Soviet submarine S-363
USSR submarine which ran aground in Karlskrona, Sweden in October 1981
Soviet submarine S-363 (unofficial Swedish name: U137) was a Soviet submarine that ran aground outside the town of Karlskrona in Sweden on 27 October 1981. On 5 November the same year, it was led out of Swedish territorial waters.
 A plaque at the location of the grounding
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| History | |
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 Soviet Union | |
| Name | S-363 |
| Builder | Ordzhonikidze Yard, Leningrad |
| Yard number | 252 |
| Laid down | 12 January 1956[1] |
| Launched | 16 November 1956 |
| Commissioned | 17 September 1957 |
| Stricken | 1990s |
| Homeport | Liepāja |
| Fate | Museum ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Whiskey-class submarine |
| Displacement | 1,030 t (1,010 long tons) |
| Length | 76 m (249 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 6.7 m (22 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) |
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| Speed |
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| Range | 12,000 nmi (22,000 km) to 15,000 nmi (28,000 km) |
| Test depth | ~400–450 m (1,310–1,480 ft)[2] |
| Complement | ~60 |
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References
change- ↑ Orbat, archived from the original on 7 October 2007.
- ↑ "U137, Grundstötningen" [U 137, The Grounding]. Statens Maritima Museer (in Swedish). Sweden. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007.
Other websites
change- Story of the incident with photos Archived 2013-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
