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  Yankee class submarine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Yankee class is the general NATO classification for a type of nuclear-powered submarine that was originally constructed by the Soviet Union around 1968.
The Yankees were the first class of Soviet subs to have comparable firepower, in terms of ballistic missile batteries, to their American counterparts.
Yankee II subs were ballistic missile submarines that first appeared in 1976; at least one was a converted Yankee I sub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yankee_class_submarine   (446 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Submarine
Submarines at periscope depth in clear water during the daytime are more easily detectable by aircraft that are directly overhead.
Submarines designed for the purpose of attacking merchant ships or other warships are known as "fast attacks", "hunter-killers", "fast boats", or "fleet submarines".
Submarines did not have a major impact on the outcome of the war, but did portend their coming importance to naval warfare and increased interest in their use in naval warfare.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Submarine   (11195 words)

  
 Soviet submarine K-219 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
K-219 was a Navaga-class ballistic missile submarine (NATO reporting name "Yankee I") of the Soviet Navy.
The United States Navy normally does not comment on submarine operations, but in the case, because the scenario is so outrageous, the Navy is compelled to respond.
The United States Navy categorically denies that any U.S. submarine collided with the Russian Yankee submarine (K-219) or that the Navy had anything to do with the cause of the casualty that resulted in the loss of the Russian Yankee submarine.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Soviet_submarine_K-219   (572 words)

  
 Typhoon class submarine -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Typhoon-class submarine is a ballistic missile-carrying, nuclear-powered (A submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes) submarine (SSBN) deployed by the (Click link for more info and facts about Soviet Navy) Soviet Navy in the (The decade from 1980 to 1989) 1980s.
The Typhoon class was developed under Project 941 as the Russian Akula-class (the Russian word for "Shark", although NATO uses the name (Click link for more info and facts about Akula class) Akula class to designate Russian Bars-class subs).
Six Typhoon class submarines were built with each carrying 20 (Click link for more info and facts about R-39 (SS-N-20) missile) R-39 (SS-N-20) missiles with 10 (The warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb) nuclear warheads each.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/ty/typhoon_class_submarine.htm   (475 words)

  
 Haze Gray & Underway Photo Feature: Soviet & Russian Navy - Ballistic Missile Submarines
The 'GOLF' class was the first purpose-built Soviet ballistic missile boats, although several 'ZULU' class attack subs were converted to an improvised ballistic missile configuration.
The 'GOLF II" class boats were converted from the 'GOLF I' class, receiving the new SS-N-5 missile in place of the SS-N-4.
This was the second time K-219 suffered a missile accident, and she did not survive the experience, sinking on 6 October 1986.
www.hazegray.org /features/russia/boomer.htm   (566 words)

  
 Chap. 6: Decommissioning of nuclear submarines - The Russian Northern Fleet
Since the middle of the 1980s, nuclear powered submarines have been taken out of service and prepared for decommissioning.[463] The first generation nuclear submarines that were taken out of service early in the 1980s and laid up is now being prepared for dismantling.
The problems associated with the decommissioning of nuclear submarines were raised in the Duma on June 14, 1994, at the Commission for Emergency Action on March 14, 1995 and at two international conferences held in Severodvinsk on March 23, 1994, and in Moscow on June 19-20, 1995.
A submarine of the Project 667 B - Delta-I class is reported to contain 830 tons of noxious waste, of which 22 tons are battery acid.[492] No economic guarantees have been given by the state for the responsible handling of this waste.
spb.org.ru /bellona/ehome/russia/nfl/nfl6.htm   (6288 words)

  
 Submarine Accidents
The two American submarines and three of the Soviet nuclear submarines sank as a result of accident; the fourth Soviet vessel was scuttled in the Kara Sea upon the decision of responsible authorities when repair was deemed impossible and decommissioning too expensive.
On October 6, at 11:03, the submarine sank with a loss of four lives.[7] The reason for the explosion in the missile tube is unclear.
The Project 627 - November class submarine K-8 was on exercise in the Barents Sea when a leak developed in the steam generators and in a pipe leading to the compensator reception.
www.rontini.com /accid.html   (5990 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)

