On August 12, 2000 , K-141 Kursk one of our nuclear cruise missile submarines sank in the Barents Sea and eveyone on board died. Kursk, full name Атомная подводная лодка was also known to NATO as an Oscar II nuclear submarine. It was named after the Russian city Kursk, where the largest tank battle in military history, took place in 1943. This submarine was part of the Northern Fleet and was completed after the Soviet Union broke up and our large country became many smaller countries. Even though our Navy has suffered many losses we still have a great Navy and most Russians think we can compete with the American Navy.
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