Soviet submarine K-27
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K-27 was the only nuclear submarine of the Soviet Navy's Project 645. It was constructed by placing a pair of experimental VT-1 nuclear reactors that used a liquid-metal coolant (lead-bismuth eutectic) into the modified hull of a Project 627A (November-class) vessel. A unique NATO reporting name was not assigned.
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History | |
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Soviet Union | |
Laid down | 15 June 1958[1] |
Launched | 1 April 1962[1] |
Commissioned | 30 October 1963[1] |
Homeport | Gremikha[1] |
Fate | Scuttled on 6 September 1982 off the coast of Novaya Zemlya at 72°31′28″N 55°30′09″E[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | November-class submarine |
Displacement | 3,420 tons surface; 4,380 tons submerged[2][3] |
Length | 109.8 m (360 ft 3 in)[2][3] |
Beam | 8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)[2][3] |
Draft | 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)[2][3] |
Propulsion | Two VT-1 nuclear reactors with lead-bismuth liquid-metal coolants, capable of producing about 73 megawatts apiece[2] |
Speed | |
Range | Unlimited |
Service record | |
Part of: | Soviet Northern Fleet: 17th submarine division[1] |
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