Russian submarine Carp (K-239)

History

Soviet Union/Russia
Name:	K-239 Carp
Launched:	August 1983
General characteristics
Class & type:	Sierra-class submarine
Propulsion:	Atomic
Range:	Unlimited, except by food supplies

K-239 Carp (Russian: Карп) was a Russian Sierra-class submarine. She was launched in 1983 and laid up in 1997. The submarine is planned to re-enter active duty by 2017 after overhaul. According to the shipyard Zvezdochka the submarine's titanium hull is in good shape.^[1]

References

↑ http://en.rian.ru/military_news/20130305/179831565/Russia-to-Resurrect-Titanium-Submarines.html

Sierra-class submarine

Sierra I	K-239 Carp B-276 Kostroma

Sierra II	K-336 Pskov K-534 Nizhny Novgorod

Sierra III	K-123 Mars (never completed)

List of Soviet and Russian submarines List of Soviet and Russian submarine classes

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