Soviet submarine K-278 Komsomolets - Wikipedia
WEBThe K-278 Komsomolets was the Project-685 Plavnik (Russian: проект-685 плавник, meaning "fin", also known by her NATO reporting name of "Mike"-class), nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Soviet Navy; the only submarine of her design class.
Komsomolets Wreck Site Reveals High Radiation Levels 30 …
WEBJul 11, 2019 · The K-278 Komsomolets was on its first operational patrol when the Soviet nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed submarine met its fiery demise in the Barents Sea on April 7, 1989, killing 42 crewmen.
A True Disaster Befell the K-278 Soviet Submarine
WEBSep 28, 2021 · A True Disaster Befell the K-278 Soviet Submarine. A tragedy below the sea. by Sebastien Roblin. Here's What You Need to Remember: The death of forty-two of the sixty-nine crew aboard, most of...
Titanium and Turmoil: The Legacy of Russia's K-278 Komsomolets ...
WEBMar 22, 2024 · The K-278 Komsomolets, the sole Mike-class submarine, was a showcase of Soviet submarine innovation with its titanium hull and record-breaking deep-diving capabilities.
The Wreck Of This Sunken One-Of-A-Kind Soviet Nuclear ... - The …
WEBJul 10, 2019 · A joint Russian-Norwegian team of researchers has taken new seawater samples from around the wreck of the sunken Soviet Project 685 nuclear-powered submarine K-278 Komsomolets, one of which was 100,000 times more radioactive than uncontaminated water.
Komsomolets: the prototype Soviet nuclear sub still resting at the ...
WEBNov 1, 2016 · The Soviet-era submarine K-278, aka Komsomolets, was a one-of-a-kind vessel designed to reach depths no other submarine could navigate -- and while the design worked, its deep-water...
Soviet submarine K-278 Komsomolets - Wikiwand
WEBThe K-278 Komsomolets was the Project-685 Plavnik, nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Soviet Navy; the only submarine of her design class.
Russian nuclear submarine: Norway finds big radiation leak - BBC
WEBJul 11, 2019 · The submarine is also known as K-278 in Russia, and it sank carrying two nuclear torpedoes with plutonium warheads. Its front section has six torpedo tubes, and the sub could also launch Granit...
Russia launches mission to the sunken Komsomolets nuclear submarine
WEBMay 25, 2021 · Russian scientists have embarked on a mission to the Komsomolets, a Soviet nuclear submarine that sank 32 years ago during an onboard fire off Norway’s northern coast, killing 41, in a bid to determine whether the wreck presents threats to the undersea environment.
How Russia’s Mike-Class Technological Wonder Submarine Ended …
WEBAug 28, 2021 · The Project-685 K-278 Komsomolets was known in the west by its North Atlantic Treaty Organization reporting name as the first Mike-class submarine. It was fast, packed a punch, and broke military...
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