Zaporizhia (submarine)
| Ship data |
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| Ordered | |
| Launch | June 29, 1970 |
| Put into service | 1970 |
| Decommissioned | |
| home port | Sevastopol |
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| Dimensions | |
| Displacement | 1945 tons of excess water 2471.5 tons underwater |
| length | 70.1 m |
| drive | diesel-electric |
| speed | 8.13 knots above water 16.05 knots underwater |
| Range | 30,000 miles above water (at 8.13 knots) 15.3 miles underwater (at 16.05 knots) |
| Diving depth | 250 meters 280 meters max. |
| Dive duration | 575 hours underwater |
| team | 78 officers and crew grades |
| Armament | 22 torpedoes |
The U01 Запоріжжя ( trans. : Saporischschja ) (ex Soviet B-435) is a Russian submarine of project 641 . It served in the Soviet Navy from 1970 to 1997 and was then the only submarine in the Ukrainian Navy until 2014 . It has been part of the Russian Black Sea Fleet since March 2014.
The Zaporizhia has a crew of 78 men.
history
B-435
The boat was launched in Leningrad in June 1970 as the B-435.
In the first two years, the B-435 undertook a total of 14 patrols across the oceans - as far as the distant socialist brother country Cuba . From 1972 to 1991 it was mostly in its home port and since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the B-435 has been rusting unused in Sevastopol on the Black Sea .
Zaporizhia
With the division of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet in 1997, the B-435 came into the possession of the newly founded Ukrainian Navy and was renamed U01 Zaporizhia . Due to the constant lack of money in Ukraine, the condition of the boat continued to deteriorate, food and wages for the crew were temporarily outstanding. The occupation was supported by the eponymous city of Zaporizhia with room and board.
overhaul
Since 2003, the Ukrainian Navy has invested 7 million US dollars in at least a makeshift repair of the submarine. Another 3 million US dollars would have to be invested, according to the media, so that the submarine can be sold to another state for 50 to 70 million US dollars. The proceeds from the sale of the Zaporizhia were to be used to repair other units of the Ukrainian fleet.
The Zaporizhia was under the command of Captain Oleh Orlov.
Takeover in the Russian Navy
After the annexation of Crimea by Russia as a result of the Crimean crisis , the submarine was placed under the Russian Black Sea Fleet on March 22, 2014 . According to reports from the Ukrainian television station Kanal 5, the submarine was surrounded by Russian troops and stormed using stun grenades. RIA Novosti reported that the boat was "put into service" with the Black Sea Fleet. About half of the 78-strong crew wanted to serve in the Russian Navy, the remaining soldiers had left the submarine. The Zaporizhia was in poor condition and should be relocated to Feodosia , where the other submarines of the Black Sea Fleet are moored. A few days later, Russian media reported that the submarine should be returned to the Ukrainian naval forces . The intention is to tow it to Odessa because it cannot move there independently because of its condition.
On April 22, 2014, it became known that the Balaklava City Council intends to exhibit the Zaporizhia in a museum in the Balaklava submarine bunker . Experts from the Russian Black Sea Fleet described the boat as "... technically and morally outdated and no longer suitable for carrying out combat tasks ..."
logbook
From September to November 1970, the submarine was in service for 20 days or 422 hours (236 underwater, 186 above water) and drove 1660 miles above water and 432 miles underwater.
From June to December 1971, the submarine was in action in the Atlantic for 210 days. It traveled 18,342 miles above water and 5,340 miles underwater.
Since June 1972 the Zaporizhia has been in the shipyard practically without interruption.
From July to October 1994 the submarine was at sea for another 16 days, covering 243.5 miles above water and 4.2 miles under water.
A last deployment took place in January 1995, before the Zaporizhia was drained again after 53 miles.
The Saporischja was extensively repaired, maintained and modernized in a Russian shipyard in Sevastopol. In April 2012 it was due to run out for test drives to check the machine and important components. Finally, the three-day sea tests, during which the boat also dived, took place in July 2012. The new Ukrainian crew was trained by the Russian Navy.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Moscow announces military control over Crimea. March 22, 2014, accessed April 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Russian Black Sea Fleet takes over only Ukrainian submarine. (No longer available online.) RIANOVOSTI, March 22, 2014, archived from the original on March 25, 2014 ; Retrieved April 22, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Russia will return submarine “Zaporozhye” to Ukraine , voice of Russia on March 31, 2014
- ↑ The only Ukrainian submarine becomes a museum piece in the Crimea. RIA Novosti, April 22, 2014, accessed April 23, 2014 .
- ↑ a b c Ukrainian Submarine Starts Submerged Sea Trials. RIA Novosti, March 20, 2012, accessed July 19, 2014 .
- ↑ After 20 years of repairs. Ukraine sends its only submarine out to sea. Voice of Russia, March 20, 2012, accessed March 23, 2014 .
Web links
- Only submarine finally finished after 20 years
- History of the boat on deepstorm.ru
- The commander of the crew of the Zaporozhye submarine changed to the oath and handed over a vessel to invaders. Retrieved on March 25, 2014 (photo of the tower with "U01").