Russian submarine Nerpa

Last updated July 25, 2023

Two Russian submarines have been named Nerpa:

Russian submarine Nerpa (1913), a Morzh-class submarine launched in 1913 and saw action in the Black Sea during World War I
Russian submarine Nerpa (K-152), an Akula-class submarine launched in 2008, leased to the Indian Navy as Chakra from 2012 to 2021

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The K-152 Nerpa accident occurred aboard the Russian submarine K-152 Nerpa on 8 November 2008, which resulted in the deaths of 20 people and injuries to 41 more. The accident was blamed on a crew member who was allegedly playing with a fire suppressant system that he thought was not operative. Halon gas was released inside two compartments of the submerged submarine during the vessel's sea trials in the Sea of Japan, asphyxiating the victims or causing frostbite in their lungs. The high casualty count was attributed in part to the large number of civilians on board who were assisting with the testing before commissioning. Three of the dead were Russian naval personnel and the rest were civilian employees of the Vostok, Zvezda, Era, and Amur shipbuilding yards. The incident was the worst Russian submarine disaster since the sinking of Kursk in 2000.

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