Thread by @Saturnax1

#Submarines #ВМФ #RussianNavy Remembering the Kursk.
1. 20 years ago, the Project 949A Antey/Oscar II class SSGN Kursk (K-141) sunk after one of her torpedoes exploded. She sank at the bottom of the Barents Sea, killing all 118 personnel on board.

#Submarines #ВМФ #RussianNavy Remembering the Kursk.
2. This is the last photo of the Kursk departing the port to meet her destiny on 11/08/2020

#Submarines #ВМФ #RussianNavy Remembering the Kursk.
3. Following are rare images of divers diving to the sunken submarine

#Submarines #ВМФ #RussianNavy Remembering the Kursk.
4. Next is a series of pictures taken after the submarine was retrieved from the sea floor, showing the damage both outside & inside.

#Submarines #ВМФ #RussianNavy Remembering the Kursk.
5. RIP sailors. May their souls rest in peace eternally.

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Apologies for the typo, it was in 2000.