Russian submarine Losharik

History
Russia
BuilderSevmash, Severodvinsk
Laid down1988
Launched13 August 2003
Nickname(s)"Losharik"
StatusLaid up
General characteristics
Class and typeProject 210 submarine
Displacement
  • 1600 tonnes (surfaced)
  • 2100 tonnes (submerged)[1]
Length60 m or 70 m (unconfirmed)
Propulsion1 nuclear reactor E-17 (15 MW)[2]
Test depth2,000–2,500 metres (6,600–8,200 ft) depth in the Arctic Ocean in 2012[3]
Complement25 (estimated),[1] all officers

Project 210, Project 10831[4][5] or AS-31[5][3] (Russian: АС-31), nicknamed Losharik (Russian: Лошарик, IPA: [lɐˈʂarʲɪk]), is a Russian deep-diving nuclear powered submarine. On 1 July 2019, a fire broke out on the vessel while it was taking underwater measurements of the sea floor in Russian territorial waters.

АС stands for Атомная Станция (Atomnaya Stanziya), from the Russian naval term атомная глубоководная станция, 'nuclear deepwater station'.[6][7] The submarine is also known as AS-12, but this number is assigned to another vessel.[8]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference usni was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Nilsen, T. (2019, June). Nuclear reactors in Arctic Russia. The Barents Observer. https://thebarentsobserver.com/sites/default/files/atom-rapport_barents_observer_1.pdf Archived 17 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
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  4. ^ Sutton, H I (19 October 2019). "Spy Subs- Project 10831 Losharik". www.hisutton.com (published 17 October 2019). Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Deep-diving nuclear-powered station – Project 10831". russianships.info. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Incendiu la bordul unui submarin rus, nuclear: 14 persoane au murit" [Fire on a Russian nuclear submarine: 14 people died]. Stirileprotv.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Project 210 Losharik". www.globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Autonomous underwater working vehicle – Project 1839". russianships.info. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.