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	Encyclopedia: Nuclear submarine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Nuclear powered submarines and other large submarines are classed as ships, but are customarily referred to by their crews as "boats".
		The Soviet Union suffered the loss of at least four submarines during this period: K-129 was lost in 1968, K 8 in 1970, K -219 in 1986, and Komsomolets (the only Mike class submarine) in 1989 (which held a depth record among the military submarines—1000 m).
		Submarines are popular subjects for films due to the danger, drama and claustrophobia of being on a submarine, and the suspense of the cat-and-mouse game of submarine or anti-submarine warfare.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Nuclear-submarine (4500 words)

	Oscar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oscar in Irish mythology was the warrior son of Oisín and Niamh.
		Oscar the Grouch is the name of a muppet on Sesame Street.
		OSCAR (Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio) is a series of communications satellites built and used by amateur radio operators.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oscar (342 words)

	Oscar class submarine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Soviet Union’s Project 949 (Granit) and Project 949A (Antey) submarines are known in the West by their NATO reporting names: the Oscar-I and Oscar-II classes respectively.
		Oscars are comparable in size to the Ohio-class submarines of the United States Navy: Oscars displace less when surfaced but more when submerged; they are shorter in length but broader in beam.
		Like other Soviet submarines, the Oscar not only has a bridge open to the elements on top of the sail but, for use in inclement weather, an enclosed bridge forward of this station in the sail.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oscar_class_submarine (402 words)

	Russian submarine Kursk article - Russian submarine Kursk Antey submarine Russian Navy August 12 2000 Background ...
		K-141 Kursk was an Antey (or Oscar II, under NATO nomenclature) cruise missile submarine of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy.
		Thus it would be possible from a physiological point of view to use the escape hatch to leave the submarine one man at a time, swimming up through 100 metres of Arctic water in a survival suit, to await help floating at the surface.
		Most of the hull of the submarine, except the bow, was raised from the ocean floor and towed back to Roslyakovo shipyard of the Russian Navy.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Russian_submarine_Kursk (1456 words)

	Project 949 / Oscar
		The Oscar II is also characterized by a substantially enlarged fin, which should improve underwater manueverability, as well as the substitution of the Oscar-I's four-bladed propeller with a [presumably] quiter seven-blade propeller.
		Considering the importance of the Oscar II submarines for the Russian Navy, the level of confusion concerning the designations and status of the units of this class verges on the astonishing.
		In August 1999 NATO sonar detected the presence in Western Atlantic waters of a Russian Oscar class submarine belonging to the northern fleet, based in the Arctic ports.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/russia/949.htm (1668 words)

	Encyclopedia: Oscar class submarine
		The United States has 18 Ohio class submarines: 14 nuclear-powered SSBNs, each armed with 24 Trident II SLBMs; they are also known as Trident submarines, and provide the sea-based leg of the triad of the United States strategic deterrent forces 4 nuclear-powered SSGNs, each armed with 154...
		Two Oscar-I submarines were built at Severodvinsk and assigned to the Soviet Northern Fleet: Severodvinsk (Северодви́нск;) is a city in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.
		Categories: Russian and Soviet navy submarine classes Submarines in the Soviet Navy were developed by numbered projects, which sometimes but not always were given names.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Oscar-class-submarine (1156 words)

	Russian submarine K-141 Kursk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Kursk was the last of the large Oscar-II class submarines to be designed and approved in the Soviet era.
		Many submarines had been brought into docks along the Barents Sea and left to rust.
		The submarine sank to a depth of 108 metres, approximately 135km (85 miles) off Severomorsk, at 69°40′ N 37°35′ E.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Russian_submarine_Kursk (645 words)

	Russian & Soviet Peacetime Submarine Losses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		One difficulty in analyzing submarine accidents is that military services, by their very nature, are secretive, especially when it comes to revealing problems or accidents.
		The submarine is intentially scuttled by the captain when attempts to tow it fail.
		The submarine is salvaged by the Soviet Navy in August, one of the few cases of a nuclear powered submarine being lost and later being salvaged.
	www.lostsubs.com /Soviet.htm (1758 words)

	Naval Technology - SSGN Oscar II Class (Project 949.A); (Kursk) - Cruise Missile Submarine
		The submarine is fitted with a floating antenna buoy to receive radio messages, target designation data and satellite navigation signals at a great depth and under the ice.
		These large submarines are said to be slow to dive and manoeuvre, though they are credited with a submerged speed of about 30 knots — sufficient to keep pace with their targets.
		On 12 August 2000, the Oscar II nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine, Kursk (K 141), sank in the Barents Sea, with the loss of all 118 crew.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/oscar/index.html (923 words)

	Russian submarine Kursk - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		K-141 Kursk was an Antey class (NATO reporting name: Oscar II) cruise missile submarine of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy.
		The outer hull was made of high-nickel high-chrome content steel just one-third of an inch thick, that had exceptionally good resistance to corrosion and a weak magnetic signature to aid in evasive maneuvers.
		Although no-one can be sure of the events of the next two minutes, it is known that captain of the ship, in the third compartment, did not have time to send a distress signal.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Russian_submarine_Kursk (1559 words)

