Sunken nuclear submarines of the USSR and Russia are the subject of raging debate.In the Soviet and post-Soviet years died four nuclear submarine (K-8, K-219, K-278 "Kursk").The sunken submarine K-27 was flooded in 1982 alone in the Kara Sea after a radiation accident.This was done because the submarine was not subject to recovery and recycling was too expensive.These submarines were assigned to the Northern Fleet.
submarine K-8
This sunken submarine is considered to be the first officially recognized loss in the nuclear fleet Union.The cause of the sinking April 12, 1970 was a fire caused during his stay in the Bay of Biscay (Atlantic).The crew has long fought for the survivability of the submarine.Sailors were able to shut down the reactor.Part of the crew was evacuated on board the time approached the Bulgarian civilian vessel, but 52 people were killed.This sunken submarine was one of the first nuclear-powered ships of the USSR.
submarine K-219
This icebreaker project 667A at one time was one of the most advanced and survivable warships submarine fleet.He sank 6 October 1986 because of the powerful ballistic missile explosion in the mine.The accident killed 8 people.Apart from the two reactors, sunken submarine was on board at least fifteen of ballistic missiles and 45 thermonuclear warheads.The ship was severely crippled, but showed surprising vitality.It could ascend to 350 meters depth with terrible damage to the hull and flooded compartments.Icebreaker sank only three days later.
«Komsomolets» ( K-278)
This sunken submarine of the project 685 died April 7, 1989 as a result of the fire, which originated during the combat mission.The ship is located near Bear Island (Norwegian Sea) in international waters.The crew of six o'clock was fighting for survival underwater ship, but after several explosions in the compartments submarine sank.On its board were 69 crew members.Of these, 42 people were killed."Komsomolets" submarine was the most modern at the time.His death caused a huge international outcry.Prior to this sunken Soviet submarine did not attract much attention (in part because of secrecy).
«Kursk»
This tragedy is probably the most famous crash-related death of a submarine."Aircraft carrier killer", the formidable and modern nuclear cruiser, sunk 107 feet of water 90 km from the coast.At the bottom of the 132 trapped sailors.Measures to rescue the crew were unsuccessful.Officially, the nuclear submarine sank because of the explosion of experimental torpedo, which occurred in the mine.However, the death of "Kursk" is still unclear.Other versions (unofficial) icebreaker sank because of a collision with an American submarine "Toledo", which was nearby, or because of getting fired from her torpedo.A failed rescue operation to evacuate the crew from the sunken ship was a shock for all of Russia.On board the nuclear submarine killed 132 people.
