The K-141 Kursk submarine K-141 Kursk was part of an 11-sub series of Project 949A Antey vessels, known by NATO as Oscar II. These are large, nuclear-powered oceanic submarines.

The K-141 Kursk Submarine was a powerful vessel. If its 509-foot hull had been placed vertically where it sank, it would have ...

The Kursk's commanders and most of the crew in the front compartments were killed as two blasts 135 seconds apart sent the mighty submarine to the bottom of the Barents Sea, Ustinov told The ...

The parlous state of the Russian military raised questions among observers as to why the Russian navy was conducting a 30-ship exercise, including sophisticated submarines like the Kursk.

Ceremonies are being held in Russia and on board its naval vessels to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Kursk nuclear submarine disaster. The submarine, one of the Russian navy's most ...

EXCLUSIVE: Hillary Clinton’s HiddenLight is behind a Sky History documentary series about the Kursk submarine disaster that will for the first time feature her husband Bill Clinton. Airing later ...

Three months into Vladimir Putin’s new presidency, a blast in the Barents Sea ripped open and sank Russia’s prized nuclear submarine Kursk - in an explosion so powerful that its impact was ...