Russian submarine Losharik
Russian deep-water nuclear submarine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Project 210, Project 10831[4][5] or AS-31[5][3] (Russian: АС-31), nicknamed Losharik (Russian: Лошарик, IPA: [lɐˈʂarʲɪk]), is a Russian deep-diving nuclear powered submarine. On 1 July 2019, a fire broke out on the vessel while it was taking underwater measurements of the sea floor in Russian territorial waters.
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Builder | Sevmash, Severodvinsk |
Laid down | 1988 |
Launched | 13 August 2003 |
Nickname(s) | "Losharik" |
Status | Laid up |
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Class and type | Project 210 submarine |
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Length | 60 m or 70 m (unconfirmed) |
Propulsion | 1 nuclear reactor E-17 (15 MW)[2] |
Test depth | 2,000–2,500 metres (6,600–8,200 ft) depth in the Arctic Ocean in 2012[3] |
Complement | 25 (estimated),[1] all officers |
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АС stands for Атомная Станция (Atomnaya Stanziya), from the Russian naval term атомная глубоководная станция, 'nuclear deepwater station'.[6][7] The submarine is also known as AS-12, but this number is assigned to another vessel.[8]