Russian submarine Tver (K-456)
 Tver in 2013
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Russia | |
| Name | K-456 Tver |
| Namesake | Tver |
| Commissioned | 1991 |
| Homeport | Rybachiy |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Oscar II class submarine |
| Displacement | 13.400 t, 16.400 t |
| Length | 154 m (505 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 18.20 m (59 ft 9 in) |
| Draft | 9 m (29 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 nuclear reactors OK-650b ( HEU <= 45%[1] ), 2 steam turbines, 2/7-bladed props |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) submerged, 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced |
| Test depth | 300 to 1,000 m (980 to 3,280 ft) (by various estimates) |
| Complement | 44 officers, 68 enlisted |
| Armament | 24 x SS-N-19/P-700 Granit, 4 x 533 mm and 2 x 650 mm bow torpedo tubes |
The K-456 Tver, formerly known as K-456 Vilyuchinsk (ex Kasatka), is a Russian
Russian Pacific Fleet in September 1993. The submarine is currently based at the Rybachiy Nuclear Submarine Base, in Vilyuchinsk, near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
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Until 28 January 2011 it was called Vilyuchinsk, when the name was changed to Tver.[2]
As of 2022, it's unclear if the submarine was at sea after its last exit in 2016.[3]
References
- ^ "Marine Nuclear Power:1939 – 2018" (PDF). July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "В Санкт-Петербурге состоялось заседание Военного совета ВМФ России, посвященное итогам учебного года : Министерство обороны Российской Федерации". Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
- ^ "Боевые корабли основных классов ВМФ России на 01.10.2022 - Флот открытого океана: третья попытка — LiveJournal". October 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
External links
- deepstorm.ru // К-456 "Вилючинск", проект 949А
- Russia: Rybachiy Nuclear Submarine Base, Nuclear Threat Initiative
- Location and satellite photos of the submarine base: 52°55′N 158°29′E / 52.92°N 158.49°E
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