K-525 Arkhangelsk (Russian: Архангельск, IPA: [ɐrˈxanɡʲɪlʲsk]) was an Oscar I-class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine of the Soviet Navy, and later the Russian Navy.[1][2][7] She was the first of the two Oscar I (the Soviet classification was Project 949 Granit) vessels constructed, the other being K-206. A further 11 submarines of an improved class, Project 949A (Antey) (called Oscar II by NATO), were subsequently constructed.
 Arkhangelsk
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| History | |
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  Soviet Union, Russia | |
| Name | K-525 Minskiy Komsomolets from December 30, 1980 K-525 Arkhangelsk from 6 April 1993.[1] |
| Namesake | Minsk Komsomol Russian port of Arkhangelsk |
| Builder | Sevmash |
| Laid down | 25 July 1975[1] |
| Launched | 3 May 1980[1] |
| Commissioned | 30 December 1980[1] |
| Decommissioned | 1996 (in reserve in 1991[2]) |
| Fate | Decommissioned in 2006. Currently in reserve.[3] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Oscar-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 143 m (469 ft 2 in)[4] |
| Beam | 18.2 m (59 ft 9 in) (20.1 m (65 ft 11 in) with stabilisers) |
| Draught | 9 m (29 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × pressurized water cooled reactors (HEU <= 45%[5]) powering two steam turbines delivering 73,070 kW (98,000 shp) to two shafts |
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| Endurance | 50 days,[4] or 120 days[6] |
| Test depth | 500 m operational, 830 m max[6] |
| Complement | 94[4] |
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The submarine was placed in reserve in 1991, and decommissioned in 1996. Scrapping of the boats at Sevmash started in January 2004, funded by the British Government under the Cooperative Threat Reduction program. They had been reduced to a three-compartment unit (of the original ten watertight compartments) by 2006.[8][9]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Project 949". RussianShips.Info. Archived from the original on 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
- ^ a b "Project 949 "Granit"/ 949A "Antei" Oscar SSGN". Harpoon Headquarters. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25.
- ^ "Решение об утилизации самых больших в мире АПЛ "Акула" пока не принято". ria.ru. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ a b c d e "Project 949 Granit / Oscar I". Federation of American Scientists. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
- ^ "Marine Nuclear Power:1939 – 2018" (PDF). July 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Oscar I class". Military today. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
- ^ "Russian Navy: Submarines: SSGN (inactive)". Russian Warfare. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
- ^ "Project 949 Granit / Oscar I". GlobalSecurity.Org. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
- ^ "Zvezdochka dismantling two nuclear subs". Bellona. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
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