Soviet submarine B-37

Drawing of Project 641

Immersed: 2,550

2 x PG -101 electric motors, 1,350 hp 1 x PG -102 electric motor, 2,700 hp

• 6 × torpedo tubes (bow) ∅ 533 mm
• 4 × torpedo tubes (stern) ∅ 533 mm

B -37 was a diesel -powered submarine Foxtrot - class (Project 641 ) in the Northern Fleet of the Soviet Navy.

Its construction was begun on July 18, 1958 in Leningrad, on 5 November 1958 was launched. On January 3, 1960, was submitted to the Northern Fleet in service.

On January 11, 1962, the submarine was on the pier in the port of registry Polyarny ( Catherine port) at anchor. All watertight bulkheads were open during the performance of testing and maintenance on the torpedoes. Probably with escaping hydrogen gas, which ignited when switching electrical equipment, there was a fire in the torpedo room, which led to a Cook off twelve torpedoes. The explosion cost 59 men of the crew immediately, as well as 73 other people in the vicinity life. 19 But this people were on the adjacent and also severely damaged the Project 633 submarine S-350, other victims belonged to other ships as well as the staff of the submarine base. The ship's anchor the B- 37 was 2 km far flung. From the crew of B -37 survived only the commander, Captain Begeba, who was at the time of the explosion on the pier, as well as captain Jakubenko, who was in another part of the submarine base.