K-33 was built at Factory No. 902 in Severodvinsk, Soviet Union, as a Hotel I-class submarine, launched on 6 August 1960 and was commissioned on 5 July 1961. In 1964 K-33 was repaired and modernized into 658M-standard (Hotel II), by installing a new missile complex giving her capability to fire missiles while submerged. She was decommissioned in 1990.
On 12 April 1963, K-33 collided with the Finnish merchant vessel MS Finnclipper in the Kattegat.
Finnclipper, owned by Enso Gutzeit, was on her way to the United States with a load of 6,000 tons of paper. When she reached the Kattegat, there was a mist. Finnclipper's crew heard engine noise on their port side at 11.05 a.m. and a submarine emerged from the mist. Finnclipper steered sharply to starboard to try to avoid a collision, but to no avail.
Finnclipper immediately stopped and returned to the submarine to see if she needed help. Two Soviet officers on board told the Finnish captain that the submarine's side had suffered severe structural damage, having been pressed in and deformed. The Soviet officers did not reveal their nationality, but told Finnclipper's crew that their vessel was a Warsaw Pact submarine. The Finns, however, could read the number 921 clearly on the side of the submarine, identifying her as K-33. According to some Soviet sources, K-33 underwent an overhaul at a Soviet Northern Fleet base from 25 October 1962 through 29 December 1964 and therefore could not have been involved in the collision, and at the time the Soviets claimed that the submarine involved was not a nuclear submarine, although Finnclipper's crew had identified K-33 clearly. A 1996 Russian article says K-33 was en route to a patrol in the North Atlantic Ocean when she collided with Finnclipper.[1]
Finnclipper managed to cross the Atlantic Ocean after the collision, although she had sprung a leak. The severely damaged K-33 limped to Murmansk for repairs. The captain of the Finnish vessel, Runar Lindholm, gave a maritime declaration when arriving in New York, but the report was labeled "secret" for over 44 years. It has been speculated that the incident was held secret due to the Finno-Soviet Treaty of 1948, under which the Soviets could forbid the Finns to report the incident in the news media or even to research it.
On 4 April 2007, Lindholm and maritime author Jaakko Varimaa, who at the time was second mate on Finnclipper, published the book Sukellusvene sumussa ("Submarine In The Mist"), revealing the accident to the general public.
Arctic incident
In 1965, K-33 was involved in a radiation emergency in the Arctic, involving dehermeticity of fuel elements.[2]
^Podvodnye Lodki Rossii, Atomnye Pervoye Pokoleniye; Tom IV, Chast 1;1st Defense Ministry Scientific-Research Institute & Rubin Central Design Bureau of Marine Equipment; Sankt Peterburg, 1996
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soviet, submarine, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, april, 2009, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, . This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations April 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message K 33 was a Soviet nuclear powered Project 658 class submarine NATO reporting name Hotel II She belonged to the Soviet Northern Fleet and carried the identification number 921 In 1977 she was renamed K 54 Project 658M class submarine Hotel II HistorySoviet UnionNameK 33 921 BuilderFactory No 902 Severodvinsk Soviet UnionLaunched6 August 1960Commissioned5 July 1961RenamedK 54 in 1977HomeportMurmanskDecommissioned1990General characteristicsClass and typeHotel class submarineDisplacement4 080 m3 surfaced 5 000 m3 submergedLength114 m 374 ft 0 in Beam9 2 m 30 ft 2 in Draft7 31 m 24 ft 0 in Propulsion2 VM A pressurized water reactors 190 MW 250 000 hp each 2 steam turbines 17 500 hp 13 MW eachSpeed18 knots 33 km h 21 mph surfaced 26 knots 48 km h 30 mph submergedEndurance50 daysTest depth240 m 790 ft design 300 m 980 ft maximumComplement104 menArmament4 21 in 533 mm torpedo tubes forward 4 16 in 406 mm torpedo tubes aft D 4 launch system with three R 21 missilesService recordPart of Soviet Northern FleetK 33 was built at Factory No 902 in Severodvinsk Soviet Union as a Hotel I class submarine launched on 6 August 1960 and was commissioned on 5 July 1961 In 1964 K 33 was repaired and modernized into 658M standard Hotel II by installing a new missile complex giving her capability to fire missiles while submerged She was decommissioned in 1990 K 33 was involved in two incidents Contents 1 Kattegat incident 2 Arctic incident 3 Sources 4 ReferencesKattegat incident Edit MS Finnclipper The location of the incident On 12 April 1963 K 33 collided with the Finnish merchant vessel MS Finnclipper in the Kattegat Finnclipper owned by Enso Gutzeit was on her way to the United States with a load of 6 000 tons of paper When she reached the Kattegat there was a mist Finnclipper s crew heard engine noise on their port side at 11 05 a m and a submarine emerged from the mist Finnclipper steered sharply to starboard to try to avoid a collision but to no avail Finnclipper immediately stopped and returned to the submarine to see if she needed help Two Soviet officers on board told the Finnish captain that the submarine s side had suffered severe structural damage having been pressed in and deformed The Soviet officers did not reveal their nationality but told Finnclipper s crew that their vessel was a Warsaw Pact submarine The Finns however could read the number 921 clearly on the side of the submarine identifying her as K 33 According to some Soviet sources K 33 underwent an overhaul at a Soviet Northern Fleet base from 25 October 1962 through 29 December 1964 and therefore could not have been involved in the collision and at the time the Soviets claimed that the submarine involved was not a nuclear submarine although Finnclipper s crew had identified K 33 clearly A 1996 Russian article says K 33 was en route to a patrol in the North Atlantic Ocean when she collided with Finnclipper 1 Finnclipper managed to cross the Atlantic Ocean after the collision although she had sprung a leak The severely damaged K 33 limped to Murmansk for repairs The captain of the Finnish vessel Runar Lindholm gave a maritime declaration when arriving in New York but the report was labeled secret for over 44 years It has been speculated that the incident was held secret due to the Finno Soviet Treaty of 1948 under which the Soviets could forbid the Finns to report the incident in the news media or even to research it On 4 April 2007 Lindholm and maritime author Jaakko Varimaa who at the time was second mate on Finnclipper published the book Sukellusvene sumussa Submarine In The Mist revealing the accident to the general public Arctic incident EditIn 1965 K 33 was involved in a radiation emergency in the Arctic involving dehermeticity of fuel elements 2 Sources EditVarimaa Jaakko 2007 Sukellusvene sumussa Revontuli ISBN 978 952 5170 67 2 Ilta Sanomat 4 April 2007References Edit Podvodnye Lodki Rossii Atomnye Pervoye Pokoleniye Tom IV Chast 1 1st Defense Ministry Scientific Research Institute amp Rubin Central Design Bureau of Marine Equipment Sankt Peterburg 1996 Sommergibili Nucleari Problemi di sicurezza e impatto ambientale Archived 2007 07 10 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Soviet submarine K 33 amp oldid 1082336226, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
