Russian submarine Kostroma (B-276)

B-276 Kostroma was a Russian Sierra-class submarine. She was launched in 1986, commissioned in 1987, and named K-276 Crab until 1992. Kostroma was built at Gorky and later towed to Severodvinsk for completion. She is part of the Russian Northern Fleet.

History
Soviet Union, Russia
Name:	K-276 Crab
Builder:	Gorky, later towed to Severodvinsk for completion
Launched:	July 1986
Commissioned:	September 1987
Renamed:	B-276 Kostroma
Status:	Reported in reserve[1]
General characteristics
Class and type:	Sierra-class submarine
Displacement:	7,600 tons (surfaced) 9,100 tons (submerged)
Length:	107 m (351 ft)
Beam:	14.2 m (47 ft)
Propulsion:	1 × PWR, 190 MW 2 × 1002 hp emergency motors 1 shaft, 2 spinners
Speed:	10 knots (18.5 km/h; 11.5 mph) (surfaced) 32 knots (59.3 km/h; 36.8 mph) (submerged)
Range:	Unlimited, except by food supplies
Complement:	61
Armament:	4 × 650 mm (26 in) torpedo tubes 4 × 530 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes SS-N-21 Sampson SLCM with 200 kt nuclear warhead SS-N-15 Starfish anti submarine weapon: 200 kt depth charge or 90 kg HE Type 40 torpedo SS-N-16 Stallion, 200 kt depth charge or 90 kg HE Type 40 torpedo Minelaying configuration: 42 mines instead of torpedoes

On 11 February 1992, Kostroma - then still named K-276 Crab - collided with USS Baton Rouge (some sources state it was K-239 Carp that collided with Baton Rouge). Baton Rouge was damaged (as was Crab) and was eventually deactivated in 1993. The crew of K-276 Crab painted the number "1" bordered by a star on the sail, as did Soviet submarines during World War II to indicate the number of their victories. Russian Sierra-I class submarines, including Kostroma, have since been deactivated.[2]