K-141 Kursk was a Russian nuclear cruise missile submarine which was lost with all hands when it sank in the Barents Sea on August 12, 2000. It was named after the Russian city Kursk, around which the largest tank battle in military history, the Battle of Kursk, took place in 1943.
k -141库尔斯克号是俄罗斯巡航导弹核潜艇,2000年8月12日,在巴伦支海沉没,艇上船员全部遇难。潜艇是以俄罗斯库尔斯克城的名字命名,1943年,这里曾发生军事史上最大规模的坦克战——库尔斯克战役。
The Kursk sailed out to sea to perform an exercise of firing dummy torpedoes at Pyotr Velikiy, a Kirov class battlecruiser. On August 12, 2000 at 11:28 local time (07:28 UTC), the missiles were fired, but an explosion occurred soon after on Kursk. The only credible report to-date is that this was due to the failure and explosion of one of Kursk’s new/developmental torpedoes. The chemical explosion blasted with the force of 100-250 kg of TNT and registered 2.2 on the Richter scale .
事发当天,库尔斯克号航行出海执行操演,向彼得、一艘基洛夫战列舰发射假鱼雷。2000年8月12日当地时间11:28分(07:28 UTC),导弹发射,但随后库尔斯克号发生爆炸。唯一可靠的报告显示,这是由于潜艇上一只新装备的鱼雷发射失败,并导致爆炸。爆炸力相当于100-250公斤的三硝基甲苯(TNT)威力或里氏2.2级的地震。
The submarine sank to a depth of 108 metres, approximately 135km (85 miles) off Severomorsk, at 69°40′N, 37°35′E. A second explosion 135 seconds after the initial event measured between 3.5 and 4.4 on the Richter scale, equivalent to 3-7 tons of TNT [2]. Either this explosion or the earlier one propelled large pieces of debris far back through the submarine.
潜艇沉到108米深的海底,距离北莫尔斯克约135公里(85英里),北纬69°40′,东经37°35′ .135秒后发生第二次爆炸,测量相当于里氏3.5至4.4级别的地震,3-7吨的TNT威力。两次爆炸都从潜艇弹出大块碎片。
Kursk was eventually raised from her grave by a Dutch team using the barge Giant 4, and 115 of the 118 dead were recovered and laid to rest in Russia. Russian officials have strenuously denied claims that the sub was carrying nuclear warheads. When the boat was raised by a salvage operation in 2001 there were considerable fears moving the wreck could trigger explosions.
库尔斯克最终被一支荷兰打捞作业组使用巨型驳船从海底打捞上来,全员118人,发现115具尸体,都被送回俄罗斯安葬。俄罗斯官员极力否认潜艇载有核弹头。2001年当船被救助作业人员打捞上来时,许多人恐惧清理残骸可能再次引发爆炸。