Soviet submarine K-320

The nuclear-powered Charlie-I Soviet submarine K-320 had a reactor accident prior to commissioning while under construction. The event occurred on January 18, 1970.[1] The submarine was repaired, commissioned on September 15, 1971, and was stricken in 1994.

Many sources refer to this submarine as Soviet submarine K-329 or K-429
Charlie I class
History
Soviet Union, Russia
Laid down: 30 April 1968
Launched: 27 March 1971
Commissioned: 15 September 1971
Decommissioned: 19 April 1990
Stricken: 1994
Fate: Sold for scrap, 1994
General characteristics
Class and type: Charlie-class cruise missile submarine
Displacement:
  • Surfaced: 4000 tons
  • Submerged: 5000 tons
Length: 95 m (312 ft)
Beam: 10 m (33 ft)
Draught: 8 m (26 ft)
Propulsion: One pressurized water-cooled reactor powering two steam turbines delivering 11,185 kW (14,999 shp) to one shaft.
Speed:
  • Surfaced: 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
  • Submerged: 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range: Unlimited except by food supplies
Complement: about 100
Armament:
  • 8 x SS-N-7 Starbright anti-ship cruise missiles
  • 6 x 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes (12 torpedoes or 12 SS-N-15 Starfish anti-submarine missiles)

References
  1. Federation of American Scientists' Russian guidebook


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