Soviet submarine S-189

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S-189
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Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950-1991).svgSoviet Union
NameS-189
Launched1954 [1]
Decommissioned1990 [1]
Homeport Vladivostok
Fate Museum ship in Saint Petersburg
General characteristics
Class and type Whiskey-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,080 long tons (1,097 t) surfaced
  • 1,350 long tons (1,372 t) submerged
Length76 m (249 ft 4 in)
Beam6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)
Draught4.55 m (14 ft 11 in)
Propulsion Diesel-electric
Speed
  • 18.3 knots (33.9 km/h) surfaced
  • 13.1 knots (24.3 km/h) submerged
Range
  • 13,000  nmi (24,000 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h) surfaced
  • 353 nmi (654 km) at 2 kn (3.7 km/h) submerged
Endurance30 days
Test depth170 m (560 ft)
Complement52 officers and men
Armament
  • 6 × 530 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 forward, 2 aft)
  • 12 × torpedoes or 22 × mines
  • 1 × 25 mm (1 in) AA gun

S-189 is a Project 613B (NATO: Whiskey class) diesel submarine of the Soviet Navy.

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She is currently preserved as a museum ship in Saint Petersburg.

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References

  1. 1 2 "C-189 Submarine". Saint-Petersburg.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

Bibliography

Книга памяти - S-189 [ permanent dead link ](in Russian)

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