	Russian Sub Stranded on Sea Bottom
		The officers and crew aboard the Kursk--a 500-foot-long craft that NATO designates as an Oscar II class attack submarine--lost radio contact with other vessels shortly after it began to sink, but officials said crewmen appeared to be alive and were communicating through rhythmic tapping on the hull that was captured by navy sonar devices.
		Although the Kursk, which was commissioned in 1995, is one of Russia's most modern submarines, the Norwegian environmental group Bellona quoted former Russian naval official Alexander Nikitin as saying that the Oscar II class is not equipped with any sort of escape chamber that could raise crew members to the surface.
		The Russian submarine Kursk, which sank off Murmansk on Sunday, is one of 12 Oscar II class submarines.
	www.fas.org /news/russia/2000/A25157-2000Aug14.html (1633 words)

	The Soviet Submarine Legacy
		The history of submarines is a fatal one, and hundreds of sailors have died in them through normal accidents.
		A fire on another submarine killed 9 sailors off Okinawa in 1980, and yet another influx of irradiated sailors into Soviet hospitals was noticed in 1981 after an undisclosed incident in the Baltic.
		Fortunately for Russian submariners, the end of the USSR meant an enormous reduction in the size of the fleet.
	www.mackenzieinstitute.com /2000/2000_10_Military_Submarine.html (1010 words)

	The Kursk affair
		I had heard through submarine circles that Russia had been testing a new method of firing their new improved VA-111 torpedo, and assumed this could have been the cause of the Kursk explosion.
		Soon after the Kursk accident, Russian submarine specialist Vladimir Gundarov reported in Red Star (the official daily newspaper of the Russian military) that despite high-level resistance from the Russian navy, the Shkval's original solid rocket propulsion system was replaced several years ago with a liquid fuel-based system.
		Point 1: US submarines are traditionally quieter than their Russian counterparts, and are arguably the quietest in the world.
	www.jerrypournelle.com /reports/jerryp/kursk.html (4047 words)

	Rescue Attempts Fail as Russia Calls for Aid
		March 1993 A Russian Delta-3 class nuclear-powered ballistic missile sub was stuck by the U.S. nuclear-powered attack sub USS Grayling in the Barents Sea.
		The rhythmic sound of tapping from the submarine's interior stopped Tuesday afternoon, the Interfax news agency said, raising fears that the survivors of the weekend explosion and sinking had died; the crew faced the twin hazards of dwindling oxygen supplies and a buildup of poisonous carbon dioxide.
		"It is this incident with the NATO submarines that underlies the version [that] the Kursk collided with an unidentified submarine," an official said.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/russia/2000/000816-rus-wp1.htm (1108 words)

	What’s Wrong With Russian Submarines? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Submarines and the weapons (both torpedoes and missiles) they use are high-maintenance items.
		Improper maintenance can lead to systems breaking down (a November-class submarine was lost during an Okean exercise in 1970 due to an engineering casualty), or worse (a poorly-maintained torpedo might explode in the tubes or make a circular run — the latter was what sank the USS Tang in 1944).
		Western submarines and their weapons, on the other hand, do not share the same lack of maintenance, and problems that sank Russian subs were long ago addressed and dealt with.
	www.strategypage.com /dls/articles/200558221430.asp (836 words)

	Russians are saying: 'We're still a power'
		First, a Russian Oscar II-class submarine sailed from northern Russia last summer to the Mediterranean, then on to areas off the eastern United States.
		A second Oscar II submarine sailed from the Russian Far East and lingered around Hawaii, home port of the U.S. 7th Fleet, in time for a U.S. missile test over the Pacific.
		The submarine also is capable of firing long-range torpedoes that can home in on the wake of a ship and can travel at speeds up to 30 knots.
	www.fatima.org /news/newsviews/russiathreat2.asp (432 words)

	Oscar class submarine -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Oscars are comparable in size to the (Click link for more info and facts about Ohio-class submarines) Ohio-class submarines of the (The navy of the United States of America; maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces) United States Navy:
		Oscars displace less when surfaced but more when submerged; they are shorter in length but broader in beam.
		Ten Oscar-II submarines were built at (Click link for more info and facts about Severodvinsk) Severodvinsk.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/O/Os/Oscar_class_submarine.htm (407 words)

	BBC News \| EUROPE \| Russian nuclear sub crippled
		A Russian nuclear submarine has broken down during exercises in the Barents Sea, and is trapped on the sea floor with a crew of more than 100 on board.
		The Oscar-II class submarine was not carrying any nuclear weapons and there was no immediate danger, said the head of the Russian navy's press service, Igor Dygalo.
		Analysts say a submarine would normally surface in an emergency and the fact that the Kursk has run aground is an indication that the situation is serious.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/europe/newsid_879000/879706.stm (415 words)

