Russian submarine Carp (B-239)

History
Soviet Union, Russia
Name	B-239 Carp
Laid down	20 July 1979
Launched	29 July 1983
Commissioned	29 September 1984
Out of service	1997 (in reserve)
General characteristics
Class and type	Sierra-class submarine
Displacement	7,600 tons (surfaced) 9,100 tons (submerged)
Length	107 m (351 ft)
Beam	14.2 m (47 ft)
Propulsion	1 × PWR, 190 MW 2 × 1002 hp emergency motors 1 shaft, 2 spinners
Speed	10 knots (18.5 km/h; 11.5 mph) (surfaced) 32 knots (59.3 km/h; 36.8 mph) (submerged)
Range	Unlimited, except by food supplies
Complement	61
Armament	4 × 650 mm (26 in) torpedo tubes 4 × 530 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes SS-N-21 Sampson SLCM with 200 kt nuclear warhead SS-N-15 Starfish anti submarine weapon: 200 kt depth charge or 90 kg HE Type 40 torpedo SS-N-16 Stallion, 200 kt depth charge or 90 kg HE Type 40 torpedo Minelaying configuration: 42 mines instead of torpedoes
Service record
Part of:	Russian Northern Fleet

B-239 Carp (Russian: Карп) is a Russian Sierra-class submarine. It was known as K-239 before renaming in 1992. She was launched in 1983 and laid up in 1997. Withdrawn from the fleet on 05/30/1998.

In 2013, was planned for repair at the Zvyozdochka CS. According to the shipyard Zvezdochka the submarine's titanium hull was in good shape.^{[citation needed]} As of May 16, 2014, fuel has already begun to be unloaded from the reactor.^[1] According to a report dated 7.7.2014, preparations began for the unloading of spent nuclear fuel.

In March 2015, it became known that the repair of the boat had been suspended.^[2]

As of 2020, the repair has been stopped, it is in reserve in Severovinsk.

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This page was last edited on 4 October 2023, at 14:54