A Russian Submarine Hit a U.S. Navy Attack Sub From Below Weeks After the Cold War Ended, and the Russian Crew Painted a Victory Star on Their Sail

A Russian Submarine Hit a U.S. Navy Attack Sub From Below Weeks After the Cold War Ended, and the Russian Crew Painted a Victory Star on Their Sail

Summary and Key Points: Seven weeks after the Soviet Union dissolved, a Russian Sierra-class submarine designated K-276 Crab surfaced directly beneath the USS Baton Rouge in the Barents Sea, striking the American Los Angeles-class attack submarine from below. Both boats returned to port under their own power. The Russian crew painted a victory star on their sail. The USS Baton Rouge was quietly decommissioned in 1995 — the first Los Angeles-clas…