-19/P-700 Granit, 4 x 533 mm and 2 x 650 mm bow torpedo tubes

As of 2022, it's unclear if the submarine was at sea after its last exit in 2016.[3]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Marine Nuclear Power:1939 – 2018" (PDF). July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ "В Санкт-Петербурге состоялось заседание Военного совета ВМФ России, посвященное итогам учебного года : Министерство обороны Российской Федерации". Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  3. ^ "Боевые корабли основных классов ВМФ России на 01.10.2022 - Флот открытого океана: третья попытка — LiveJournal". October 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
edit