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Collisions involving US and Soviet/Russian Submarines |
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Date |
Details |
| November
16, 1969 |
Collision
between Soviet and US submarines |
| June, 1970 |
The
USS
Tautog (SSN-639), a Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, collides
with the K-108, an Echo II-class nuclear-powered cruise missile
submarine near coast of Kamchatka. USS Tautog departs the area, believing that the K-108
has sunk. Tautog returns to Pearl Harbor for repairs to her
sail, periscopes, and antennas. K-108 barely was able to return to the
base, and repairs took several years. |
| August
28, 1976 |
Soviet
attack submarine K-22 collided with US Navy destroyer in
Mediterranean. |
| April
9, 1981 |
The
U.S. nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS George
Washington (SSBN-598) collided with a Japanese freighter in the
East China Sea. The freighter sank, leaving two of its crew dead, and the submarine suffered slight
damage to its sail. The submarine probably carried a total of 160 nuclear
warheads on its 16 Poseidon C3 missiles. |
| March
24, 1984 |
The
U.S. aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) collided with a
Soviet nuclear-powered Victor class (Project 671) attack submarine in the
Sea of Japan. At the time of the collision, the USS Kitty Hawk
is estimated to have carried several dozen nuclear weapons, and the
submarine probably carried two nuclear torpedoes. |
| June
14, 1989 |
U.S.
Navy Los Angeles-class submarine - the USS Houston - has
collided with a small surface vessel towing two barges. The collision
occurred between Los Angeles and Santa Catalina Island off southern
California, when the submarine had been about to take part the next day in
the filming of ``The Hunt for Red October,'' a Cold War thriller based on
Tom Clancy's best-selling novel. |
| February
11,
1992 |
While on patrol,
the Russian Sierra-class nuclear-powered attack submarine K-276
(Type 945A "Kostroma") was involved in a collision with the American Los Angeles-class
nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Baton Rouge (SSN-689).
The American submarine was trailing the Russian sub and miscalculated its speed. Both
submarines sustained significant damage. The American submarine was
written off. |
| March
20, 1993 |
The collision
occurred between the USS Grayling (SSN 646) attempting to trail Russian
K-407 (SSBN
of Delta-4 class) seventy-four meters beneath the icy surface of the
Arctic Ocean. They were 105 nautical miles off the Kola Peninsula. The
accident occurred as the Russian boat crossed in front of the American.
This accident didn't result in casualties. American submarine was written
off later as a result of the accident. |
| February
11,
1998 |
South Korean
fishing boat sank after colliding with a nuclear-powered U.S.
submarine off South Korea's south coast. The boat's five crewmen were
rescued. The submarine was not damaged in the pre-dawn collision and was
sailing to the southern naval port of Chinhae with the rescued fishermen.
The submarine La Jolla was based in Japan as part of the U.S. 7 th Fleet,
and was on its way to Chinhae for supply and maintenance when it collided
with the fishing boat seven miles off the coast. |
| March 19, 1998 |
The collision of
two US submarines occurred at 9:30 am on March 19, 1998 off Long Island,
NY. At the moment of collision the USS Kentucky (Ohio class ballistic
missile submarine) was at the surface, and the USS San Juan (Los Angeles
class attack submarine) was submerged. According to U.S. Navy official
data, the submarines suffered minor damage and returned to Groton naval
base for extensive checks. There were no casualties. Most probably, the
collision was caused by mistakes of the crews of both submarines. |
| February
9, 2001 |
Pearl
Harbor-based USS Greeneville, a 6,900-ton Los Angeles-class
nuclear attack submarine, has collided with and sank a 499-ton Japanese
trawler Ehime Maru, which sank to a depth of 18,000 ft only ten minutes
after the collision some 9 miles south of Pearl Harbor. The trawler was
carrying 35 people, of whom a group of four high school students, two teachers and three crew members
were missing and presumed dead. |
Jan 27, 2002 |
The U.S.
nuclear-powered submarine Greeneville, which struck and sank a
Japanese fishing boat last year, and another U.S. vessel were involved in a
collision in the Arabian Sea on Sunday but neither craft was in danger of
sinking. There were no injuries in the surface collision about 40 miles off
Oman, but a fuel tank on the amphibious Navy warship Ogden was
punctured and several thousand gallons of diesel fuel leaked into the sea.
The Pentagon said the incident, which occurred as the Greeneville
was preparing to transfer personnel to the Ogden in a small
boat, was under investigation and there was no immediate indication of the
cause. |
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