Talk:Echo class submarine

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Two Echo II's were lost in the Sea of Japan, one in Sept. 1984 and one in Jan. 1986. But I have to track down the sources. L Hamm 14:18, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Echo class casualties

Thinking of adding a subheading of echo-class submarine casualties. For example,

June 1970, Echo-II (K-108), collision with USS Tautog (SSN-639) off Kamchatka Penn., fatalities unknown

14 June 1973, Echo-II (K-56), collision with "Academic Berg", 27 dead

26 September 1976, Echo-II (K-47), fire in compartment 8, Barents Sea, 8 dead

21 August 1980 an Echo I class (K-222), reactor fire, 90 naut. mil. E of Okinawa, 9 dead

18 June 1984 an Echo-II (K-131), fire in compartment 8, 13 dead

10 August 1985 an Echo-II class (K-431), reactor explosion while refueling, Chasma Bay, 10 dead

26 June 1989 an Echo-II (K-192), reactor accident, off Bear Island, Barents Sea, fatalities unknown.

[1] L Hamm 16:23, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

A list of ships bearing the NATO reporting names Echo-I and Echo-II is provided by globalsecurity.org[2], I am not sure as to the accuracy of their information. There are conflicting dates and accidents given in their list.