Russian submarine Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (K-211)
| Career (Soviet Union, Russia) |   |
|---|---|
| Name: | K-211 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy |
| Namesake: | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy |
| Laid down: | 1977 |
| Launched: | January 1979 |
| Commissioned: | 1980 |
| Status: | Active by 2009 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | Surfaced: 13,500 tons Submerged: 18,200 tons |
| Length: | 166 m (544 ft 7 in) |
| Beam: | 12.3 m (39 ft 6 in) |
| Draught: | 8.8 m (29 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Two pressurized water-cooled reactors powering two steam turbines delivering 44,700 kW (60,000 shp). |
| Speed: | Surfaced: 14 knots Submerged: 24 knots |
| Range: | Essentially unlimited |
| Complement: | 135 |
| Armament: | 16 R-29R (SS-N-18) missiles and 4 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes in the bow. |
K-211 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy is a Project 667BDR Kalmar class (NATO reporting name: "Delta III") Russian nuclear ballistic missile submarine. The submarine was built by the Russian shipyard Sevmash in the late 1970s and joined the Soviet fleet in 1980. The submarine continued to serve in the Russian navy after the collapse of the Soviet Union and, as of 2009, is active in the Russian Pacific fleet.
The submarine is slated to be retired and replaced by the Borei class submarine in the next coming years.
Service
Collision with a British submarine
On 23 May 1981 she collided with a British submarine HMS Sceptre.[1]
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