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A nuclear-powered submarine that will reportedly be leased to India was launched at a shipyard in the Russian Far East, a news agency report said. The Nerpa nuclear submarine was launched at the Amur shipyard and will join Russia's Pacific Fleet in 2007 after undergoing sea trials, the RIA Novo...

The Royal Navy's newest super-submarine, Astute, will be launched at 11am today by HRH Duchess of Cornwall at the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow, Cumbria. Astute is the first nuclear submarine to be launched in the UK for almost a decade. She has been built at BAE Systems Barrow shipyard under an init...

Russian researchers involved in the North Pole dive will monitor the environmental situation around the site where the K-278 Komsomolets a Soviet Project 685 nuclear-powered attack submarine sank in April 7, 1989 about 180 kilometres southeast of Bjornoya in 1,500-1,700 meters of water. A...

USS George Washington (SSBN-598), the lead ship of her class of ballistic missile submarines, was launched on the 9th June 1959. Read more

K-329 Severodvinsk is a Russian nuclear attack submarine of the Graney class. The construction of the submarine was started in 1993 and was launched on June 15, 2010. The submarine could be ready for missile test launching soon after. The sub is expected to begin operational service with the Russi...

USS Nautilus (SSN-571) is the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine. She was also the first vessel to complete a submerged transit across the North Pole. She was christened on 21 January 1954 and launched into the Thames River, sponsored by Mamie Eisenhower, the wife of Truman's su...

K-278 Komsomolets was the only Project 685 Plavnik, nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Soviet Navy. The boat sankd ue to fire on 7 April, 1989, and is currently resting on the floor of the Barents Sea, one mile deep, with its nuclear reactor and two nuclear warheads still on board. Read more

The second USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarines in the United States Navy. Her loss at sea during deep-diving tests in 1963 is often considered a watershed event in the implementation of the rigorous submarine safety program SUBSAFE. Read more...

K-19, KS-19, BS-19 was one of the first two Soviet submarines of the 658, 658, 658 class (NATO reporting name Hotel-class submarine), the first generation nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear ballistic missiles, specifically the R-13 (missile). Its official commissioning took place on 30 A...

Nuclear submarine in flames A fire has broken out on board a Russian nuclear submarine during repair work, but emergency officials say radiation levels are normal.

Sub vessel to attempt record-setting dive High underwater pressure will be the greatest danger that Jiaolong, China's manned deep-sea vessel, will contend with when it attempts to make the deepest dive on record this year, a senior official said. [url=http://www.china.org.cn/china/2012-02...

Alvin (DSV-2) is a manned deep-ocean research submersible owned by the United States Navy and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Named to honour the prime mover and creative inspiration for the vehicle, Allyn Vine, Alvin was commissioned o...

Sunken World War II submarine found off Nantucket The U-550 was found on Monday by a privately funded group organised by New Jersey lawyer Joe Mazraani. It was the second trip in two years to the site by the team, some of whom had been searching for the lost U-boat for two decades. Using side-scan sonar,...

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Submarine Nerpa Nuclear Submarine (Preview)	General news	0	1630	Jul 2 01:20 2006 by Blobrana
A nuclear-powered submarine that will reportedly be leased to India was launched at a shipyard in the Russian Far East, a news agency report said. The Nerpa nuclear submarine was launched at the Amur shipyard and will join Russia's Pacific Fleet in 2007 after undergoing sea trials, the RIA Novo...
Submarine Super-submarine ( 1 2 ) (Preview)	Off Topic	14	10603	Jan 16 02:35 2010 by Blobrana
The Royal Navy's newest super-submarine, Astute, will be launched at 11am today by HRH Duchess of Cornwall at the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow, Cumbria. Astute is the first nuclear submarine to be launched in the UK for almost a decade. She has been built at BAE Systems Barrow shipyard under an init...
Submarine K-278 Komsomolets (Preview)	General news	0	2251	Aug 3 14:58 2007 by Blobrana
Russian researchers involved in the North Pole dive will monitor the environmental situation around the site where the K-278 Komsomolets a Soviet Project 685 nuclear-powered attack submarine sank in April 7, 1989 about 180 kilometres southeast of Bjornoya in 1,500-1,700 meters of water. A...
submarine USS George Washington (Preview)	Off Topic	0	1772	Jun 8 23:19 2010 by Blobrana
USS George Washington (SSBN-598), the lead ship of her class of ballistic missile submarines, was launched on the 9th June 1959. Read more
Submarine Russian submarine Severodvinsk (Preview)	Trash	0	2261	Jun 16 18:37 2010 by Blobrana
K-329 Severodvinsk is a Russian nuclear attack submarine of the Graney class. The construction of the submarine was started in 1993 and was launched on June 15, 2010. The submarine could be ready for missile test launching soon after. The sub is expected to begin operational service with the Russi...
Submarine USS Nautilus (Preview)	Off Topic	1	2630	Aug 4 05:48 2013 by Blobrana
USS Nautilus (SSN-571) is the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine. She was also the first vessel to complete a submerged transit across the North Pole. She was christened on 21 January 1954 and launched into the Thames River, sponsored by Mamie Eisenhower, the wife of Truman's su...
Submarine Soviet submarine K-278 Komsomolets (Preview)	Trash	1	1996	Apr 7 06:02 2012 by Blobrana
K-278 Komsomolets was the only Project 685 Plavnik, nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Soviet Navy. The boat sankd ue to fire on 7 April, 1989, and is currently resting on the floor of the Barents Sea, one mile deep, with its nuclear reactor and two nuclear warheads still on board. Read more
Submarine USS Thresher (Preview)	Trash	1	1762	Apr 10 05:58 2012 by Blobrana
The second USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarines in the United States Navy. Her loss at sea during deep-diving tests in 1963 is often considered a watershed event in the implementation of the rigorous submarine safety program SUBSAFE. Read more...
Submarine Soviet submarine K-19 (Preview)	Off Topic	0	2060	Apr 29 22:52 2011 by Blobrana
K-19, KS-19, BS-19 was one of the first two Soviet submarines of the 658, 658, 658 class (NATO reporting name Hotel-class submarine), the first generation nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear ballistic missiles, specifically the R-13 (missile). Its official commissioning took place on 30 A...
Submarine Yekaterinburg submarine (Preview)	Trash	1	1751	Dec 30 19:19 2011 by Blobrana
Nuclear submarine in flames A fire has broken out on board a Russian nuclear submarine during repair work, but emergency officials say radiation levels are normal.
Submarine Jiaolong submersible ( 1 2 ) (Preview)	Off Topic	16	5297	Jun 6 10:05 2017 by Blobrana
Sub vessel to attempt record-setting dive High underwater pressure will be the greatest danger that Jiaolong, China's manned deep-sea vessel, will contend with when it attempts to make the deepest dive on record this year, a senior official said. [url=http://www.china.org.cn/china/2012-02...
Submarine Alvin (DSV-2) (Preview)	Off Topic	4	2762	Mar 10 22:14 2015 by Blobrana
Alvin (DSV-2) is a manned deep-ocean research submersible owned by the United States Navy and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Named to honour the prime mover and creative inspiration for the vehicle, Allyn Vine, Alvin was commissioned o...
Submarine U-550 submarine (Preview)	Trash	0	1652	Jul 29 19:15 2012 by Blobrana
Sunken World War II submarine found off Nantucket The U-550 was found on Monday by a privately funded group organised by New Jersey lawyer Joe Mazraani. It was the second trip in two years to the site by the team, some of whom had been searching for the lost U-boat for two decades. Using side-scan sonar,...