	CNN.com - Kursk crew face cold, dark, scary wait - August 15, 2000
		Hypothermia, disorientation, gloomy light and the possible cries of pain from injured fellow submariners will be among the litany of problems facing the surviving crew members of the stricken Russian nuclear submarine, Kursk.
		Residual heat in the submarine would disappear very quickly in these Arctic waters so the crew are likely to be huddling together for warmth and trying to stay dry," said Beal.
		The crew of the Kursk, while hoping for a similar outcome to Kelbling's escape, would be aware that a rescue effort based on evacuation in smaller submarines would be hindered by the angle at which they are resting, preventing rescue vehicles docking on the top of the stricken submarine.
	edition.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/europe/08/15/submarine.conditions (972 words)

	oscar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Oscar (1967 movie) is an acclaimed comedy starring Louis de Funès
		Oscar (1991 movie) is a remake of the 1967 film, starring Sylvester Stallone
		This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /oscar.html (230 words)

	Leif Ericson: Submarines in Space
		This is roughly the length of a Russian Oscar (#25) class submarine (154 meters).
		He was convinced that if the so called "Dean Drive" space-drive could be made operational, mounting it in a Skate class submarine would make an instant spaceship (as long as you attached a huge tank of water to the coolant intake).
		It is a pity that in reality submarines would make really lousy spaceships.
	www.projectrho.com /SSC/submarine.html (563 words)

	Dispute over raising Kursk submarine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Philadelphia, Mar. 14, 2001 -- According to Rio Praning, the chairman of the Brussels-based international Kursk Foundation, told the Russian RIA "Novosti" news agency that the plans to raise Kursk submarine this summer are threatened by financial disputes between the European Union and Russia.
		However, this may delay the operation to raise the submarine until the summer of 2002, creating additional technical problems as well as threatening the ecological situation in Northern Europe.
		Russia may be forced to postpone raising of Kursk until the next year, if the EU fails to provide the part of the required funding it promised several months ago.
	www.aeronautics.ru /news/news001/news029.htm (720 words)

	Russians to study Kursk's torpedoes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A Russian Oscar-class nuclear submarine similar to the Kursk sits in the harbor along Russia's Kamchatka peninsula.
		MOSCOW (AP) — Russian researchers are studying the type of torpedoes carried by the Kursk nuclear submarine to determine what caused the blast that killed 118 sailors and sank the ship last year, a top government official said Tuesday.
		The announcement suggested that the government is seriously investigating whether the Aug. 12 accident was caused by an internal torpedo malfunction.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2001-02-13-kursk.htm (342 words)

	Project 949 / Oscar - Russian / Soviet Nuclear Forces
		However, these submarines and their rescue capabilities were apparently discarded by the Russians in 1995 as a cost-savings measure.
		On 01 September 2000 an agreement was reached on the technical and organizational aspects of the international effort to lift to the surface the bodies of the crewmen of the Kursk.
		Submarine rescue offer extended, says SACLANT, Navy Wire Service, 18 August 2000 -- Officials from NATO have extended an offer of assistance to the Russian government regarding the submarine rescue operation ongoing in the Barents Sea.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/russia/theater/949.htm (6452 words)

	Russian nuclear submarine trapped on bottom of Barents Sea. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Oscar-class submarine was not carrying any nuclear weapons and there was no immediate danger, said Igor Dygalo, head of the navy press service.
		Rescue ships were rushing to assist the stricken submarine, which was in radio contact with surface vessels, the spokesman said.
		The submarine, named Kursk, was built in 1994 and went into service in 1995, making it one of the newest vessels in the Russian navy.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2000/08/14/international0328EDT0455.DTL (545 words)

	Submarine KURSK
		The Oscar-class nuclear-powered cruise missile attack submarine KURSK left her base on 12th August 2000 at her purpose was Northern Fleet training exercises in the Barents Sea.
		She was under the command of Captain 1st Rank Gennadiy P. Liachin accompanied by 118 members of crew.
		The submarine hit the ocean floor at a point 45 miles off the Kola Peninsula, taking with her 119 souls.
	www.angelfire.com /co3/submarinethetis/kurskhome.htm (229 words)

	Submarine Crew’s Families Seek Answers From Putin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Grieving relatives of the 118 seamen who died aboard the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk poured out their rage and pain in a heated meeting Tuesday night with President Vladimir V. Putin at a closed military base near the site of the tragedy.
		Putin, struggling to recover from his worst political crisis since he was sworn in last May, took the desperate step of confronting the fury of the bereaved -- a rare step for a Russian political leader.
		The Russian Cabinet stood for a minute’s silence to mark the tragedy, in which 55 children lost their fathers.Television stations Tuesday displayed the names of the dead and showed old footage of the 500-foot Oscar II-class submarine sailing out of port, its crew at attention on deck.
	www-tech.mit.edu /V120/N31/submarine.31w.html (512 words)

	Haze Gray & Underway Photo Feature: Soviet & Russian Navy - Guided Missile Submarines - Nuclear Powered
		The 'ECHO I' class was unsuccessful and all were soon converted to SSNs, but the 'ECHO II' group lasted into the 1990's.
		A closeup of an 'OSCAR I' sail area, showing the missile hatches along the sides of the hull.
		'OSCAR II' is the successor to 'OSCAR I', and is somewhat larger than the previous boats, displacing 16,000 tons submerged.
	www.hazegray.org /features/russia/ssgn.htm (533 words)

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