Kursk submarine disaster - Wikipedia
WEBThe Russian nuclear submarine K-141 Kursk sank in an accident on 12 August 2000 in the Barents Sea, with the loss of all 118 personnel on board. The submarine, which was of the Project 949A -class (Oscar II class), was taking part in the first major Russian naval exercise in more than 10 years.
Russian submarine Kursk (K-141) - Wikipedia
WEBK-141 Kursk (Russian: Курск) [note 1] was an Oscar II -class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine of the Russian Navy. On 12 August 2000, K-141 Kursk was lost when it sank in the Barents Sea, killing all 118 personnel on board.
A Russian Nuclear Submarine Sank: Some of the ... - The National …
WEB1 day ago — The submarine – named after the July 1943 Battle of Kursk, the largest tank engagement in history – was one of eleven nuclear-powered Project 949A Antey (Oscar II) cruise missile submarines ...
Kursk submarine disaster | Russian Navy, Nuclear Accident
WEBSep 13, 2024 — Over the weekend of August 12–13, 2000, while on a naval exercise inside the Arctic Circle, the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk sank to the bottom of the Barents Sea with all hands on board. The entire 118-strong crew perished on the Oscar II class submarine, built in 1994.
The Kursk Submarine Disaster Claimed the Lives of 118 Russian …
WEBJun 12, 2023 — K-141 Kursk was an Oscar II -class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine operated by the Russian Navy. Commissioned in December 1994, she represented the peak of the country’s nuclear vessel technology, and was the second-largest cruise missile submersible ever constructed.
Why No One Escaped from the Kursk - TIME
WEBJun 3, 2002 — Could some of the 118 Russian sailors who died in the August 2000 Kursk submarine disaster have been saved? A high-level Russian source tells TIME they could have been if rescue gear aboard the...
The True Story of the Russian Kursk Submarine Disaster - Popular Mechanics
WEBJun 21, 2023 — A huge explosion sank the giant nuclear-powered submarine Kursk, killing most of its crew and stranding nearly two dozen survivors hundreds of feet underwater. An international rescue team ...
Russian admiral: Kursk disaster caused by NATO sub
WEBNov 22, 2021 — A retired Russian admiral has alleged that the 2000 Kursk submarine disaster was caused by a collision with a NATO sub in an unproven claim that defies the official conclusion that the country’s worst post-Soviet naval …
Kursk sinking: Russia marks 15th anniversary - BBC News
WEBAug 12, 2015 — Russia has been marking 15 years since the Kursk nuclear submarine sank in the Barents Sea, with the deaths of all 118 men on board. Memorial services have been taking place, with flags lowered...
Kursk Submarine Disaster - Encyclopedia.com
WEBOn Saturday, August 12, 2000, the nuclear-powered cruise-missile submarine Kursk (K-141), one of Russia 's most modern submarines, was lost with all 118 crewmembers during a large-scale exercise of the Russian Northern Fleet in the Barents Sea.