Soviet Submarine K-19 (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! K-19, KS-19, BS-19 was one of the first two Soviet submarines of the 658, 658, 658 class (NATO reporting name Hotel-class submarine), the first generation nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear ballistic missiles. Her keel was laid down on 17 October 1958, christened on 8 April 1959 and launched on 11 October 1959. Her naval flag was first raised on 12 July 1960, and she completed all acceptance tests on 12 November 1960. Her official commissioning took place on 30 April 1961. Due to the large number of accidents during her construction and service life, she gained an unofficial nickname "Hiroshima" among naval sailors and officers. Over her service life, she ran 332,396 miles during 20,223 working hours.