Submarine Photographs

[GaryM]

Just a few photographs members might find of interest. :):)

[Krieg1981]

Here's a couple!

A Zulu V sub B-80 as a museum in Amsterdam,
A Typhoon in drydock,
Hotel I class K-19 and an unidentified Novermber class SSN,
A Golf class SSB,
A Tango class attack sub museum,
4 Albanian Whiskey class SS laid up,
Charlie class SSGN INS Chakra ex-K-43,
and a Quebec class coastal SS being scrapped.

[designeraccd]

And HERE for your "enjoyment" is the latest of a long line of roooshunn MIDGET SUBS!!! 007 and "Q" will be insanely jealous!!! DFO :rolleyes:;):D:D:D

VERY NICE shots of the various REAL subs, thanks!

[mik43]

Can't be a Russian midget sub as there is no large crest painted on the side and it isn't painted black!!!!!

But agree with DFO, excellent pix guys!!

Mik

[astraltrader]

Thanks Gary and Krieg some fine pictures of Russian submarines.

[BECA@CLEAR.NET.NZ]

Great pictues and very interesting. Here are a few more of the Kirsk class I believe and including a picture of the Kirsks remains.
If Mr Putin gets his way we will be getting to hear more about these monsters.

[BECA@CLEAR.NET.NZ]

Here is another picture of the Soviets first (not nuclear) missile sub. This picture already posted but I thought it could find a home here also.

[Blaydon]

Is your cat doing an impression of it?

[Linton]

The remains of Kursk's conning towere are in a scrapyard!!
http://www.barentsobserver.com/kursk-tower-sold-as-scrap-metal.4574714-116320.html

[BECA@CLEAR.NET.NZ]

The remains of Kursk's conning towere are in a scrapyard!!
http://www.barentsobserver.com/kursk-tower-sold-as-scrap-metal.4574714-116320.html

Hi Linton.
I followed your lead to the article on Tubby Lintron's log and very interesting it was too. I believe ALL submariners are brave men. I have been to sea in a submarine but only as a guest, (It was an old "O" boat) Interesting but generaly I like to see the sun!
So Kirsk is in a rubbish dump you say? That sounds about right for the Russians but are you saying that the picture I showed of Kirsk in drydock in NOT the Kirsk? Have you got a picture of Kirsks towers last resting place? It would be great if you have. I have just finished reading a very wel researched book about the whole incident and it was very sad.
Regards,
Colin.l

[BECA@CLEAR.NET.NZ]

Is your cat doing an impression of it?

Hi Blaydon.
Ignore the cat, he does that to everybody!

[BECA@CLEAR.NET.NZ]

The remains of Kursk's conning towere are in a scrapyard!!
http://www.barentsobserver.com/kursk-tower-sold-as-scrap-metal.4574714-116320.html

OOPS!
Hi again . I have just gone to your second link and there is the picture! Somehow I think that they could have treated the tower with more respect don't you?

[steve roberts]

Hi Gang.I don't know if this photo has been posted on the forum before.It's a rather unusaual shot,taken from an American P3 Aircraft.It shows a Russian crewmember of a Foxtrot Class submarine,preparing for the unenviable task of entering the North Atlantic to attempt to retrieve a Sonarbouy....Regards Steve.

[r.morrison]

Are wet suits luxury items in Russia?

[steve roberts]

Hi Cavalry Man.The picture is reputed to have been taken in 1980.I suppose the poor sod was "Volunteered" by the on board Commissar.You would have thought they would have at least wear a set of overalls!!!:rolleyes:Regards Steve.

[r.morrison]

Well, could have been worse, at least he had a pair of shorts !

"My monkey is brassed off"

[steve roberts]

Hi Cavalryman.The poor so and so does not even have a life jacket,but weren't they kind to provide him with a safety rope.Fat lot of good it would have done him,if his mate holding the rope went overboard as well.He's not wearing one either.I suppose that's why someone on top of the casing is holding a lasso!!!Steve.:D

[harry.gibbon]

Reminded me that I have these which I have shaped up a bit (only slightly) from a mail transfer in the med.

As well as the others on the casing near the fin, I seem to remember there was a guy under that goffer (or is it now gopher) in first pic, but they were on a safety line I think.

Little h

[r.morrison]

Well I just hope this was a planned surfacing, otherwise it would have been another "statistic" in a long list of Russian Navy "oops".............:o

[steve roberts]

Two shots taken after the Kursk disaster.
1.The submarines fin appears out of the water in dry dock after salvage.
2.The moment the world had waited for.A British and Norwegian Saturation divers,reach the after escape hatch only to confirm there were no survivors.Eight days after the sinking.Both photos are in public domain.
Regards Steve.

[steve roberts]

while searching through an old box of photos,clippings etc.I came across this.Dated 1990,it shows an old Romeo class diesels submarine left to rust away at an unnamed submarine base.The Soviet Government could not,apparently,even afford to scrap them.
Regards Steve.

