Russia’s Oscar II-class (Project 949A Antey) nuclear-powered submarines, originally designed as Cold War “carrier killers,” ...

In 2000, one of the worst peacetime submarine accidents ... Thirteen Oscar I and Oscar II submarines were built, including K-141—also known as Kursk. Racked by explosions, Kursk sank in 354 ...

Most Important Point: The Oscar II-class, introduced as ... Despite being powerful assets, the class is most infamously known for the tragic sinking of the Kursk in 2000, which resulted in the ...

K-141 Kursk was an Oscar-II class nuclear-powered cruise-missile submarine. Its construction started in 1992 in the Russian city of Severodvinsk and was first launched in 1994. K-141 was deployed ...

In the absence of a large-scale conflict for the submarine to display its qualities, the Kursk tragedy remains one of the main events for which the Oscar II class is known. In August 2000 ...

The nuclear submarine Kursk of the Oscar-2 class is the largest attack submarine ever built. Tragically it is lying on the floor of the Barents Sea, and hopes for a successful salvation are fading ...

an explosion rocked the forward torpedo room of the Oscar II class Russian submarine Kursk. The blast was followed by a second, larger explosion that drove the vessel to the bottom of the Barents ...

The Oscar II class nuclear submarine Kursk (PL850) sank on August 12, 2000 in international waters of the Barents Sea while taking part in an exercise of Russia’s Northern Fleet. All 118 people ...

June 29 -- On the Russian nuclear submarine ... surrounding the Oscar II-class sub's sinking to be answered when that happens. Secrecy Will Be Order of the Day The Kursk's estimated 20,000-ton ...

With the disappearance of the OceanGate Expeditions submarine this week, the safety of such vessels has been called into question. Tragedies might be rare, but there are enough to cause concern ...