Soviet submarine B-515

300px U-434 docked in Hamburg
History
Soviet Union, Russia
Class and type:	Tango class submarine
Name:	B-515
Builder:	Krasnoe Sormovo, Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod)
Launched:	1976
Out of service:	2000
Fate:	Museum ship in Hamburg
General characteristics
Displacement:	Surfaced: 3100tons Submerged: 3800tons
Length:	90.16 m (295 ft 10 in)
Beam:	8.72 m (28 ft 7 in)
Height:	14.72 m (48 ft 4 in)
Draught:	7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
Propulsion:	3 diesels delivering 4.6MW (6256shp) with 3 electric motors driving 3 shafts.
Speed:	Surfaced 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) submerged 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement:	78
Armament:	Six 533mm (21in) bow launched torpedoes. 24 533mm (21in) anti submarine and anti ship torpedoes or equivalent load of mines

Soviet submarine B-515 was a Tango-class submarine of the Soviet and Russian Navies. She was built in 1976 and remained in active service until 2001. She is currently docked in Hamburg and is open to the public as a museum exhibit. The submarine is sometimes referred to as U-434, which derives from the pennant number painted on the vessel.

This submarine was used for hunting, espionage, and patrol purposes. A 78-man crew operated the boat.

External links

• U-434 - Tango Class (Project 641 B)