  
 Two U.S. nuclear powered submarines collided on March 19, 1998. Our comments. by Eugene Miasnikov, Center for Arms ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
At the moment of collision the USS Kentucky (Ohio class ballistic missile submarine) was at the surface, and the USS San Juan (Los Angeles class attack submarine) was submerged.
At shallow waters, especially, where the relief of the bottom is complex, a submarine sonar detection range against a quiet target, such as a fishing boat or a modern submarine, drops to few kilometers even at the most favorable weather conditions.
An agreement between the U.S. and Russia on limiting submarine covert operations at certain areas could be a substantial addition to the bilateral "Agreement on the Prevention of Incidents On and Over the High Seas", which was signed at the peak of the cold war in 1972 and put in force in 1973.
www.armscontrol.ru /subs/collisions/comm0319.htm   (1727 words)

  
 A few "Fat boys" laying around - Global Affairs Forum, Politics, Law, Science, Health
The USS George Washington, a submarine carrying 160 nuclear warheads, collides with a Japanese freighter in the East China Sea.
The submarine is carrying nuclear armed torpedoes and the carrier is armed with several dozen nuclear weapons.
A Russian Delta III class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine collides with the USS Grayling, a nuclear-powered attack submarine in the Barent Sea.
www.globalaffairs.org /forum/showthread.php?t=20623   (1074 words)

  
 R-27 / SS-N-6 SERB Mod SLBM - Russian / Soviet Nuclear Forces
Sixteen of the SS-N-6 missiles were carried aboard the Yankee class nuclear submarine.
The Yankee submarine demonstrated a patrol capability of 75 days, and patrols of longer duration (90 days) were believed possible, consistent with crew provisioning and morale.
Yankee II and upgraded Yankee I submarines were outfitted with the new system and missiles.
www.fas.org /nuke/guide/russia/slbm/r-27.htm   (1014 words)

  
 NF decomm: Severodvinsk shipyards — Zvezdochka and Sevmash
One Typhoon class submarine is currently stationed at Sevmash, but no clear plans exist as to whether the submarine will be scrapped, upgraded or reconstructed to carry civilian cargoes under the Arctic ice.
One Yankee class submarine was dismantled at Sevmash as an experiment to determine whether the yard can handle such operations.
It is expected that Zvezdochka will dismantle 11 Yankee class submarines in the future, and discussions are also being held with CTR concerning the dismantling of one Delta-I and one Delta-IV submarine.
bellona.no /en/international/russia/navy/northern_fleet/.../28335.html   (677 words)

  
 Steve Quayle News Alerts
Jane's said the new land-based system had an estimated range of 2,500 to 4,000 km (1,560 to 2,500 miles), and the sea-based system, launchable from a submarine or a ship, had a range of at least 2,500 km.
Russian GOLF-II class submarines are a legitimate candidate to carry R-27 missiles.
THE DAY that North Korea sends ships or submarines equipped with ballistic missiles into the Pacific, the United States will come within range of nuclear attack by a militaristic dictatorship headed by a ruthless and paranoid near-recluse.
www.stevequayle.com /News.alert/04_Nukes/040816.NK.nuke.html   (2791 words)

  
 PREDA ARTICLE - IF THE NUCLEAR MELTDOWN HAPPENS, WHAT THEN?
Last October 3, 1986 a nuclear missile exploded on board a Soviet "Yankee" class submarine off the coast of Bermuda in the Atlantic, within three days the submarine sank to the ocean bottom taking with it 32 nuclear weapons and two nuclear reactors.
In l973 for example, on April 21, USS Guardfish, a nuclear powered attack submarine of the US navy had an accident in which the coolant of the reactor was lost.
The submarine was submerged 370 miles off Puget Sound, Washington, but managed to surface and repair the damage and barely avoid a melt-down.
www.preda.org /archives/1989-90-91-92/r9002151.htm   (1090 words)

