Russian submarine Ekaterinburg
K-84 Ekaterinburg at Zvezdochka, summer 2014 | |
| History | |
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| Soviet Union, Russia | |
| Name | K-84 Ekaterinburg |
| Namesake | City of Yekaterinburg |
| Builder | Northern Machinebuilding Enterprise (Sevmash) |
| Laid down | 17 February 1982 |
| Commissioned | 30 December 1985 |
| Status | Inactive, to be decommissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Delta IV-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 167.4 m (549 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 11.7 m (38 ft 5 in) |
| Draft | 8.8 m (28 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | Two VM4-SG nuclear reactors |
| Speed |
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| Endurance | 90 days |
| Complement | 140 officers and men |
| Armament |
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K-84 Ekaterinburg (Russian: К-84 Екатеринбург) is a Project 667BDRM Delfin-class (NATO reporting name: Delta IV) nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. The submarine was laid down on 17 February 1982 at the Russian Northern Machine-Building Enterprise (Sevmash). It was commissioned into the Soviet Navy on 30 December 1985. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the submarine continued to serve in the Russian Navy. Initially known only by its hull number, in February 1999 it was renamed after the city of Yekaterinburg.