Strike the K-17 (Juliet) Providence Sub Museum; Headed to Scrap Yard

[nancy]

Bye, Bye Soviet submarine K-77

http://www.projo.com/video/?nvid=388173&shu=1   Video of K-77 leaving dock in Providence. Good narration by Sheridan, general manager USS Saratoga/K-17 Museums.

Thanks, Fritz, Rontini's

Interestingly, during war K-17 had shadowed Saratoga. Opened in 2002 as a successful museum. During a 2007 storm, the boat sank. Navy-Army dive teams raised her but, in 2008, sub deemed too damaged for restoration. After no buyers, Saratoga Foundation sold her to a scrap metal company.

Career (USSR)      (included as a bar/restaurant, sub in the movie, "The Widowmaker"

Name: K-77
Ordered: 1950s
Laid down: 31 January 1963
Launched: 11 March 1965
Commissioned: 31 October 1965
Decommissioned: 1991–1994
Struck: 1994
Fate: Restaurant, film set, museum ship
Sank in 2007; recovered in 2008
General characteristics
Type: Juliett-class submarine
Displacement: 3,174 long tons (3,225 t) surfaced
3,636 long tons (3,694 t) with fuel
4,137 long tons (4,203 t) submerged
Length: 91 m (298 ft 7 in)
Beam: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draft: 7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Propulsion: 2 × 4,000 shp (3.0 MW) D-43 and 1 × 1,750 shp (1.30 MW) 2D-42 diesel engines
2 × 3,000 shp (2.2 MW) PG-141 main and 2 × 500 shp (0.37 MW) PG-140 creep electrical motors
2 screws
Speed: 16.8 knots (19.3 mph; 31.1 km/h) surfaced
18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h) submerged (trial)
Range: 9,000 nmi (17,000 km) at 8 kn (9.2 mph; 15 km/h) surfaced
18,000 nmi (33,000 km) at 7 kn (8.1 mph; 13 km/h) with additional fuel
810 nmi (1,500 km) at 2.74 kn (3.15 mph; 5.07 km/h) submerged
Endurance: 800 hours submerged, stores for 90 days
Test depth: 235 m (770 ft) test
365 m (1,200 ft) design
Complement: 82 (12 officers, 16 petty officers, 54 men)
Armament: • 4 × SS-N-3 Shaddock (P-5 or P-6) cruise missiles or SS-N-12 Sandbox nuclear cruise missiles
• 6 × 21 in (530 mm) bow torpedo tubes with 18 torpedoes
• 4 × 16 in (410 mm) stern torpedo tubes with 4 anti-submarine torpedoes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_submarine_K-77   Full and very interesting story of service, being a bar/restaurant, eBay auction, USS Saratoga Foundation acquiring.

Also, excellent photo of the sub.

[JohnG]

Test depth: 235 m (770 ft) test

Man, that is a long ways down under water. I don't see how they do it. I couldn't imagine what the modern nuke boats can do and being that deep.

[Darrin]

You don't even notice the depth difference other then a few hull pops and watching the boat squeeze into itself kinda like a beer can getting squeezed. Ah the memories of going deep  

[Bill Wasil]

I recently got to go aboard the B-39, a Whiskey class Soviet Submarine in San Diego.  It's part of the museum they have there.  It was in very good condition and the foundation is taking very good care of it.  It's too bad that the K-17 had to be scrapped after seeing its sister ship in San Diego.