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    Black Widow Submarine

    The "Black Widow" ex Russian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475) Hunter Killer Class Submarine is currently moored in the River Medway off Strood near Rochester. It was built in 1967 and prowled the Oceans untill 1994. The submarine was used to train mainly Libyan, Cuban, and Indian submariners and spent it’s time playing cat and mouse with NATO. When it was fully armed it could hold 22 Torpedo's including 2 with low yield nuclear warheads.(6 + 12 forward, 4 astern)




    Technical specifications
    Displacement: 1,950 Tonnes (1,650 without batteries)
    Length: 92 Metres
    Width 7.5 Metres
    Draft: 5.1 Metres (4.5 without batteries)
    Service interval: 90 Days
    Crew: 77 Members
    Max. diving depth: 280 Metres
    Working Depth: 250 Metres
    Max. surface speed: 16.8 Knots
    Surface cruising range: 30,000 Miles
    Submerged cruising range: 400 Miles




    The "Black Widow" ex Russian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475) Hunter Killer Class Submarine is currently moored in the River Medway off Strood near Rochester. It was built in 1967 and prowled the Oceans untill 1994. The submarine was used to train mainly Libyan, Cuban, and Indian submariners and spent it’s time playing cat and mouse with NATO. When it was fully armed it could hold 22 Torpedo's including 2 with low yield nuclear warheads.(6 + 12 forward, 4 astern)
    Technical specifications
    Displacement: 1,950 Tonnes (1,650 without batteries)
    Length: 92 Metres
    Width 7.5 Metres
    Draft: 5.1 Metres (4.5 without batteries)
    Service interval: 90 Days
    Crew: 77 Members
    Max. diving depth: 280 Metres
    Working Depth: 250 Metres
    Max. surface speed: 16.8 Knots
    Surface cruising range: 30,000 Miles
    Submerged cruising range: 400 Miles
    Powerplant
    Diesel Motors: 3 pcs at 2000hp
    Electric Motors: 1 pc at 2700hp
    2pcs at 1350hp
    1pc at 140hp
    Batteries: 448 pcs at 650kg



























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    Default Re: Black Widow Submarine

    Very nice
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    Default Re: Black Widow Submarine

    how fantastic
    yesterday is history.tomorrow is a mystery. today is a gift thats why is called present

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    Default Re: Black Widow Submarine

    that is great id love to do a sub!
    check out the website scrappynw.com
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    Default Re: Black Widow Submarine

    It's great to see more pics from this submarine! Very nice...

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    Default Re: Black Widow Submarine

    Bloody Fab!

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    Default Re: Black Widow Submarine

    This is super!
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    Default Re: Black Widow Submarine

    absolutely brilliant,so long as we record everything it will always be there
    we came , we saw , we photographed

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    Fantastic stuff

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    Default Re: Black Widow Submarine

    Loving it


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