![]() This may explain why the island appears so strange on Google Earth, as if you zoom in on the island it almost looks as if it has been censored with its outskirts appearing dark green while the main body looks black. Having been declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1979, it’s now home to untouched indigenous flora, the best of all the Line Islands, as a part of Kiribati. Coveted for its guano (then-lucrative poop deposits), it was nabbed by the US under the 1856 Guano Act and later by Britain in 1873, though nobody ever ended up using it for anything. It was discovered in 1820 by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, a Russian Antarctic explorer sailing on a ship named Vostok. The uninhabited island sits 640 kilometers (400 miles) from Tahiti and is home to just 0.3 square kilometers (0.1 square miles) of land. Each of the Kilo-class boats is also equipped with armed with 533-millimeter torpedo tubes and carried a total of 18 torpedoes.Known as Vostok Island, the confusing spit of coral is an atoll in the Southern Line Islands, Kiribati, in the Pacific Ocean. The Kalibr can be launched from torpedo tubes while the boat is in a submerged position. The 3M-54 Kalibr also referred to it as 3M54-1 Kalibr, 3M14 Biryuza, (SS-N-27 Sizzler and SS-N-30A), 91R1, and 91RT2 is a family of Russian cruise missiles developed by the Novator Design Bureau (OKB-8). Project 636.3 submarines are armed with Kalibr/Club land-attack cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, and anti-submarine missiles. Each submarine carries six torpedo tubes, and they carry a crew of fifty-two submariners. The Russian submarines have been considered among the world’s quietest underwater cruisers, and the boats can travel at speeds of up to twenty knots, while they have sea endurance of forty-five days. The Project 636.3 submarines are 74 meters long and displace more than 3,900 tons, and due to their strong hull, the submarines have an operational depth of 240 meters and can dive to a maximum depth of 300 meters and an operational range of up to 7,500 miles. Navy refer to this submarine as a “black hole,” a compliment to its stealthiness. Moreover, the Russian submarines also feature something referred to as an anechoic coating -essentially large rubber tiles sprinkled with air bubbles to deaden noise coming from within the submarine. The boats are capable of detecting an enemy submarine at a range three to four times greater than it can be detected. The Improved Kilo-II class is noted for its higher combat efficiency compared to its predecessors, and this includes the combination of acoustic stealth and the target detection range, as well as the latest inertial navigator, advanced automated information and control system, more powerful high-speed torpedo, and improved missile armament. In the weeks following the invasion, Russia even reinforced its fleet with the Rostov-na-Donu (B-237) returning to the Black Sea from Russia’s Tartous Naval Base in Syria.Īt least four of the improved Kilo-class boats in the Black Sea have been reported to be equipped with the Kalibr land-attack missiles There had been speculation that the six improved Kilo-class submarines could have been used to launch missiles from hundreds of miles away. Many jokes have been made that Moskva is now part of the Russian Navy’s submarine flotilla, which actually only serves to remind us that even Russia’s best underwater cruisers haven’t exactly played a significant role in the conflict to date. Arguably it played a crucial role in showing how inept the Kremlin’s handling of the war was after the loss guided-missile cruiser Moskva, the flagship of the fleet – and the largest warship sank in combat since the Second World War. Expert Analysis: Why Russia’s Kilo-Class Submarine Is Dangerous – In January, more than a month before Russia launched its unprovoked and wholly unwarranted invasion of Ukraine, there was much speculation on the role that the Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet would play in an invasion of Ukraine. ![]()
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