Russian Submarine Kursk
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Length | 154 m |
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Launched | 1994 |
Test depth | 300 to 500 metres (980 to 1,640 ft) (by various estimates) |
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Fate | Barents Sea |
Speed | 32 knots submerged, 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced |
Construction started | 1990 |
Beam | 18 m |
Ship builder | Sevmash |
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ID | 1374312 |
About Russian Submarine Kursk
K-141 Kursk was an Oscar II-class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine of the Russian Navy. On 12 August 2000, K-141 Kursk was lost when it sank in the Barents Sea, killing all 118 personnel on board.