Name K-336 Pskov Commissioned 1993 Class and type Sierra-class submarine Launched June 1992 Beam 12 m | Laid down May 1990 Status in active service Construction started May 1990 Length 107 m Part of Northern Fleet | |
Displacement 7,600 tons (surfaced)
9,100 tons (submerged) Builder Krasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112 | ||
Russian submarine K-336 Pskov Russian: Псков) is a Sierra-class attack submarine of the Russian Navy. She is named after the Russian city Pskov.
History
This ship, originally named Okun (Perch), was laid down as the last Sierra-II class submarine in 1990 at the Krasnoye Soromovo factory in Nizhny Novgorod. After the hull was launched in 1992, it was towed to the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk for completion and sea trials.
The boat was commissioned in 1993, serving in the Russian Northern Fleet, based in Ara Bay, Vidyaevo. It was commanded by Captain 1st Rank Andrei Sapelkin, alongside Captain Lieutenant Viktor Petrashov, two of the most decorated leaders in the Russian Fleet.
On March 5, 2003, the Pskov was being overhauled in a dry dock in Roslyakovo. The wooden scaffolding surrounding the hull was ignited by the welding work that was done to the ship, and a fire broke out. After 90 minutes, the fire was put out, and the Pskov's outer soundproofing rubber coating was damaged. There were no casualties or radiation leakage. The submarine is believed to be operational again since early 2007.
In 2012 the submarine was overhauled again and returned to active duty in 2016. The refit included a new sonar and replacement of uranium fuel in the submarines reactor.