The K-456 Tver, formerly known as K-456 Vilyuchinsk (ex Kasatka), is a Russian Oscar class SSGN of the Russian Navy. It was commissioned in 1991 as part of the Russian Northern Fleet and was transferred to the Russian Pacific Fleet in September 1993. The submarine is currently based at the Rybachiy Nuclear Submarine Base, in Vilyuchinsk, near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Until 28 January 2011 it was called Vilyuchinsk, when the name was changed to Tver.[2]
 Tver in 2013
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Russia | |
| Name | K-456 Tver |
| Namesake | Tver |
| Commissioned | 1991 |
| Homeport | Rybachiy |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Oscar II class submarine |
| Displacement | 13.400 t, 16.400 t |
| Length | 154 m (505 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 18.20 m (59 ft 9 in) |
| Draft | 9 m (29 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 nuclear reactors OK-650b (HEU <= 45%[1]), 2 steam turbines, 2/7-bladed props |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) submerged, 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced |
| Test depth | 300 to 1,000 m (980 to 3,280 ft) (by various estimates) |
| Complement | 44 officers, 68 enlisted |
| Armament | 24 x SS-N-19/P-700 Granit, 4 x 533 mm and 2 x 650 mm bow torpedo tubes |
As of 2022, it's unclear if the submarine was at sea after its last exit in 2016.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Marine Nuclear Power:1939 – 2018" (PDF). July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "В Санкт-Петербурге состоялось заседание Военного совета ВМФ России, посвященное итогам учебного года : Министерство обороны Российской Федерации". Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
- ^ "Боевые корабли основных классов ВМФ России на 01.10.2022 - Флот открытого океана: третья попытка — LiveJournal". October 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
External links
edit- deepstorm.ru // К-456 "Вилючинск", проект 949А
- Russia: Rybachiy Nuclear Submarine Base, Nuclear Threat Initiative
- Location and satellite photos of the submarine base: 52°55′N 158°29′E / 52.92°N 158.49°E
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