Soviet submarine K-64

Alfa class submarine (Project 705)
General characteristics
Class and type: Alfa-class submarine
Displacement: 2300 tons surfaced, 3200 tons submerged
Length: 81.4 metres
Beam: 9.5 metres
Draught: 7.6 metres
Propulsion:
Speed: 18–24 knots (33–44 km/h; 21–28 mph) surfaced, 43–45 knots (80–83 km/h; 49–52 mph)43-45 knots submerged
Test depth: 800 m test, has been dived to 1300 m, so crush depth is in excess of this
Complement: 27 officers, 4 petty officers
Armament:

K-64 was a Soviet submarine, head ship of it's Alfa Class.

The K-64 Designation was first given to the first Alfa Class Submarine, laid down on June 2, 1968, and launched on April 22, 1969. In 1972, the submarine suffered a major reactor problem in the form of a leak of liquid metal coolant. The superheated metal solidified on contact with the colder outside air, freezing and damaging internal components of the reactor. She was removed from service and towed to Severodvinsk. At the dockyard, the damage to the reactor was deemed too extensive for repair and the decision was made to salvage as much as they could. K-64 was split in half, its bow section (including control spaces) was taken to Leningrad and used for training new Soviet submariners.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Cold War Submarines (First Edition), Page 142, Norman Polmar and K.J. Moore, 2004
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