Russian submarine Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (K-211)

K-211 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy is a Project 667BDR Kalmar class (NATO reporting name: Delta III) Russian nuclear ballistic missile submarine. The submarine was built by Sevmash, Severodvinsk in the late 1970s and joined the Soviet fleet in 1980. The submarine continued to serve in the Russian Navy as part of the Pacific Fleet after the collapse of the Soviet Union. She was decommissioned in 2010 and is currently laid up, awaiting disposal. Her role and those of the other boats of her class is being taken by the new Borei-class submarines.

History
Soviet Union, Russia
NameK-211 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy
NamesakePetropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy
BuilderSevmash, Severodvinsk
Laid down19 August 1976
Launched13 January 1979
Commissioned28 September 1979
Decommissioned19 November 2010
StatusAwaiting disposal
General characteristics
Class and typeDelta III-class submarine
Displacement
  • Surfaced: 13,500 tons
  • Submerged: 18,200 tons
Length166 m (544 ft 7 in)
Beam12.3 m (40 ft 4 in)
Draught8.8 m (28 ft 10 in)
PropulsionTwo pressurized water-cooled reactors powering two steam turbines delivering 44,700 kW (59,900 hp)
Speed
  • Surfaced: 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
  • Submerged: 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Complement135
Armament

On 28 July 2017 the name Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy was assigned to the Kilo-class submarine B-274, under construction as of 2019. From 2017 to 2018 Rosatom undertook the removal of nuclear waste and components, with removal of the reactors complete by December 2018. As of 2019 K-211 is laid up at the Zvezda shipyard at Bolshoy Kamen awaiting disposal.

Service edit

Collision with a British submarine edit

On 23 May 1981 she collided with the British submarine HMS Sceptre.[1]

Citations edit

  1. ^ Ballantyne, Iain (2013). Hunter Killers. London: Orion. pp. 331–334. ISBN 9781409144182.

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