array (Victor III only); MT-70 active ice avoidance
EW: MRP-10 Zaliv-P/Buleva (Brick Pulp) intercept; Park Lamp direction-finder
Armament
4 bow torpedo tubes, 533 mm (21 in) (16 weapons - Type 83RN/Type 53-65K/USET-80 torpedoes, Type 84RN/SS-N-15 Starfish cruise missiles, VA-111 Shkval rocket torpedoes, MG-74 Korund and Siren decoys, or up to 36 naval mines)
K-324's keel was laid down on 29 February 1980 at Komsomolsk Shipyard in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in the Russian Far East. It was launched on 7 October 1980 and commissioned on 30 December 1980. It was the seventh submarine of the class built at Komsomolsk.
Collision
In 1981, K-324 collided with an unidentified submarine of the Sturgeon class, purportedly USS Drum, in Peter the Great Bay, not far from Vladivostok.[1] The submarine was heavily damaged, to all reports. The United States government denied any of their submarines were in the area, and no US submarine reported any damage during that time period, but the Soviets reported none of their submarines were in the Bay aside from K-324.[citation needed]
Fleet transfer and operations
K-324 transited across the Arctic in November and was officially transferred to the Northern Fleet on 3 December 1982.
Disabled
K-324 disabled after hitting McCloy's towed array
On 31 October 1983, K-324 snagged the US frigateUSS McCloy's towed sonar array cable[2] 282 miles (454 km) west of Bermuda, causing damage to the submarine's propeller. The submarine was towed to Cienfuegos, Cuba for repairs by a Soviet salvage ship beginning on 5 November.[3] Soviet technicians recovered some parts of McCloy's array.[4]
Later activities and decommissioning
K-324 was again involved in operations around US waters in 1985. She was reported to have detected American SSBNs on three occasions, tailing them for 28 hours. K-324 took advantage of temperature variations in the Gulf Stream.[5]K-324 was in reserve by 1997.[6]K-324 was written off in 2000 for scrapping.
References
^Reed, W. Craig (2020). Spies of the Deep. US: Permuted Press. pp. Chapter 4. ISBN978-1682618011.
^Norman Polmar, Kenneth J. Moore. Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet. 2003. ISBN1-57488-594-4.
^Polmar, Norman and Moore, Kenneth (2004). Cold War Submarines: the design and construction of U.S. and Soviet submarines. Brassey's, p. 160. ISBN1-57488-594-4
^Thompson, Roger (2007). Lessons not learned: the U.S. Navy's status quo culture. Naval Institute Press, p. 91. ISBN1-59114-865-0
soviet, submarine, soviet, navy, victor, class, submarine, reserve, since, 1997, assigned, northern, fleet, victor, class, submarine, similar, 324historysoviet, union, russianamek, 324builderkomsomolsk, shipyard, komsomolsk, amurlaid, down1979decommissioned199. K 324 was a Soviet Navy Victor III class submarine in reserve since 1997 It was assigned to the Northern Fleet A Victor III class submarine similar to K 324HistorySoviet Union RussiaNameK 324BuilderKomsomolsk Shipyard Komsomolsk on AmurLaid down1979Decommissioned1997StatusIn reserveGeneral characteristicsClass and typeVictor III class submarineDisplacement4 950 tons light surfaced 6 990 tons normal surfaced 7 250 tons submergedLength93 102 m 305 ft 1 in 334 ft 8 in Beam10 m 32 ft 10 in Draft7 m 23 ft 0 in PropulsionOne VM 4P pressurized water twin nuclear reactor 2x75 MW 2 sets OK 300 steam turbines 1 7 bladed or 2 4 bladed props 31 000 shp 23 000 kW at 290 shaft rpm 2 low speed electric cruise motors 2 small props on stern planes 1 020 shp 760 kW at 500 rpm Electric 4 460 kw tot 2 2 000 kw 380 V 50 Hz a c OK 2 turbogenerators 1 460 kw diesel emergency setSpeed32 knots 59 km h 37 mph Endurance80 daysComplementAbout 100 27 officers 34 warrant officers 35 enlisted Sensors and processing systemsRadar 1 MRK 50 Albatros series Snoop Tray 2 navigation search Sonar MGK 503 Skat KS Shark Gill suite LF active passive passive flank array Barrakuda towed passive linear array Victor III only MT 70 active ice avoidance EW MRP 10 Zaliv P Buleva Brick Pulp intercept Park Lamp direction finderArmament4 bow torpedo tubes 533 mm 21 in 16 weapons Type 83RN Type 53 65K USET 80 torpedoes Type 84RN SS N 15 Starfish cruise missiles VA 111 Shkval rocket torpedoes MG 74 Korund and Siren decoys or up to 36 naval mines Contents 1 Service history 1 1 Collision 1 2 Fleet transfer and operations 1 3 Disabled 1 4 Later activities and decommissioning 2 References 3 External linksService history EditK 324 s keel was laid down on 29 February 1980 at Komsomolsk Shipyard in Komsomolsk on Amur in the Russian Far East It was launched on 7 October 1980 and commissioned on 30 December 1980 It was the seventh submarine of the class built at Komsomolsk Collision Edit In 1981 K 324 collided with an unidentified submarine of the Sturgeon class purportedly USS Drum in Peter the Great Bay not far from Vladivostok 1 The submarine was heavily damaged to all reports The United States government denied any of their submarines were in the area and no US submarine reported any damage during that time period but the Soviets reported none of their submarines were in the Bay aside from K 324 citation needed Fleet transfer and operations Edit K 324 transited across the Arctic in November and was officially transferred to the Northern Fleet on 3 December 1982 Disabled Edit K 324 disabled after hitting McCloy s towed array On 31 October 1983 K 324 snagged the US frigate USS McCloy s towed sonar array cable 2 282 miles 454 km west of Bermuda causing damage to the submarine s propeller The submarine was towed to Cienfuegos Cuba for repairs by a Soviet salvage ship beginning on 5 November 3 Soviet technicians recovered some parts of McCloy s array 4 Later activities and decommissioning Edit K 324 was again involved in operations around US waters in 1985 She was reported to have detected American SSBNs on three occasions tailing them for 28 hours K 324 took advantage of temperature variations in the Gulf Stream 5 K 324 was in reserve by 1997 6 K 324 was written off in 2000 for scrapping References Edit Reed W Craig 2020 Spies of the Deep US Permuted Press pp Chapter 4 ISBN 978 1682618011 Norman Polmar Kenneth J Moore Cold War Submarines The Design and Construction of U S and Soviet 2003 ISBN 1 57488 594 4 Navysite de FF 1038 Polmar Norman and Moore Kenneth 2004 Cold War Submarines the design and construction of U S and Soviet submarines Brassey s p 160 ISBN 1 57488 594 4 Thompson Roger 2007 Lessons not learned the U S Navy s status quo culture Naval Institute Press p 91 ISBN 1 59114 865 0 Project 671 Victor class Archived 2011 09 25 at the Wayback Machine Federation of American ScientistsExternal links EditMystery of the Black Prince in Russian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Soviet submarine K 324 amp oldid 1120296714, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
