Chinese nuclear submarine sank at shipyard

Shadowblade · 09-27-24, 07:08 AM

China’s newest nuclear submarine sank in dock, US officials confirm

submarine sank in May / June at the Wuchang shipyard near Wuhan

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ubmarine-sinks

mapuc · 09-27-24, 07:30 AM

You could say it was an uncontrolled dive.

Markus

Shadowblade · 09-27-24, 08:12 AM

yes, you can

wondering how they could think they can keep it secret
with satellites above

KaleunMarco · 09-27-24, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Shadowblade

China’s newest nuclear submarine sank in dock, US officials confirm

submarine sank in May / June at the Wuchang shipyard near Wuhan

someone must have left a hatch open when they went for a smoke.

Kapitan · 09-29-24, 11:27 AM

Not the first time this happened to a submarine, remember India also done this with one of their boats.

the we have K431 which sank not once but twice at her moorings.

KaleunMarco · 09-29-24, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Kapitan

Not the first time this happened to a submarine, remember India also done this with one of their boats.

the we have K431 which sank not once but twice at her moorings.

not to start an argument....but isn't K-431 the Kilo II which had a reactor incident while she was being refueled? that was like 40 years ago, no?

i suspect that the reactor explosion sank her the first time but i am not sure when she got credit for the second sinking.

knowing the Soviets, they probably left her where she was, with an excellent possibility that she is still right there, after 40 years.

Kapitan · 09-29-24, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by KaleunMarco

not to start an argument....but isn't K-431 the Kilo II which had a reactor incident while she was being refueled? that was like 40 years ago, no?

i suspect that the reactor explosion sank her the first time but i am not sure when she got credit for the second sinking.

knowing the Soviets, they probably left her where she was, with an excellent possibility that she is still right there, after 40 years.

K431 (Echo class) had the explosion during refueling I should have said K429 a charlie class submarine which sank twice.

Both boats were raised and later scrapped.

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