The 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 …

K-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.

Jan 14, 2025 · 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 …

Jun 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.

Jun 21, 2023 · In 2000, one of the worst peacetime submarine accidents ever took place off the coast of Russia. A huge explosion sank the giant nuclear-powered submarine Kursk, killing most of its crew and...

In August 2000, the Russian submarine, the Kursk, sank with the loss of 118 lives. It was a tragedy which shocked the world. But to many the tragedy remains incomprehensible, for the Kursk...

5 days ago · The 'Kursk submarine disaster' was named after vessel K-141 when it dropped to the bottom of the Barents Sea during a naval exercise on 12 August, 2000.

Jul 15, 2022 · The Russian submarine Kursk took its name from the city of Kursk, where the battle of Kursk was fought. This battle which took place in 1943, is regarded as the biggest warfare in the army combat tanks.

The Kursk was an attack submarine, the pride of the fleet, one of Russia's most secret weapons. She bristled with missiles and torpedoes and she could survive for months underwater without...

6 days ago · The Kursk Disaster: When Complexity Becomes a Death Trap. On August 12, 2000, Kursk was participating in a naval exercise when disaster struck.A faulty Type 65 torpedo exploded in the forward torpedo room, igniting a catastrophic chain reaction.. Kursk Submarine. Key moments of the disaster: The initial explosion killed most of the crew in the forward sections.