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====K-14==== K-14 was laid down on 2 September 1958, launched on 16 August 1959, and commissioned 30 December 1959. K-14 entered service with the [[Soviet Northern Fleet|Northern Fleet]] (given to 206th separate brigade of nuclear submarines, based in Malaya Lopatka of [[Zapadnaya Litsa (naval base)|Zapadnaya Litsa]] Fjord) on 31 August 1960. The submarine performed 9 cruises in 1960 (passed 1,997 miles up-top and 11,430 miles submerged), including patrol mission in Atlantic Ocean. In view of reforming of submarine units K-14 was given to 3rd division of nuclear submarines which was a part of 1st submarine flotilla in January 1961. The submarine performed 4 cruises in 1961 (passed 1,356 miles up-top and 1,967 miles submerged). The first experimental discharging of reactor cores directly in the naval base was made on K-14 in 1961. The reactor compartment was replaced in 1962 because of a breakdown of reactor protection systems. The submarine performed under-ice cruise from the Northern Fleet to the [[Pacific Ocean Fleet (Russia)|Pacific Ocean Fleet]] between 30 August and 17 September 1966, K-14 resurfaced 19 times at the [[North Pole]] for searches the Soviet research drifting station SP-15 to apply medical aid to one of the expeditionists from the station. Captain of K-14 [[Captain (naval)|captain 1st rank]] D.N. Golubev and commander of the 3rd division of nuclear submarines (chief officer on board) captain 1st rank N.K. Ignatov were awarded with the [[Hero of the Soviet Union]] for that Arctic cruise. K-14 was given to 10th submarine division (based in Krasheninnikov Bay) which was a part of 15th submarine squadron of the Red Banner Pacific Fleet. The submarine performed 4 patrol missions (160 days) in 1966β1970 and it was under medium repair between December 1970 and March 1973. 10th submarine division became a part of 2nd submarine flotilla of the Red Banner Pacific Fleet in November 1973. K-14 performed 3 patrol missions (135 days) in 1973β1975, participated in training cruises in 1979β1982. On 12 February 1988 a fire took place in a hold of VII compartment during maintenance work in the naval base, the fire was brought under control using submarine chemical smothering arrangement but one man was lost. The submarine was used for training cruises since 1988 and decommissioned from the Navy's order of battle on 19 April 1990. She was laid up in Postovaya Bay ([[Sovetskaya Gavan]]) as of 2000. K-14 performed 14 long-range cruises and passed 185,831 miles (22,273 operational hours) since placed in service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deepstorm.ru/DeepStorm.files/45-92/nts/627a/k14/k14.htm|title=-14 627|access-date=19 December 2014}}</ref>
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