Russian submarine Vilyuchinsk (K-456)
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| Name: | K-456 Vilyuchinsk |
| Namesake: | Vilyuchinsk |
| Commissioned: | 1991 |
| Homeport: | Rybachiy Nuclear Submarine Base |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Oscar II class Submarine |
| Displacement: | 13.400 t, 16.400 t |
| Length: | 154 m (505 ft 3 in) |
| Beam: | 18.20 m (59 ft 9 in) |
| Draft: | 9 m (29 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 nuclear reactors OK-650b, 2 steam turbines, 2/7-bladed props |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) submerged, 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced |
| Test depth: | 300 to 1,000 m (980 to 3,280 ft) (by various estimates) |
| Complement: | 44 officers, 68 enlisted |
| Armament: | 24 x SS-N-19/P-700 Granit, 4 x 533 mm and 2 x 650 mm bow torpedo tubes |
The K-456 Vilyuchinsk (ex Kasatka) is a Russian Oscar class SSGN of the Russian Navy. It was commissioned in 1991 as part of the Russian Northern Fleet and was transferred to the Russian Pacific Fleet in September 1993. The submarine is currently based at the Rybachiy Nuclear Submarine Base, in Vilyuchinsk, near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
External links
- deepstorm.ru // К-456 "Вилючинск", проект 949А
- Russia: Rybachiy Nuclear Submarine Base, Nuclear Threat Initiative
- Location and satellite photos of the submarine base: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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