1. Fastest submarine in the world The Russian submarine K-162 (K-222) Record: 83.06 km / h 83.06 km / h is the highest speed that a manned submarine has achieved. The record is attributed to the Russian submarine K-162 (K-222), who would have established it in March 1970. However, it is not confirmed, and because it is a military vessel, it is surrounded by mystery.
Category: Submarines
1. Fastest submarine in the world The Russian submarine K-162 (K-222) Record: 83.06 km / h 83.06 km / h is the highest speed that a manned submarine has achieved. The record is attributed to the Russian submarine K-162 (K-222), who would have established it in March 1970. However, it is not confirmed, and because it is a military vessel, it is surrounded by mystery.
In the Marianentrog in the west of the Pacific Ocean lies the 10,924 meter deep Challenger Deep, where the highest mountain on earth, Mount Everest, would fit easily. It was discovered deep in 1951, and people have attempted to reach the bottom of the world five times. The first time was the most spectacular.
On board the Russian submarine Koersk the tension can be cut, even if it is just an exercise by the navy. The 118 crewmembers have been at sea for 48 hours, and in remarkably calm, clear weather they play - together with 30 warships and three more submarines from the Russian Northern Fleet - cat and mouse in the Barents Sea north of the Kola peninsula.