  
 R-27 / SS-N-6 SERB
The D-5 launch system with R-27 missiles was derived from with studies by SKB-385 in the early 1960s to develop a ballistic missile capable of attacking sea-based targets.
The Yankee I submarines were the designated carrier.
Subsequently experimental launches were conducted for microgravity research purposes.
www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/world/russia/r-27.htm   (1001 words)

  
 CNS - Nuclear Regionalism in the Russian Far East
Kamchatka, in particular, is threatened by decommissioned attack and cruise missile submarines that are sinking at their piers.
The status of the second submarine is unclear; shipyard personnel assume they will again build nuclear submarines in the future.
In March 2000 five sailors assigned to a unit that guards decommissioned submarines (who were earning about $25 a month) died attempting to steal metal from a partially dismantled Yankee-class submarine in Primorye.
cns.miis.edu /cns/projects/nisnp/research/regional/wks02/chuen.htm   (2436 words)

  
 National Geographic: Submarine Milestones -- Yankee Class   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Yankee-class submarines were significantly quieter than Hotel-class submarines due to a smoother hull shape, special propeller design, exterior sound-deadening coatings, and other modifications.
Several subs in the class were modified, such as the K-403 and K-411, whose missile compartments were converted to carry miniature submarines.
All but two Yankee submarines have been decommissioned and have had their missile compartments cut out to comply with the START II arms-reduction treaty.
www.nationalgeographic.com /k19/sub_detail_sov4.html   (125 words)

  
 Page Title
But recently, members of a U.S. submarine crew finally told about a top-secret mission that some believe may have hastened the end of the Cold War.
Although it was not the first mission to follow the Soviets, or the last, it was one of the more successful, and information on it has been declassified by the Navy.
Evans attributed the success of the mission to the experienced crew; to the Batfish design, which made it "extremely quiet"; and to a new, extra-sonar system that was dragged behind the American sub, making its sonar detection superior to the less-advanced, noisier Soviet sub.
www.zianet.com /jworman/newsletter/page6.html   (539 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The USS Simon Bolivar was part of the Benjamin Franklin class of Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarines built during the 1960s.
During her 30 years of service, Simon Bolivar alternated with other SSBNs in keeping the fleet ballistic missile submarines on deterrent patrols, providing the United States with instant retaliatory capabilities in case of attack.
The hull is a single casting with metal dive planes and comes complete with resin, white metal, and photo-etch parts.
www.yankeemodelworks.com /ssbn641.htm   (94 words)

  
 Gallery Submarines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Four of these small 536-ton surface submarines were built in the mid 1960s for the Italian navy.
ORP Sokol, Polish submarine 1944, Mirage 1:400 Scale - These are photographs of the newest addition to the 1:400th scale Sub Fleet of Bruce Simard.
From being the last major naval power to adopt the submarine, Imperial Germany went to being the major and most successful power to use the warship type in WWI.
www.steelnavy.com /gallery_submarines.htm   (2078 words)

  
 Hell On Earth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
As it so happened, a Soviet Yankee Class SLBM submarine also had its orders, due to the situation, to begin its patrol in its forward area.
Knowing full well that the Soviets often had their SLBM submarines in the area, it was not hard for NORAD to know who these missiles belonged.
Coontz quickly reported their encounter with the Soviet Yankee, but deliberately left out the fact that it was they who fired first thus provoking the response.
www.changingthetimes.co.uk /samples/coldwar/hell_on_earth2.htm   (5982 words)

  
 Sword of the Motherland Archives
The 'Hotel' class submarine, Yankee class submarine, and Kynda class cruiser main pages were also added.
The Oscar, and Alfa class submarine main pages were added.
The Kirov (Pyotr Velikhiy) class missile cruiser, Grisha frigate, and Moskva carrier intro pages were also included along with a history of the IL-38 'May' recon aircraft.
www.russianwarrior.com /Archives.htm   (2600 words)

