Russian submarine Krasnoyarsk (K-173)

For other ships with the same name, see Russian submarine Krasnoyarsk.
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

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.

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

References

  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.
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