K-157

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K-157 (nuclear-powered attack submarine) is a Russian Navy surface combatant tracked in this archive by its recorded identity. Every line below is an archived observation with a source; nothing here is written by a model.

K-157
nuclear-powered attack submarine
Classnuclear-powered attack submarine
Displacement8,140 tonnes surfaced, 12,770 tonnes submerged
Length114.3 meters
Beam13.6 meters
Draft|depth=
Propulsionone 190MWt OK-650V reactor
Speed24 knots
Range|endurance=
Complement62 sailors
Armament4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes (28 torpedoes), naval mines and 4 × 650 mm torpedo tubes (12 torpedoes), also torpedo tube launched missiles
Aircraft|aircraft_facilities=
Laid down16 June 1990
Launched10 December 1994
Commissioned25 November 1995
HomeportGadzhievo
BuilderSevmash
Status
Last seenNot tracked (identity only)

Recorded movements

No dated, archived movement report for this ship is in the archive. A page that says where a warship is when the archive cannot support it would be fabrication, so this section is deliberately empty until an archived source supports a position.


Background

Encyclopedic context, retrieved from a reference work and archived. It is not a position record and is not counted as one.

History

  • Vepr (K-157) (Russian: Вепрь, literally means "wild boar") is a Project 971 Shchuka-B (also known by the NATO reporting name Akula-II) class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Russian Navy. - Wikipedia
  • Her keel was laid down on 16 June 1990 by Sevmash. - Wikipedia
  • She was launched on 10 December 1994, commissioned on 25 November 1995, and homeported in Gadzhievo. - Wikipedia
  • Vepr is armed with four 533 mm torpedo tubes which can use Type 53 torpedoes, RPK-6 or the RPK-2 missiles - older type and Kalibr type armament, naval mines, and four 650 mm torpedo tubes which can use Type 65 torpedoes, or the RPK-7 missile. - Wikipedia

Class

  • Class: nuclear-powered attack submarine - Wikipedia

Displacement

  • Displacement: 8,140 tonnes surfaced, 12,770 tonnes submerged - Wikipedia

Length

  • Length: 114.3 meters - Wikipedia

Beam

  • Beam: 13.6 meters - Wikipedia

Draft

  • Draft: |depth= - Wikipedia

Propulsion

  • Propulsion: one 190MWt OK-650V reactor - Wikipedia

Speed

  • Speed: 24 knots - Wikipedia

Range

  • Range: |endurance= - Wikipedia

Complement

  • Complement: 62 sailors - Wikipedia

Armament

  • Armament: 4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes (28 torpedoes), naval mines and 4 × 650 mm torpedo tubes (12 torpedoes), also torpedo tube launched missiles - Wikipedia

Aircraft

  • Aircraft: |aircraft_facilities= - Wikipedia

Laid Down

  • Laid down: 16 June 1990 - Wikipedia

Launched

  • Launched: 10 December 1994 - Wikipedia

Commissioned

  • Commissioned: 25 November 1995 - Wikipedia

Homeport

  • Homeport: Gadzhievo - Wikipedia

Builder

  • Builder: Sevmash - Wikipedia


How this page is made

Identity from an archived Wikipedia ship infobox. No movement section is shown because no archived, dated movement source exists. Nothing on this page is written by a model.