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Soviet submarine S-350

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History
Soviet Union
NameS-350
FateSank, January 11, 1962; returned to service, 1966
General characteristics
Class and typeRomeo-class attack submarine
Displacement
  • 1,475 tons surfaced
  • 1,830 tons submerged
Length76.6 m (251 ft 3 in)
Beam6.7 m (22 ft)
Draught5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
PropulsionTwo diesels delivering 2.94 MW (4000 shp) with two electric motors driving two shafts.
Speed
  • 15.2 knots surfaced
  • 13 knots submerged
Range14,484km (9,000 miles) at 9 knots
Complement54 men (10 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
sonar and radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
MRP 11-14
Armament
  • 8 × 533mm (21in) torpedo tubes. Six located in the bow and two in the stern.
  • 14 × 533mm (21in) anti ship or anti submarine torpedoes (including Yu-4 and Yu-1 torpedoes) or 28 mines

The S-350 was a Romeo-class attack submarine built for the Soviet Navy during the Cold War.

Fate

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On January 11, 1962, the Soviet Foxtrot class submarine B-37 exploded as the result of a fire which detonated all torpedo warheads in the submarine. The S-350, which was moored next to B-37, was heavily damaged. Eleven crew members of the S-350 were killed. The submarine was salvaged, repaired and returned to service in 1966.[1]

Citations

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  1. ^ Polmar & Moore, p. 206

Bibliography

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  • Polmar, Norman & Moore, Kenneth J. (2004). Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines. Washington, D. C.: Potomac Books. ISBN 978-1-57488-594-1.