‘The Bow Was Ripped Off’: How a Russian Submarine Was Sunk By Its Own Faulty Torpedo

‘The Bow Was Ripped Off’: How a Russian Submarine Was Sunk By Its Own Faulty Torpedo

Key Points and Summary – The recent launch of Russia’s new hypersonic-armed submarine, Perm, serves as a stark reminder of the 2000 Kursk disaster. The Kursk sank with all 118 hands after a faulty torpedo caused a catastrophic secondary explosion. An elevated port side view of the forward section of a Soviet Oscar Class nuclear-powered attack submarine. (Soviet Military Power, 1986) Image Credit: Creative Commons. -An investigation revealed the …