[designeraccd]

Some more hapless Soviet/Russian sub hulks plus a Typhoon in drydock: maint. or scrapping??? Date?? That November really looks ready to pollute about anything inside her. Also notice the beached, half sunk hulk (Lama ??) on the other side of the water. Nice...NOT!..... DFO :(

[Rogov]

half sunk hulk (Lama ??)

ПМ-44 (PM-44, repairships) & :eek:

[designeraccd]

So my eyes did not decieve me...NATO Lama class hulk. Gee...that "petrified" sub looks better than many of the hulks pictured!! :D:D DFO

[steve roberts]

Hi DFO.The middle hulk in your threesub photos looks like the infamous K19 (The widow maker)
Regards Steve.

[designeraccd]

While sterns appear similar, the one in pic was a "November" class SSN. K-19 was a Hotel class SSBN.........

K-19, KS-19, BS-19 was one of the first two Soviet submarines of the 658, 658м, 658с class (NATO reporting name Hotel-class submarine), the first generation nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear ballistic missiles. Her keel was laid down on 17 October 1958, christened on 8 April 1959 and launched on 11 October 1959. Her naval flag was first raised on 12 July 1960, and she completed all acceptance tests on 12 November 1960. Her official commissioning took place on 30 April 1961. Due to the large number of accidents during her construction and service life, she gained an unofficial nickname "Hiroshima" among naval sailors and officers.[1] Over her service life, she ran 332,396 miles during 20,223 working hours.

Her 3 liquid fueled missiles were SURFACE launched and quite short ranged. DFO :D

[Old Seaman]

Hi there,

Yesterday on a Victory Day I received by phone greetings from my brother. He is a 3rd Mechanic on one of river-sea class transport vessels. So yesterday he called from a small city of Vytegra, Vologda region, close to the Onega lake. He told me that he visited one sub which was converted into a museum. I was interested in that and managed to take some info from the I-Net. It was a Б-440 sub commissioned on Dec. 25' 1970. She was in service till 1996. After that she was towd by Belomorchannel to the city of Vytegra. The reason why it was made is stiil unclear for me. But here you are with some photos.

Regards,
Serge

[steve roberts]

Hi Serge.Thank you for taking the time to post those photos of what we in NATO called a FOXTROT Class submarine.
Many Regards Steve.

[Old Seaman]

Thanks, Steve. Question to our Respected Socium the Forum Moderator, maybe there should be a special thread devoted to ships that were converted into museums or monuments. I have a feeling there should be plenty of. :(

[designeraccd]

Good thought: perhaps a thread on any/all, whatever Nation or type, as far as Musuem ships goes. Could be MOST interesting!!! Extra nice with interior shots like the FOXTROT photos show...very interesting! DFO ;):D

[astraltrader]

It is a good thought but unfortunately we cant have sections on everything! As long as the pictures are posted in the right naval country then that will be fine.
There is nothing to stop anyone creating a museum ship thread in say the Russian navy section. The same would go for other navies. :)

[Old Seaman]

Roger, Terry. Copied.

Regards,
Serge.;)

[steve roberts]

The Russian submarine "AKULA" (Shark) the first really useful Russian built submarine under construction at St.Petersburg in 1908.Her designer,Naval Constructor Bubanov,proudly poses in front of her.This was the First Home buit submarine capable of long distance passage.In 1912 she was the first submarine in the World to fire a multi-torpedo volley of five torpedoes.During the First World War,she completed 16 unsuccessful patrols in the Baltic.She was sunk by a mine,with all hands on her 17th patrol
Regards Steve.

[Old Seaman]

Hi Steve,

I remember the name of Russian subs engineer-designer Mr. BUBNOV from the years when I was a naval cadet. We study the history and some persons who played significant role in the Russian Navy developing. One of those was Mr. Bubnov.
Some info in English is available from the web page:

http://www.ckb-rubin.ru/eng/history/pred/1901_1926/index.htm

Regards,
Serge

[steve roberts]

Hi Serge.Thank you for that link.It proved very interesting in early Russian submarine developement.
Thank you again.
Many Regards Steve.

[designeraccd]

Among other designs he created was this preliminary one for a 16" gunned BB, with quad turrets. The War stopped development. DFO :D

[astraltrader]

Another shot of Akula that I dont think has been posted before.

[steve roberts]

Hi Terry.Thank you for that one of "Akula".I have it in an old book,but will not scan to a decent enough picture.I was hoping someone would have a decent shot of her afloat.
Many Regards Steve.

[steve roberts]

The Observers Observed.A very low level pass by a Norwegian aircraft takes a very unusual shot of an AKULA Class submarine on its way home.No one on the Fin of the submarine seems to concerned,it fact all but one with out a camera in front of their face are smiling.No date is given for this,so I presume it's post 1991.
Regards Steve.

