Soviet submarine K-314

Career (Soviet Union)
Name:	K-314
Laid down:	5 September 1970
Launched:	28 March 1972
Completed:	6 November 1972
General characteristics
Class and type:	Victor-class submarine
Displacement:	3,500 long tons (3,556 t) surfaced 4,750 long tons (4,826 t) submerged
Length:	94.3 m (309 ft 5 in)
Beam:	10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draft:	7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Propulsion:	1 × OK-300 pressurised water reactor with a VM-4 reactor core generating 75 MWt (31,000 hp)
Speed:	24 knots (28 mph; 44 km/h)
Test depth:	350 m (1,150 ft)
Complement:	94 officers and men

K-314 was a Project 671 Ерш (Yersh, meaning scorpionfish; also known by its NATO reporting name of "Victor-I" class) nuclear submarine of the Soviet Navy.

On 21 March 1984, K-314 collided with the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) in the Sea of Japan. Neither ship was significantly damaged.

References

• Bellona: Project 671, 671 V, 671 K (Yersy) - Victor-I Class
• Bellona: Nuclear submarine accidents (This report incorrectly identifies Soviet submarine K-431 as K-314 when describing a refueling criticality accident.)