Massive and oddly innovative, yet at the same time totally antiquated by western standards, the soviet built ballistic missile nuclear submarine, code. The soviet navy, and the russian navy which inherited its traditions, had a different attitude to operational status than many western navies. The untold story of the russian submarines that fought the cold war kindle edition by weir, gary e. This list of active russian navy ships presents a picture which can never be fully agreed upon in the absence of greater data availability and a consistent standard for which ships are considered operational or not. The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. Most russian submarines have two reactors, in separate rooms, but in the same. Life aboard a soviet destroyer and a soviet submarine author. The mine was laid on 5 november 1942 by the soviet submarine l3. Parallels its a great tale of cold war intrigue that includes eccentric billionaire howard hughes, a cia covert operation and a. In 1968 the middle of the cold war the soviet submarine k129 disappeared, taking with it its 98member crew, three nuclear ballistic missiles and a. Norman polmar is a leading expert on naval and aviation matters. True tale of cold war terror account of 1969 sinking of. Since the nuclear reactor needed no oxygen at all, a single power plant could now suffice for both surface and submerged operation.
Although the evidence of these violations of swedens territorial waters is. He evacuated the crew and had the boat towed to its home base. List of soviet and russian submarine classes wikipedia. The cam ex the straight komiteh mouthed us among our red november. This report examines the strange case of soviet submarine operations in swedish waters since 1980. She was launched on 20 april 1938 and commissioned on 15 december 1940 in the northern fleet. The submarines in the soviet navy were developed by numbered projects, which were sometimes but not always given names. The soviet submarine k129 carried nuclear ballistic missiles when it was lost with all hands, but as it was a dieselelectric submarine, it is not included in the list. Pdf the soviets have conducted submarine operations in swedish waters continuously since world. List of nato reporting names for ballistic missile submarines. It had been named bolshevik and later frunzenets, before it was decided that submarines should stop having names and carry numbers instead. The massive soviet sub that inspired hunt for red october. Be familiar with the basic layout and construction of submarines including.
American warships nearby had also heard the transmission and offered to help, but zateyev, afraid of giving away soviet military secrets to the west, refused and sailed to meet s270. Wikimedia commons has media related to world war ii submarines of the soviet union. The ship was en route from danzig to klaipeda and disappeared without a trace. D4 revolutsyoner of the soviet navy soviet submarine of. This category is for submarines designed, built, or operated by the soviet union during world war ii 19391945. U7 was a soviet submarine that ran aground outside the town of karlskrona in sweden on 27 october 1981. Nov 19, 2016 project azorian, a cia project to retrieve a sunken soviet submarine k129 from the depths of the pacific ocean in the 1970s and also other russian submarines raised such as the kursk k141. Two submarines of the early series of this class, along with two soviet sclass submarines, s52 and s53 and two shchukaclass submarines under lease, s121 and s123 were sold to the peoples republic of china in june 1954 as the foundation of the peoples liberation army navy submarine force. Media in category submarines of the soviet union the following files are in this category, out of total. Russian nuclearpowered submarine decommissioning pdf.
The original kclass design was approved in 1936 as a long range cruiser submarine with a heavy torpedo and gun armament. The first soviet subs of postwar design, 215 of these boats were built in 195156, leading to serious us concerns about the soviet sub fleet. Dvvvlopmvnt and tacticsan brvvmvrjanes information group copyright janes infor. Oct 17, 2011 soviet nuclear submarines 1958 2011 submarine powered by a nuclear reactor are called nuclear submarines. On 5 november the same year, it was led out of swedish territorial waters.
Pages in category world war ii submarines of the soviet union the following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total. In late 1984, when the first akula submarine of the soviet navy put to sea, it immediately changed the way antisubmarine warfare would be conducted. Sep 16, 2017 in 1968 the middle of the cold war the soviet submarine k129 disappeared, taking with it its 98member crew, three nuclear ballistic missiles and a tempting treasure trove of soviet secrets. An internationally known analyst, consultant, and awardwinning author, polmar has written more than 40 books, including, with k. The decommissioning of russian nuclearpowered vessels is an issue of major concern to the. New sources on the role of soviet submarines in the cuban. From the beginning, the tragedy was shrouded in mystery. The soviets have conducted submarine operations in swedish waters continuously since world war ii. In 1954, with the commissioning of uss nautilus, nuclear power became available. In late 1984, when the first akula submarine of the soviet navy put to sea, it immediately changed the way anti submarine warfare would be conducted. Decommissioning of russian nuclearpowered vessels wikipedia. If this convoy was indeed attacked it was most likely by d4. Life aboard a soviet destroyer and a soviet submarine.
