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The K-19 “Widowmaker” was a Hotel-class sub. A story loosely based around an incident that took place on that vessel was made into a movie starring Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson.

There were four subtypes of Hotel-class submarines:

• Hotel I subs were ballistic missile submarines that first entered service in 1959; 8 or 9 were built. They carried 3 SS-N-4 missiles and had 6 torpedo tubes for Type 53 torpedoes. One (the possible ninth vessel) may have been lost.
• Hotel II subs were ballistic missile submarines that first entered service in 1963; the 8 known Hotel I subs were converted to this type. These carried 3 SS-N-5 missiles, but had the same torpedo armament. Four subs were eventually converted to attack submarine, three were given other duties.
• One Hotel III was a converted Hotel II and entered service in 1968Events Undated Booker Prize for Fiction is established by Booker plc. 1968 is known as the year of the Prague Spring and also the year of the Paris riots. The ASCII character code is standardized as ANSI Standard X3. Nauru adopt his national anthem of the. It carried 6 SS-N-8 missiles, but had the same torpedo armament. This vessel was named Krasnogvardets .

1 General characteristics

• Length: 114 to 127 meters (374 to 417 feet)
• Beam: 9 m (30 ft)
• Draft: 7 m (24 ft)
• Displacement: 5520 to 6340 tonnes (6085 to 6990 tons)
• Propulsion:
  • 2 pressurized-water nuclear reactors
  • 2 propellers
• Crew: About 104
• Armament:
  • 6 (8?) torpedo tubes
  • 3 to 6 missile tubes
• Speed: 41 km/h (26 knots/25 mph)
• Commissioned: November 20November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 41 days remaining. Events 1272 Following Henry III of England's death on November 16, his son Prince Edward becomes King of England. 1407 A solemn truce be, 1960Events January-February January 1 Independence of Cameroon January 9 Aswan High Dam construction begins in Egypt January 11 Chad declares its independence. January 14 Ralph Chubb, the gay poet and printer, dies at Fair Oak Cottage in Hampshire. January 23

2 References

• National Geographic: Hotel class accessed March 14, 2004.
• NATO Code Names for Submarines and Ships accessed March 14, 2004.