ive waited a long time for these

[Kapitan]

Eight years on and finally lay my hands on the imagies of the inside of the kursk submarine after she was raised.

Kursk was an Oscar II SSGN cruise missile submarine based in Gadzhievo northern fleet 7th submarine division (although she moved around alot) she had a crew of 118 men including several civilians she cost $1 billion to build and theres 12 in her class.

She is the largest attack submarine ever to put to sea displaceing 24,000 tonnes an 505feet long 82 feet wide and a draft of 36 feet she can make 33 knots when submerged her main design is carrier battle group destruction.

So im willing to share here you go:
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/Subsim/Kursk/kursk1.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/Subsim/Kursk/insidekursk.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/Subsim/Kursk/insidecp4.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/Subsim/Kursk/kursk3.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/Subsim/Kursk/kursk4.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/Subsim/Kursk/kursk5.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/Subsim/Kursk/kurskbits.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/Subsim/Kursk/kursksail.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/Subsim/Kursk/kurskstuff.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/Subsim/Kursk/kurskukn.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/Subsim/Kursk/lookout.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/Subsim/Kursk/ssn19.jpg

[Kapitan]

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/Subsim/Kursk/ukn.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/Subsim/Kursk/unknownitem.jpg

[Tchocky]

:o

Thanks for posting, kapitan

[Raptor1]

Ouch, I knew the Kursk explosion was bad, Didn't know it was THAT bad

[Kapitan]

bear in mind this is without compartment one the torpedo room a good 30 foot of the submarine is missing imagine the state that area would be in.

[rifleman13]

That bad, huh?

Those Russians do build big subs!

Thanks for sharing this amazing pics!:up:

[Raptor1]

When was she raised?

[McBeck]

Is that the reactor with all the foam ?

[STEED]

What a mess.

[Schroeder]

I think that's damaged beyond repair.:dead:

I hope there were no parts of the sailors in it anymore.:roll:

[Raptor1]

I think "sunk" would be a better term

Did they find evidence to confirm the H2O2 theory in the end?

[Linton]

What compartments are we looking at?It would be interesting to do a before and after comparison.

[Oberon]

Gave me the shivers that. I'm guessing the foamy bit is actually the missile tubes, if so, then is that an automatic feature? If there is an emergency the missile tubes are flooded with foam to prevent a fire and missile fuel explosion ala K-219? If so it's a good idea :up:

[Konovalov]

Iron Coffins.

Impressive yet haunting photos. :yep:

[PeriscopeDepth]

Eight years on and finally lay my hands on the imagies of the inside of the kursk submarine after she was raised.
Should of tried Google'ing for them, you wouldn't of had to wait so long. :)

PD

[Kapitan]

true what you see with the foam i think is acctually inside the missile tubes aint a clue what it is maybe a fire surperssion system no pictures of the reactors id doubt much they would release that detail anyway.

Looking at compartments two three and four note theres no bulkheads they must have collapsed when the second explosion ripped through the submarine, also they did find about 82 bodies still in the wreck when they went through it they got the 23 out of compartment nine about a month after she sank so 105 bodies were recoverd which means that 13 were incinerated immediatly on the second explosion.

She was raised between august and september 2001 a year after she sank by smitt momoet of the netherlands using the barge giant 4.

All pictures are availible on the web.

[Kapitan]

I was wondering what they would do with the wreck after they finnished with it it turns out they are scrapping the hulk shame because i really think something should be kept as a symbol of her existance and also as a monument to all who died in her.

If only the would keep the sail or even the crest of the submarine on the front it be worth it.

[seafarer]

I think "sunk" would be a better term

Did they find evidence to confirm the H2O2 theory in the end?

I understood that they had confirmed a fuel leak in a Type 65 high test peroxide (HTP) 650mm torpedo was the cause of at least the initial explosion. I assume the second explosion was something set off by that - another torpedo?

[Raptor1]

Yeah, the primary theory for the first explosion was that it happened because of the Hydrogen-Peroxide fuel of the Torpedo (Using this stuff was very irresponsible of the Russians, considering what happened to HMS Sidon), the second explosion was most likely the other Torpedoes in the tube

[August]

I was wondering what they would do with the wreck after they finnished with it it turns out they are scrapping the hulk shame because i really think something should be kept as a symbol of her existance and also as a monument to all who died in her.

If only the would keep the sail or even the crest of the submarine on the front it be worth it.

I suppose but then again 118 sailor headstones is a fair monument as well i'd think.

[Raptor1]

I would still expect them to keep some part of the boat, symbolically

[Kapitan]

that is true too, but many are burried in moscow most of the families are living in st petersburg fair old commute is that.

They kept other submarine stuff from other heroic submarine crews which is why im asking why dont they just save the sail for a monument even in murmansk or gadzhieo.

The kursk was flag ship of the entire northern fleet submarine division she deserves that atleast and so do her crew.

[August]

If the Kursk were an American sub there would be various family and veterans organizations contacting their elected representatives demanding that they do something like that.

Wouldn't that also work in Russia?

[PeriscopeDepth]

that is true too, but many are burried in moscow most of the families are living in st petersburg fair old commute is that.

They kept other submarine stuff from other heroic submarine crews which is why im asking why dont they just save the sail for a monument even in murmansk or gadzhieo.

The kursk was flag ship of the entire northern fleet submarine division she deserves that atleast and so do her crew.
Probably because the Russian government doesn't view it so much as a memorial to heroism, but rather a vivid reminder of their negligence for everyone to gawk at. Which is too bad.

PD

[Kapitan]

Under putin russia sort of went back to its old communist days so no one speaks out even now dont forget the fathers and monthers are of the soviet generation to question the ability of thier own government is beyond them for the simple fact they can remember a time not so long ago speaking out ment a trip east never to be seen again seeing as the government had a very uncanny way of making people "dissapear"