From a political perspective, nuclear weapons served as a measure of soviet status, while nuclear parity with the united states offered the soviet union prestige and influence in international affairs. If she was mined its likely the mine might have been laid by the soviet submarine l3 on 5 november 1942. Russian nuclear submarines, icebreakers, and cruisers, and in the large number. Submarine papercraftsquare free papercraft download. Capability of soviet attack submarines in the atlantic ocean and contiguous. Allegedly, at some point it appears that the mother submarine sent a 4man rescue team to the submarine, possibly the 4 crewmembers who received the hero of the russian federation award after the incident voskresenskiy, somov, oparin, solovyev, in order to assist the crew aboard losharik. Sep 18, 2017 how the cia found a soviet sub without the soviets knowing. A chronicle of the submarine conflicts between the united states and the soviet union, told from the viewpoints of seven russian admirals, discusses the surveillance of u. Soviets to free more forces to attack merchant ships. The post soviet naval leadership faced daunting decisions to triage.
The first submarine of the class project 627, k3 leninskiy komsomol was first underway under nuclear power on 4 july 1958 and became also the first soviet submarine to reach the north pole in july 1962, four years after uss nautilus. Nato bombed soviet submarines with tiny, annoying magnets. A submarine sailor explains the sledgehammer kiss, wine with stockfish, and why some submariners end up cleaning the ships heads for years. Cold war submarines covert operations against the soviet union free download pdf. L16 lost 11 oct 1942 sunk by japanese submarine i15 near the american coasts. L3 of the soviet navy soviet submarine of the l leninec. Massive and oddly innovative, yet at the same time totally antiquated by western standards, the soviet built ballistic missile nuclear submarine, code named typhoon by nato, was in many ways a. Was also the best soviet submarine in the pacific with 2 victories. Submarines had a large red star painted on the front of the main tower with an empty space inside and a number written. Some seemingly crazy ideas proved actually worthwhile, such as the underwater sound surveillance systema vast chain of. The world war ii soviet submarine l3 belonged to the lclass or leninets class of minelayer submarines. Soviet doctrine the soviet union valued nuclear weapons for both their political and military attributes. Despite the fact that k129 was carrying atomic missiles, neither the u.
Presents two fictionalized accounts of life at sea one aboard a soviet destroyer, the other aboard a soviet submarine based on articles that appeared in the open literature on the soviet navy between 1973 and 1982. A german convoy reported being attacked by a submarine off cape tarkhankut in position 4453n, 3315e. S was a stalinetsclass submarine of the soviet navy. Soviet submarine s363 simple english wikipedia, the free. How the cia found a soviet sub without the soviets knowing. A nuclear submarine is a submarine powered by a nuclear reactor. Simple uss nautilus ssn571 nuclearpowered submarine free paper model download description. At the height of the cold war, the soviet union had so many hundreds of deadly submarines at sea that western war planners willing to try almost any possible countermeasure, however goofy sounding. This paper model is a simple uss nautilus ssn571, the worlds first operational nuclearpowered submarine, the papercraft is created by abc, and the scale is in 1. Northern fleet submarine l20 armed with the 100mm gun b24pl. Intelligence and analysis during the cold war central. Her keel was laid down by krasnoye sormovo in gorky on 19 october 1938.
The two usn submarines belonged to submarine force atlantic, in the u. She was launched on 20 april 1938 and commissioned on. Moreover, since a very small quantity of nuclear fuel enriched uranium provided power over a very long period, a nuclear submarine could. They are selfsufficient in water production and breathable air.
Russian nuclear submarine dismantlement and the naval fuel cycle. While this decision may free up additional vessels for dismantlement, it also. Cold war submarines covert operations against the soviet union pdf free. A diesel submarine, s270, picked up k19 s lowpower distress transmissions and joined up with it. Pdf soviet and russian nuclear submarines download full. During the cold war, nato nations referred to these classes by nato reporting names, based on intelligence data, which did not always correspond perfectly with the projects.
Sep 21, 2009 great music, beautiful photos of subs. Dec 18, 2005 in march 1968, the k129, a soviet nuclear submarine, exploded and sank with all hands in the pacific ocean roughly 300 miles from pearl harbor. Before hostilities with japan l17 l18 l19 lost 23 aug 1945 mine the only soviet submarine in pacific lost during wartime against japan. She was launched on 25 april 1939 and commissioned on 31 july 1941 in the baltic fleet, under the command of captain pavel malantyenko. This is the soviet abandoned submarine on the chatham medway. See more ideas about russian submarine, submarines and pacific ocean. The vessel was the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the north pole on 3 august 1958. S101 was a stalinetsclass submarine of the soviet navy. The russian project 628 proposal is similar to what the us navy did with a loon launching from a gato class submarine, the uss cusk ssg348.