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Kasatka was captured off the southeastern coast of Iceland on 26 October 1978, with another young female whale named Kahana. Both were estimated to be around 2 years old. The two whales were housed in a sea pen in Grindavík before being shipped to SeaWorld later that year. [1] Kasatka showed occasional aggression to humans.
The Kamov Ka-60 Kasatka (Russian: "Касатка", "Killer Whale" [3]) is a Russian medium twin-turbine military transport helicopter under development by Kamov. It performed its first flight on 24 December 1998.
Kasatka gave birth to her fourth calf and second son on February 14, 2013, at 6:33 am after a one-hour labor. The calf was later named Makani. Kasatka had shown aggression to humans. In 1993 Kasatka tried to bite a trainer during a show, and again in 1999. [84] On November 30, 2006, Kasatka grabbed a trainer and dragged him underwater during ...
[a] The Kasatka class had a maximum speed of 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) on the surface and 5.5 knots (10.2 km/h; 6.3 mph) submerged. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Initially the design called for a three-shaft propulsion system, but due to the increased hostilities with the Empire of Japan , the submarines were completed with only the one shaft-design. [ 3 ]
The K-456 Tver, formerly known as K-456 Vilyuchinsk (ex Kasatka), is a Russian Oscar class SSGN of the Russian Navy.It was commissioned in 1991 as part of the Russian Northern Fleet and was transferred to the Russian Pacific Fleet in September 1993.
Submarines of the Soviet Navy were developed by numbered "projects", which were sometimes but not always given names. During the Cold War, NATO nations referred to these classes by NATO reporting names, based on intelligence data, which did not always correspond with the projects.
Kasatka-class: 1239 Air Cushion Missile Boat Dergach-class: Sivuch/Bora: 1240 Missile Boat Sarancha-class: Uragan: 1241 1241 Corvette Tarantul-class: Molniya: 1241PE 12411RZ Molniya-M: 12412 Pauk-class: Molniya 2: 12412P 1242 12421 Corvette Tarantul-class Molniya: 1248 1248 River Gunboat Vosh-class: Moskit: 12481 Vosh-class without minelaying ...
During that operation, the Russian Kasatka-class submarine Okun fired two torpedoes at Augsburg on the night of 28 June, though both missed. [19] On 1 July, Augsburg, Roon, Lübeck, and seven torpedo boats escorted the minelaying cruiser SMS Albatross while she laid a field off Bogskär.