Kursk

Also known as K-141

1994 Oscar-II-class submarine

Key facts

Name: K-141 Kursk
Namesake: Battle of Kursk
Commissioned: 30 December 1994
Stricken: 12 August 2000
Fate: All 118 hands lost in 100 m (330 ft) of water in Barents Sea on 12 August 2000
Status: Raised from the seafloor (except bow), towed to shipyard, and dismantled
Class type: Oscar II-class submarine
Displacement: 13,400 to 16,400 tonnes (13,200 to 16,100 long tons; 14,800 to 18,100 short tons)
Length: 154.0 m (505.2 ft)
Beam: 18.2 m (60 ft)
Draft: 9.0 m (29.5 ft)
Propulsion: 2 OK-650b nuclear reactors ( HEU <= 45% ), 2 steam turbines, two 7-bladed propellers

Article

K-141 Kursk (Russian: Курск) was an Oscar II-class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine of the Russian Navy. On 12 August 2000, K-141 Kursk was lost when it sank in the Barents Sea, killing all 118 personnel on board.

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