Russian nuclear attack submarine K-316 1969-1990

Project 705 Lira/NATO: Alfa-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Project 945/NATO: Sierra I ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Project 971 Shchuka-B/NATO:Akula ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of the Project 705 Lira/NATO: Alfa-I class, preceded by Victor-class succeeded by Project 945 Barrakuda and Project 945A Kondor/NATO: Sierra-class I and II and Akula-class. Laid down by Admiralty (Sudomekh), Leningrad [St. Petersburg], Russia on 26 April 1969, launched on 25 July 1974, commissioned on 20 September 1978 and decommissioned on 19 April 1990 to be broken up.

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Alfa-class dated 11 April 2026 15:53 o’clock

Russian Ships Infor dated 12 April 2026 19:46 o’clock.