Soviet submarine ''B-37'' (russian: Б-37) was a Project 641 or diesel submarine of the Soviet Navy's

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Service history

On 11 January 1962, the submarine was tied up at the pier in Ekaterininsky Bay of Polarny naval base, with all watertight doors open, while conducting maintenance and testing of her

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es. A fire broke out in the torpedo compartment, probably due to hydrogen gas igniting when electrical equipment was energized. All eleven torpedoes cooked off. The submarine was instantly destroyed with all hands except the commanding officer Captain Second Rank Begeba who was on the pier at the time of explosion, and Captain Third Rank Jakubenko, who was on another part of the sub base. , a Project 633 or submarine tied up next to ''B-37'', was badly damaged by the explosion as well, and several men from other ships and the shipyard were killed. In total, 122 people were killed: 59 ''B-37'' crewmen, 19 ''S-350'' crewmen, and 44 others. The explosion hurled ''B-37''s anchor nearly from the dock.

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