Russian submarine Krasnodar (K-148)

Krasnodar (K-148) was a Russian Oscar II class submarine which was built at Sevmash under serial number 617, it was launched in March 1985 and decommissioned in late 2012. On March 17, 2014 a fire broke out on or near the vessel during its scrapping at the Nerpa Russian Naval Shipyard near the administratively closed city Snezhnogorsk. A spokesperson for the shipyard reported that the fire was quickly extinguished, without injuries or radioactive releases.[3][4]

Oscar II class submarine
History
Soviet Union, Russia
NameKrasnodar
Laid down22 July 1982
Launched3 March 1985
Commissioned30 September 1986
Decommissioned2012
StatusUndergoing scrapping
General characteristics
TypeOscar-class submarine
Displacement
  • 12,500/14,700 tons surfaced
  • 16,500/19,400 tons submerged[1]
Length155 m (508 ft 6 in)[1] maximum
Beam18.2 m (59 ft 9 in)
Draught9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Installed power2 × pressurized water cooled reactors (HEU <= 45%[2])
Propulsion2 × steam turbines delivering 73,070 kW (97,990 shp) to two shafts
Speed
  • 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced
  • 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) submerged[1]
Endurance120 days[1]
Test depth830 m
Complement94/107[1]
Armament
  • 4 × 533 mm (21.0 in) and 2 × 650 mm (26 in) torpedo tubes in bow
  • 28 × 533 mm and 650 mm weapons, including Tsakra (SS-N-15 Starfish) anti-submarine missiles with 15 kt nuclear warheads and Vodopad/Veter (SS-N-16 Stallion) anti-submarine missiles with 200 kt nuclear warhead or Type 40 anti-submarine torpedo or 32 ground mines
  • 24 × P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) cruise missiles with 750 kilograms (1,650 lb) HE or 4 x 500kt Nuclear Warheads

See also edit

Krasnodar (B-265), a Kilo-class submarine commissioned in 2015.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Podvodnye Lodki, Yu.V. Apalkov, Sankt Peterburg, 2002, ISBN 5-8172-0069-4
  2. ^ "Marine Nuclear Power:1939 – 2018" (PDF). July 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Life and death in five former secret Soviet cities". Balkanist. June 20, 2014.
  4. ^ Digges, Charles (March 17, 2014). "Monday fire at Nerpa naval shipyard reveals pattern of neglect in delicate nuclear decommissioning practices". bellona. Retrieved 2 January 2016.