Russian submarine Krasnoyarsk (K-173)

Russian submarine K-173 Krasnoyarsk [2] was an Oscar-class submarine which was commissioned on 31 December 1986,[3] and entered service with the Russian Navy. Krasnoyarsk has been removed from active service.

History
Russia
NameK-173 Krasnoyarsk
Laid down4 August 1983
Launched27 March 1986
Commissioned31 December 1986
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeOscar II-class submarine
Displacement13.400 t, 16.400 t
Length154 m (505 ft 3 in)
Beam18.2 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
Armament
  • 24 × SS-N-19/P-700 Granit
  • 4 × 533 mm and 2 x 650 mm bow torpedo tubes

On 29 April 2016, the boat caught fire whilst being scrapped at Vilyuchinsk and was scuttled to extinguish the fire.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Marine Nuclear Power:1939 – 2018" (PDF). July 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ Wertheim, Eric. Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World p. 603.
  3. ^ Podvodnye Lodki, Yu. V. Apalkov, Saint Petersburg, 2002, ISBN 5-8172-0069-4.
  4. ^ "Nuclear submarine KRASNOYARSK sunk by Russian Navy to extinguish fire, Pacific". Fleetmon. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2017.