Historical Events tagged with "torpedocompartment"

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Accidents & Tragedies

Fire Destroys Soviet Submarine B-37 in Polyarny

January 11th, 1962 63 years ago

At the Soviet naval base in Polyarny, the submarine B-37 was destroyed when a fire erupted in its torpedo compartment. The fire was significant enough to lead to the complete loss of the submarine while it was docked and tied to the pier. Local firefighting teams tried to control the fire, but the intense flames and explosions posed a severe challenge due to the nature of the submarine's armaments.

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