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| History | |
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 Russia | |
| Name | K-141 Kursk |
| Namesake | Battle of Kursk |
| Laid down | 1990 |
| Launched | 1994 |
| Commissioned | 30 December 1994 |
| Stricken | 12 August 2000 |
| Fate | All 118 hands lost in 100 m (330 ft) of water in Barents Sea on 12 August 2000 |
| Status | Raised from the seafloor (except bow), towed to shipyard, and dismantled |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Oscar II-class submarine |
| Displacement | 13,400 to 16,400 tonnes (13,200 to 16,100 long tons; 14,800 to 18,100 short tons)[clarification needed] |
| Length | 154.0 m (505.2 ft) |
| Beam | 18.2 m (60 ft) |
| Draft | 9.0 m (29.5 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 OK-650b nuclear reactors (HEU <= 45%[1]), 2 steam turbines, two 7-bladed propellers |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) submerged, 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced |
| Test depth | 300 to 500 m (980 to 1,640 ft) by various estimates |
| Complement | 44 officers, 68 enlisted |
| Armament | 24 × SS-N-19/P-700 Granit, 4 × 533 mm (21 in) and 2 × 650 mm (26 in) torpedo tubes (bow); 24 torpedoes |
| Notes | Home port: Vidyayevo, Russia |
K-141 Kursk (Russian: Курск)[note 1] 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.
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