Russian submarine Carp (B-239)
Appearance
History | |
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Name | B-239 Carp |
Laid down | 20 July 1979 |
Launched | 29 July 1983 |
Commissioned | 29 September 1984 |
Out of service | 1997 (in reserve) |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Sierra-class submarine |
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Length | 107 m (351 ft) |
Beam | 14.2 m (47 ft) |
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Range | Unlimited, except by food supplies |
Complement | 61 |
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Part of: | Russian Northern Fleet |
B-239 Carp (Russian: Карп) is a Russian Sierra-class submarine. It was known as K-239 before renaming in 1992. She was launched in 1983 and laid up in 1997. Withdrawn from the fleet on 05/30/1998.
In 2013, was planned for repair at the Zvyozdochka CS. According to the shipyard Zvezdochka the submarine's titanium hull was in good shape.[citation needed] As of May 16, 2014, fuel has already begun to be unloaded from the reactor.[1] According to a report dated 7.7.2014, preparations began for the unloading of spent nuclear fuel.
In March 2015, it became known that the repair of the boat had been suspended.[2]
As of 2020, the repair has been stopped, it is in reserve in Severovinsk.
References
[edit]- ^ The nuclear submarine B-239 (Karp) has begun to prepare for the unloading of spent nuclear fuel. 7.7.2014
- ^ "Repair of nuclear submarine Karp stopped at Zvezdochka". Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2021-06-28.