| Soviet submarine K-171 | |
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| Career (Soviet Union --> Russia) |   |
| Name: | K-171 |
| Builder: | Sevmash, Severodvinsk |
| Launched: | 1976 |
| Commissioned: | 1976 |
| Decommissioned: | 2003 |
| Fate: | Broken up |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Delta-class submarine |
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| Length: | 139 m (456 ft 0 in) |
| Beam: | 12 m (39 ft 4 in) |
| Draft: | 9 m (29 ft 6 in) |
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| Endurance: | 80 days |
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| Complement: | 120 officers and men |
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K-171 was a Project 667B Murena (Delta I by NATO) Nuclear ballistic missile submarine of the Soviet Navy. The submarine was launched and commissioned in 1976.[1] The submarine transferred from the Soviet Northern Fleet later that year to the Pacific.[2]
Reactor incident[]
On December 28, 1978, while in the Pacific Ocean, K-171 had a reactor failure. Radiation exposure resulted in the deaths of three crew members on board.[3]
Retirement[]
Like most Soviet Delta I and Delta II-class submarines that were in service after the Cold War, the submarine was scrapped to comply with new treaties. It was decommissioned from the Russian Navy in 2003.[4]
References[]
- ↑ "667B DELTA I Federation of American Scientists". https://fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/slbm/667B.htm.
- ↑ "Project 667 B (Murena) - Delta-I Class". http://spb.org.ru/bellona/ehome/russia/nfl/667b.htm.
- ↑ "K-171 submarine reactor accident, 1978". http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/nuclear/radevents/1978USSR8.html.
- ↑ "Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines - Project 667B". http://russianships.info/eng/submarines/project_667b.htm.
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