[steve roberts]

Waste not,want not.This seems to have been a typical trait in the Soviet era submarine world.The recycling of retired Hotel SSBNs and Golf SSB's into other uses appears to be a common practice.This is a project 629R/Golf SSB refitted into the communication relay role as an SSQ submarine.
Regards Steve.

[Forester]

That picture of Akula must have been taken on a Monday, judging by all the washing hanging out to dry on the British ship in the background. ;)

Interesting to see deadlights on a submarine, even if they are on the casing. Would they perhaps be for looking into (to observe or monitor equipment status) rather than looking out of?

[M. A. Rozon]

Hi DFO.The middle hulk in your threesub photos looks like the infamous K19 (The widow maker)
Regards Steve.

I believe it's a November class boat (Project 627 "Kit") The sail is not large enought to be that of a Hotel class boomer.

Given the salvage pontoons on this boat, I suspect it may have sunk and been salvaged prior to being scrapped. If memory serves, this happened to one of the decommissioned Novembers. I will look this up and post further information when I have it.

:cool:

[alanandbren]

while searching through an old box of photos,clippings etc.I came across this.Dated 1990,it shows an old Romeo class diesels submarine left to rust away at an unnamed submarine base.The Soviet Government could not,apparently,even afford to scrap them.
Regards Steve.

Steve, I think you will find that this boat is P556 ex american at Pounds scrapyard Portsmouth, and has been there for years
Alan

[BALTICSUBS]

Sonar image of what at first we thought was the German WW1 U-26 west of Nargen, when Vello Mass investigated futher the he could clearly see 322 on the CT. She was lost on the 12th of October 1941.

Vello was sent out to investigate an underwater obstruction that was assumed to be rock formations, and at first we thought her possibily to be U-26 as the images show. This wreck has only just been confirmed on in July 2010 as Russian.

[rd77]

Interesting discovery! The wreck looks pretty much intact. At what depth is the wreck?

[BALTICSUBS]

She is too deep for diving so she should be safe.

[marinarii.ro]

This days if you have the $$$ you can buy from the Russians even a submarine.
I see two till new sold overseas :
1.First is in Long Beach , the Scorpion b427 http://www.russiansublongbeach.com/
2.Second is in San Diego B-39
pictures on the second :
http://www.marinarii.ro/marinarii-ro-vizualizeaza-fotografia-B39-Foxtrot-4736

and

http://www.marinarii.ro/marinarii-ro-vizualizeaza-fotografia-B39-4751

I been on board of the second one , it smells like all the ex communist block ships from the typical paint . I visit many Russian made ships and even that sub was sold many years a go it made me fill like the sub was ready to go and the ship was ready (good job done by the museum).

[GaryM]

This Whisky Class Submarine Museum in St Petersburg may be of interest.

http://www.dishmodels.ru/wshow.htm?np=1&p=1251&lng=R

[mustang ali]

Need Help from all you Naval Experts out there

I ma looking for images of cross sections of the Hotel-I Class submarine. I need it for work purposes and no it's not to steal Soviet secrets. All the images on here are fab, but if anyone has a cross section, or the K-19 Reactor layout with cooling systems I would be eternally grateful

Thanks

[steve roberts]

Hi Mustang.Don't know if this is exactly what you want.But it's a scan of the interior of K19 and her sisters.I don't think their reactor compartment layout changed much over the years.
Many regards Steve

[GaryM]

Hello Mustang.

This might help.:):)

[mustang ali]

Steve, Gary

Thanx for the cross sections, it helps with my task. Does any one have any technical info that isn't a copy and paste job from wikipedia

[hood51]

The Russian submarine "AKULA" (Shark) the first really useful Russian built submarine under construction at St.Petersburg in 1908.Her designer,Naval Constructor Bubanov,proudly poses in front of her.This was the First Home buit submarine capable of long distance passage.In 1912 she was the first submarine in the World to fire a multi-torpedo volley of five torpedoes.During the First World War,she completed 16 unsuccessful patrols in the Baltic.She was sunk by a mine,with all hands on her 17th patrol
Regards Steve.

Here is a picture of AKULA taken in 1911 according to the blurb sent with it from the Novosti Press Agency. Also a picture (undated) of YORSH from the same source.

1. AKULA - 1911

2. YORSH

Steve

[Scratch]

Something we cold war warriors thought we would never see - the interior of a Akula/Typhoon ...
http://englishrussia.com/2009/04/14/worlds-biggest-submarine/

Going by the caption under the first photo, these must be TK-17 Arkhangelsk and TH-20 Severstal. Neither looks in any condition to go to sea, which discounts the third survivor of the class, TK-208 Dmitri Donskoi. TK-208 has as recently as October 2010 conducted missile firing tests.

According to Wikipedia TK17 and TK20 remain in commission, which is evident from the flags being flown and from the obvious presence of at least a skeleton crew on board. It appears though that they may recently (since these photos were taken) have been decommissioned.

Tony