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Brief history of Russian submariners in PHOTOS

Meeting the crew of submarine ‘Ufa’ in Vladivostok, 2025.
Yuriy Smityuk/TASS
We explore the history of the Russian submarine force from its inception during the Russian Empire to the present day.

 

Submarine ‘Losos’ in Sevastopol, 1912.
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Divers inside the submarine ‘Pelikan’, 1924.
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Submarine cook Vasily Mitrofanov, 1943.
Robert Diament/МАММ/МDF/russiainphoto.ru
Ice-covered submarine ‘Shch-403’, 1943.
Evgeny Khaldey/МАММ/МDF/russiainphoto.ru
Soviet cosmonauts Yuri Gagarin (right) and German Titov (left) visiting submariners of the USSR Black Sea Fleet, 1961.
Igor Snegirev/Sputnik
Submariners doing morning exercises on the deck of a submarine, 1967.
K. Kulichenko/Sputnik
Nuclear submarine ‘50 Years of the USSR’ out on a mission, 1973.
Mikhail Kuchtarev/Sputnik
Senior Mate of the ship's commander, Master of Sports in Naval All-Around Events A. Dudchenko during kettlebell exercises, 1991.
Valery Zufarov, Dmitry Teleorov/TASS
Granit-class nuclear submarine off the coast of Kamchatka, 1999.
Sergei Lopatkin/TASS
Nuclear submarine ‘Kursk’ stationed in Murmansk Region, 1999.
Aleksander Raube/TASS
Diesel submarine ‘Alrosa’ of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, 2013.
Aleksey Pavlishak/TASS
Russian Navy sailors at the ceremonial launch of submarine ‘Magadan’ at the Admiralty Shipyards in St. Petersburg, 2021.
Aleksey Danichev/Sputnik
Naval parade in honor of Navy Day in Vladivostok, 2024.
Maria Smityuk/TASS
Transfer of submarine ‘Yakutsk’ to the Russian Navy in St. Petersburg, 2025
Valentin Yegorshin/TASS