Ukrainian submarine Zaporizhzhia

Zaporizhzhia (U-01)
History
/ 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	1,945 tons surfaced 2,471.5 tons submerged
Length	70.1 m (230 ft)
Propulsion	Diesel-Electric
Speed	8.13 kn (15.06 km/h; 9.36 mph) surfaced 16.05 kn (29.72 km/h; 18.47 mph) submerged
Range	30,000 nmi (56,000 km) surfaced (at 8.13 kn (15.06 km/h; 9.36 mph)) 15.3 nautical miles (28.3 km) submerged (at 16.05 kn (29.72 km/h; 18.47 mph))
Endurance	575 hours submerged
Test depth	250 m (820 ft) 280 m (920 ft) max
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?]}