K3 Leninsky Komsomol Update (Pictures)

Commander Wallace · 09-17-17, 05:08 AM

Great pictures and narrative, as usual.

The " November " attack Sub was part of the new construction of " Hotel " Ballistic missile and " Echo " guided missile submarine classes of submarines that all came into service about the same time as the November. These are of course the NATO designations for the classes.

You had mentioned that the The November is slated to become a museum. Given that the Project 627 November was the former Soviet Union's first nuclear powered submarines and the subsequent nuclear accidents in their history on submarines, how safe is it to be aboard one while touring it ? The most notable example of a serious reactor accident was aboard The Hotel class K19 on July 4th, 1961 in which all 7 members of it's engineering crew and a divisional officer died within a month of the accident. 15 more crew members died within 2 years from the after exposure. Although the nuclear fuel has undoubtedly been removed, is there any danger of radioactive contamination ?

Thanks for posting the Pictures and narrative.

09-17-17, 05:08 AM	#2
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,304 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	Great pictures and narrative, as usual. The " November " attack Sub was part of the new construction of " Hotel " Ballistic missile and " Echo " guided missile submarine classes of submarines that all came into service about the same time as the November. These are of course the NATO designations for the classes. You had mentioned that the The November is slated to become a museum. Given that the Project 627 November was the former Soviet Union's first nuclear powered submarines and the subsequent nuclear accidents in their history on submarines, how safe is it to be aboard one while touring it ? The most notable example of a serious reactor accident was aboard The Hotel class K19 on July 4th, 1961 in which all 7 members of it's engineering crew and a divisional officer died within a month of the accident. 15 more crew members died within 2 years from the after exposure. Although the nuclear fuel has undoubtedly been removed, is there any danger of radioactive contamination ? Thanks for posting the Pictures and narrative. Last edited by Commander Wallace; 09-17-17 at 05:21 AM.