Recycled at Naval Yard 85 Nerpa. K-19 was the first submarine of the Project 658 (Russian: проект-658, lit. Projekt-658) class (NATO reporting name Hotel-class submarine), the first generation of Soviet nuclear submarines equipped with nuclear ballistic missiles, specifically the …

The Soviet Union began building their first ballistic-missile-equipped nuclear submarine in 1958, and named it the K-19. [1] . The submarine, pictured in Fig. 1, was completed on November 12, 1960, and could operate at a max depth of 150m. [1] .

K-19: The Widowmaker is a 2002 historical submarine film directed and produced by Kathryn Bigelow, and produced by Edward S. Feldman, Sigurjon Sighvatsson, Christine Whitaker and Matthias Deyle with screenplay by Christopher Kyle.

Jun 8, 2023 · On July 4, 1961, during K-19’s first cruise, a serious incident occurred. The vessel was conducting exercises in the North Atlantic, just off the southeast coast of Greenland, when the starboard nuclear reactor’s cooling system dropped to zero.

Jan 3, 1994 · Korchilov, Zateyev, Kolokov and 136 other men were sailors aboard the K-19, a Soviet nuclear submarine whose reactor went haywire in 1961. Zateyev, the captain, sent 22 volunteers to their deaths...

On April 30, 1961, the Soviet Union was proud to commission their ill-fated nuclear powered submarine, the K-19.

Sep 14, 2021 · A Russian expedition to search for radioactive waste intentionally scuttled by the Soviet Navy has pinpointed where the reactor compartment for the troubled K-19, Moscow’s first nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine, was dumped.

Oct 13, 2024 · K19 was one of the first two Soviet submarines of the 658 class (NATO reporting name Hotelclass submarine), the first generation nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear ballistic missiles, specifically the R13 SLBM.

K-19 was one of the first two Soviet submarines of the 658 class (NATO reporting name Hotel-class submarine), the first generation nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear ballistic missiles, specifically the R-13 SLBM.

After it returned to port, the sub contaminated an area of 700 meters. [1] The Soviet Military repaired the submarine and recommissioned K-19. The radiated parts of the ship were dumped into the Kara sea. [2] K-19 was later given the nickname "Hiroshima" by the Soviet navy. [1]