Russian submarine Karelia (K-18)

K-18 Karelia

K-18 Karelia
History
Soviet Union, Russia
Name	K-18 Karelia
Namesake	Karelia
Awarded	Russian Federation
Builder	Sevmash, Severodvinsk
Laid down	February 1987
Launched	1988
Commissioned	1989
Homeport	Gadzhievo, Northern Fleet
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Delta IV-class ballistic missile submarine
Displacement	18,200 tonnes (17,900 long tons; 20,100 short tons)
Length	167 m (548 ft)
Beam	11.7 m (38 ft)
Draft	8.8 m (29 ft)
Installed power	2 × VM-4 pressurized water reactors 180 MW (240,000 hp)
Propulsion	2 × type GT3A-365 turbines, two shafts with seven-bladed fixed-pitch propellers
Speed	Surfaced: 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) Submerged: 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range	Unlimited except by food supplies
Endurance	80 days
Test depth	550–650 m (1,800–2,130 ft)
Complement	135-140
Sensors and processing systems	Snoop Tray surface search radar
Armament	16 × R-29RM Shtil or R-29RMU Sineva nuclear ballistic missiles RPK-7 Veter anti-ship missiles 4 × 533-mm bow tubes for up to 12 torpedoes

K-18 Karelia (‹See Tfd›Russian: К-18 Карелия) is a Project 667BDRM Delfin-class (NATO reporting name: Delta IV) nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine currently in service with the Russian Navy. It was built in Severodvinsk by Sevmash shipbuilding company and was commissioned in 1989.^[1] It was refitted from 2004 to 2009, after which it returned to the navy.^[1]