Also known as Foxtrot B-39 by NATO this submarine
prowled the worlds oceans for 27 years, it was built in 1967 and was
in active service until 1994.
The submarine was used to train mainly Libyan, Cuban, and Indian
submariners and spent it’s time playing cat and mouse with NATO.
Technical specifications
Displacement: 1,950 Tonnes (1,650 without batteries)
Length: 92 Metres
Width 7.5 Metres
Draft: 5.1 Metres (4.5 without batteries)
Service interval: 90 Days
Crew: 77 Members
Max. diving depth: 280 Metres
Working Depth: 250 Metres
Max. surface speed: 16.8 Knots
Surface cruising range: 30,000 Miles
Submerged cruising range: 400 Miles
Powerplant
Diesel Motors: 3 pcs at 2000hp
Electric Motors: 1 pc at 2700hp
2pcs at 1350hp
1pc at 140hp
Batteries: 448 pcs at 650kg
Armament
22 torpedo’s including 2 with low yield nuclear warheads (6 + 12
forward, 4 astern)
The submarine arrived in London in 1994 under command of its Captain
Vitalij Burda who had commanded the ship for 23 years. It stayed at
Long’s Wharf, Thames barrier, as a museum until 1998 when it was moved
to Folkestone. It was open in Folkestone until 2004 when it was moved
to the River Medway in Rochester. It is currently waiting to be
re-homed and hopefully opened to the public again. Unfortunately the
submarine is listing to the side as there is a hole, submarine
specialists have been called over from America hopefully will be able
to fix this problem soon.
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