Russian submarine Daniil Moskovsky (B-414)

B-414 Daniil Moskovsky was a Project 671RTM Schuka (NATO: Victor III) attack submarine of the Russian Northern Fleet. The submarine was laid down in 1989, launched and commissioned in 1990. It was known as K-414 before renaming in 1992. In 1994 B-414 took part in joint combat service with SSBN Karelia (K-18) of the Delta IV class. In 1996 the submarine was named after Prince Daniil Moskovsky, the youngest son of Alexander Nevsky.

History
Soviet Union, Russia
NameB-414 Daniil Moskovsky
NamesakeDaniil Moskovsky
CommissionedNovember 1988
Decommissioned28 October 2022[1]
StatusReportedly towed for scrapping, November 2022[2]
General characteristics
Class and typeVictor III-class submarine
Displacement
  • 4,950 tons light surfaced
  • 6,990 tons normal surfaced
  • 7,250 tons submerged
Length93–102 m (305 ft 1 in – 334 ft 8 in)
Beam10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draft7 m (23 ft 0 in)
PropulsionOne VM-4P pressurized-water twin nuclear reactor (2x75 MW), 2 sets OK-300 steam turbines; 1 7-bladed or 2 4-bladed props; 31,000 shp (23,000 kW) at 290 shaft rpm—2 low-speed electric cruise motors; 2 small props on stern planes; 1,020 shp (760 kW) at 500 rpm Electric: 4,460 kw tot. (2 × 2,000-kw, 380-V, 50-Hz a.c. OK-2 turbogenerators, 1 × 460-kw diesel emergency set
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Endurance80 days
ComplementAbout 100 (27 officers, 34 warrant officers, 35 enlisted)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar: 1 MRK-50 Albatros’-series (Snoop Tray-2) navigation/search
  • Sonar: MGK-503 Skat-KS (Shark Gill) suite: LF active/passive; passive flank array; Barrakuda towed passive linear
  • array (Victor III only); MT-70 active ice avoidance
  • EW: MRP-10 Zaliv-P/Buleva (Brick Pulp) intercept; Park Lamp direction-finder
Armament4 bow torpedo tubes, 533 mm (21 in) (16 weapons - Type 83RN/Type 53-65K/USET-80 torpedoes, Type 84RN/SS-N-15 Starfish cruise missiles, VA-111 Shkval rocket torpedoes, MG-74 Korund and Siren decoys, or up to 36 naval mines)

On 6 September 2006, a fire broke out on board killing two sailors.[3]

On 18 November 2012, while reportedly engaged in routine "combat training" in the Barents Sea the submarine responded to a distress call and rescued two fisherman when their boat began sinking off the coast of the Kola Peninsula, reported to be somewhere between Liinakhamari and Teriberka. A spokesperson for the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet said the rescue was accomplished despite adverse weather conditions.[4][5]

In 2019 it was reported that the Daniil Moskovsky would be retired by the end of 2021.[6] However, the boat's status remained unclear as of January 2022. It was shown at dockside during a Combat Approved documentary in January 2022.[7] The boat was reportedly decommissioned on 28 October 2022 and subsequently towed for scrapping.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Подводная лодка К-414, Б-414, "Даниил Московский". Проект 671РТМК".
  2. ^ "Подводная лодка К-414, Б-414, "Даниил Московский". Проект 671РТМК".
  3. ^ "Reports: Fire aboard Russian nuclear submarine kills 2 crew members". The China Post. 7 September 2006. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Russian Submariners Saved Fishermen in Barents Sea". Rusnavy.com. 19 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017.
  5. ^ Nilsen, Thomas (19 November 2012). "Submarine rescued crew from sinking boat". Barents Observer. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Russia: Four submarines and two cruisers to be scrapped by 2021". NavyRecognition.com. 18 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Barracuda & Condor Projects / Titanium nuclear-powered attack submarines / Sierra I & Sierra II". YouTube. 22 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Подводная лодка К-414, Б-414, "Даниил Московский". Проект 671РТМК".
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