  
 Military/Arrival of Foreign Ballistic Missile Submarines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
With these submarines they could do so, and this would mean that the missiles would have a short flight time from the submarine to the bomber bases, and in some cases perhaps only as long as five----."
The submarines, because of their close proximity to Washington and coastal military installations, greatly decrease the amount of warning and decision time available.
Normal reaction time, while the submarine is submerged on patrol, is 15 minutes.
mt.sopris.net /mpc/military/atomicsubmarines.html   (1241 words)

  
 Bermuda Sun: Sub crisis raises spectre of 1986 sinking off Bermuda (2000-08-18)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
THIS week’s foundering of the massive 400-foot Russian nuclear powered submarine, The Kursk, at the bottom of the Barents Sea is a frightening reminder of Bermuda’s own brush with nuclear disaster in October 1986.
Both of Canada’s National daily newspapers, The Globe and Mail and National Post are reminding readers that the sinking of K-219 (a ballistic-missile Yankee class nuclear submarine) some 400 miles north-east of Bermuda’s coast was one of the first “signs of [Russian] navy decline.”
And although all but three of the 119 crewmen were rescued, the submarine found a watery grave three miles beneath our sub-tropical waves.
www.bermudasun.bm /archives/2000-08-18/01News06   (519 words)

  
 Chernobyl (USA) North America Dangers
Maine Yankee spokeswoman Maureen Brown said officials at the Wiscasset, Maine, facility were unaware of the new allegations until contacted by the news media but said they would fully cooperate in any investigation.
The new whistleblower said that if the allegation about the ECCS are also true, ``then it is possible to conclude that Maine Yankee at full power is one of the more dangerous plants on the North American continent,'' according to a copy of the letter obtained by Reuters.
Maine Yankee is 38 percent owned by Central Maine Power Co., 20 percent each by New England Electric System and Northeast Utilities and 22 percent by other New England utilities.
www.chernobyl.com /usa.htm   (2902 words)

  
 Chernobyl Information
According to Bermuda press reports it has been further reported that the nuclear submarine that sank 600 miles east of Bermuda was a 10,000 ton 425 foot Yankee class K-219 submarine.
The K-219 had two pressurized nuclear reactors and was armed with 16 SS-N-6 submarine launched ballistic missiles and eight 533-mm ASW/anti-ship torpedoes and 6 406-mm ASW torpedoes.
This particular submarine was part of the Soviet Northern Fleet.
www.chernobyl.com /info.htm   (1836 words)

  
 CNN Transcript - Saturday Morning News: Declassified Cold War Submarine Mission Helped End Conflict - March 3, 2001
In 1978, a U.S. submarine followed a Soviet nuclear sub headed straight for the U.S. East Coast.
The critical distance is such that they can hear the Soviet submarine and the Soviet submarine could not under any circumstances hear them.
EVANS: Many analysts believe that the Soviets' knowledge that we were tracking their ballistic missile submarines and their other submarines with, sometimes with impunity, led them to a massive design and construction program to silence their submarines through new designs and quieter designs that was extremely expensive, a budget buster, if you will.
edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0103/03/smn.08.html   (819 words)

  
 667AM YANKEE II - Russian and Soviet Nuclear Forces
667AM YANKEE II In 1977 the "K-140" submarine was equipped with the first D-11 Soviet sea based solid-fuel missiles and received the designation 667AM Yankee II.
The 12 P-31 missiles loaded on the submarine could be fired from a depth up to 50 meters.
As of September 1999 US specialists had helped disassemble one Yankee- and six Delta-class submarines, while the Russians had destroyed another five ballistic missile subs on their own using American equipment.
www.fas.org /nuke/guide/russia/slbm/667AM.htm   (191 words)

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