Soviet submarine K-314

History

Soviet Union
Name:	K-314
Laid down:	5 September 1970
Launched:	28 March 1972
Completed:	6 November 1972
General characteristics
Class and type:	Victor-class submarine
Displacement:	3,500 long tons (3,556 t) surfaced 4,750 long tons (4,826 t) submerged
Length:	94.3 m (309 ft 5 in)
Beam:	10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draft:	7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Propulsion:	1 × OK-300 pressurised water reactor with a VM-4 reactor core generating 75 MWt (31,000 hp)
Speed:	24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Test depth:	350 m (1,150 ft)
Complement:	94 officers and men

K-314 was a nuclear submarine of the Soviet Navy, of the type Project 671 Ерш (Yersh, meaning scorpionfish; also known by its NATO reporting name of "Victor-I" class).

On 21 March 1984, K-314 collided with the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) in the Sea of Japan. Neither ship was significantly damaged, although the Soviet submarine could not get underway to proceed home for repairs under her own power. The U.S. Navy stayed on scene for two weeks before the Soviets could send out a seagoing tug to bring her home.

References

Bellona: Project 671, 671 V, 671 K (Yersy) - Victor-I Class
Bellona: Nuclear submarine accidents (This report incorrectly identifies Soviet submarine K-431 as K-314 when describing a refueling criticality accident.)

Victor-class submarine

Victor I

K-38
K-69 ⁄ B-369
K-147
K-53
K-306
K-323
K-370
K-438
K-367
K-314
K-398
K-454
K-462
K-469
K-481

Victor II

K-495
K-513
K-517
K-387
K-371
K-467
K-488
K-505

Victor III

Leningrad	K-524 K-254 K-502 K-527 K-298 K-358 K-299 K-244 K-292 K-388 K-138 B-414 Daniil Moskovsky B-448 Tambov

Komsomolsk-na-Amure	K-247 K-507 K-492 K-412 K-251 K-255 K-324 K-305 K-355 K-360 K-218 K-242 K-264 K-315

Soviet and Russian submarines
List of Soviet and Russian submarine classes

Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1984

Shipwrecks	1 Feb: Skaros 29 Mar: Eldia 11 Apr: No 5 dumb hopper barge 3 Jun: Marques 17 Jul: HMS Devonshire 29 Jul: Columbus C. 21 Aug: Zingara 12 Sep: Hilma Hooker 21 Nov: Topeka 23 Nov: Mercedes I 29 Nov: USCGC Campbell 23 Dec: Mercury Unknown date: Machitis

Other incidents	21 Mar: K-314, USS Kitty Hawk 23 Apr: USS Bergall, USS Kittiwake 21 Sep: USS Jacksonville

1983 1985

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