K-18 Karelia

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K-18 Karelia (Delta IV-class ballistic missile 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-18 Karelia
Delta IV-class ballistic missile submarine
ClassDelta IV-class ballistic missile submarine
Displacement18200
Length167
Beam11.7
Draft8.8
Propulsion2 × type GT3A-365 turbines, two shafts with seven-bladed fixed-pitch propellers
Speed*Surfaced: 14
RangeUnlimited except by food supplies
Complement135-140
Armament*16 × R-29RM Shtil or R-29RMU Sineva nuclear ballistic missiles
Aircraft
Laid downFebruary 1987
Launched1988
Commissioned1989
HomeportGadzhievo, Northern Fleet
BuilderSevmash, Severodvinsk
StatusActive
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

  • K-18 Karelia (Russian: К-18 Карелия) is a Project 667BDRM Delfin-class (NATO reporting name: Delta IV) nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine currently in service with the Russian Navy. - Wikipedia
  • It was built in Severodvinsk by Sevmash shipbuilding company and was commissioned in 1989. - Wikipedia
  • It was refitted from 2004 to 2009, after which it returned to the navy. - Wikipedia

Class

  • Class: Delta IV-class ballistic missile submarine - Wikipedia

Displacement

  • Displacement: 18200 - Wikipedia

Length

  • Length: 167 - Wikipedia

Beam

  • Beam: 11.7 - Wikipedia

Draft

  • Draft: 8.8 - Wikipedia

Propulsion

  • Propulsion: 2 × type GT3A-365 turbines, two shafts with seven-bladed fixed-pitch propellers - Wikipedia

Speed

  • Speed: *Surfaced: 14 - Wikipedia

Range

  • Range: Unlimited except by food supplies - Wikipedia

Complement

  • Complement: 135-140 - Wikipedia

Armament

  • Armament: *16 × R-29RM Shtil or R-29RMU Sineva nuclear ballistic missiles - Wikipedia

Laid Down

  • Laid down: February 1987 - Wikipedia

Launched

  • Launched: 1988 - Wikipedia

Commissioned

  • Commissioned: 1989 - Wikipedia

Homeport

  • Homeport: Gadzhievo, Northern Fleet - Wikipedia

Builder

  • Builder: Sevmash, Severodvinsk - Wikipedia

Status

  • Status: Active - 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.