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.

There were no losses of Echo II's in the Sea of Japan (to say more, there were no any losses of Echo's at all). There were no any accidents with Echo II's of Pacific Fleet in Sept. 1984 and Jan. 1986. All significant accidents (with corresponding dates) happened with Echo's have been added to the article in addition to the info by L Hamm, some info from L Hamm was corrected. A list of all submarines of Echo I and Echo II classes have been added to the article (sources - [3] and reference book "Submarines of Russia" by Il'in and Kolesnikov, 2001) --Vladimir Historian (talk) 11:59, 14 April 2008 (UTC)