Zaporizhzhia (U-01)
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History | |
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/ Soviet Union / Russian Federation | |
Name | B-435 |
Builder | New Admiralty Shipyard |
Laid down | 23 March 1970 |
Launched | 29 June 1970 |
Commissioned | 1970 |
In service | 1970 |
Out of service | 1997 |
Ukraine | |
Name | U-001 Zaporizhzhia |
Namesake | city of Zaporizhzhia |
In service | 1997 |
Out of service | 2014 (See 'Captured' entry) |
Renamed | 1997 |
Homeport | Sevastopol |
Captured | Surrendered to / Captured by Russian Forces in March of 2014 |
Fate | Still in Russian hands, as of June 2015[1] |
Badge | |
Russian Federation | |
In service | 2014 |
Out of service | 2014 |
Homeport | Sevastopol |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Foxtrot-class submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 70.1 m (230 ft) |
Propulsion | Diesel-Electric |
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Range |
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Endurance | 575 hours submerged |
Test depth |
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Crew | 78 |
Armament | 10 × 533-millimetre (21 in) torpedo tubes, six forward and four stern |
Zaporizhzhia (U-01) (Ukrainian: Запоріжжя) is a Project 641 (Foxtrot-class) diesel-electric powered submarine, and was the only submarine of the Ukrainian Navy[2] up until her seizure in March 2014 by Russian forces during 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea. She formerly carried the Soviet Navy pennant number B-435. Zaporizhzhia was designed at the Rubin Design Bureau (Saint Petersburg).
Captured by Russian forces on 22 March 2014 (during the annexation of Crimea), half of the Ukrainian personnel, among them the captain of the submarine, had left while the others chose to begin their service in the Russian Black Sea Fleet with the submarine.
Zaporizhzhia had a crew of 78, commanded by 1st Rank Capt. Oleh Orlov. The submarine was operated by a reserve unit, having not yet returned to front line duty after her 'refurbishment'. [original research?][unreliable source?]