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Sergey Naryshkin — Chairman of the KHL Board of Trustees, Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation


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Gennady Timchenko — Chairman of the Board of Directors of the KHL, Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of CJSC SKA Hockey Club


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Members of the KHL Board of Directors:


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Gennady Timchenko — Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of SKA Hockey Club Closed Joint-Stock Company;


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Dmitry Chernyshenko — Chairman of the Management Board — President of the KHL;


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Valery Kamensky — Vice President for Development of the KHL, Chairman of the KHL Sports and Disciplinary Committee, Olympic champion, three-time world champion, Stanley Cup winner;


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Vyacheslav Fetisov — Member of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation; two-time Olympic champion, seven-time world champion, Stanley Cup winner


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Gennady Ivanovich Velichkin — Member of the Management Board of KHL LLC, Vice President for Hockey Activities and Chairman of the Board of the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization Metallurg Hockey Club;


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Igor Vyacheslavovich Esmantovich — General Director of CSKA Professional Hockey Club LLC;


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Boris Mikhailovich Korol — Vice President of Transneft, JSC;


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Nail Ulfatovich Maganov — General Director of OAO Tatneft named after A.


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IN. D. Shashina, Chairman of the Board of Directors, TANECO;


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Alexey Morozov — Director of the High Achievement Sports Department of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation;


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Viktor Filippovich Rashnikov — Chairman of the Board of Directors of OJSC MMK, President of MMK Management Company LLC;


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Arkady Romanovich Rotenberg — Chairman of the Board of Directors (until 2015 — President of ANO UCC DYNAMO), Chairman of the Board of Directors of SMP Bank OJSC;


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Roman Borisovich Rotenberg — Member of the Management Board of KHL LLC, Marketing Advisor to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of KHL LLC, member of the Board of Directors of CJSC SKA Hockey Club;


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Yuris Savickis — President of Itera Latvia LLC, Chairman of the Board of Dinamo Riga JSC;


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Kirill Fastovsky — Member of the Management Board of KHL LLC, General Manager of the Novosibirsk Professional Hockey Club Siberia Non-Profit Partnership;


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Kurri Jari is General Manager of HC Jokerit, member of the Management Board of Arena Events Oy.


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Igor Shunevich — Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of CJSC HC Dinamo Minsk.


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KHL Board:


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Roman Rotenberg (HC SKA) — KHL Club Relations Representative;


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Viktor Beskibalov — KHL Finance Director;


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Vladimir Petrovich Berezhkov (HC Dinamo Minsk) — Representative for interaction with KHL clubs;


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Leonid Vladlenovich Weisfeld (HC Salavat Yulaev) — KHL Club Interaction Representative;


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Gennady Ivanovich Velichkin (HC Metallurg) — KHL Club Interaction Representative;


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Sergey Dobrokhvalov — General Director, KHL Marketing LLC;


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Aleksandr Kiknadze — Director of Legal Department;


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Georgy Kobylyansky — Vice President for Hockey Operations;


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Alexey Krasnov — KHL Vice President;


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Vasily Kursin — Assistant to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the KHL;


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Alexey Morozov — Managing Director of NP MHL;


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Vladimir Plyushchev — KHL Chief Referee;


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Priede Sigmars (HC Dynamo g. Riga) — Representative for interaction with KHL clubs;


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German Skoropupov — Managing Director of NP VHL;


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Kirill Fastovsky (HC Sibir) — Representative for interaction with KHL clubs;


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Sergey Viktorovich Fedorov (HC CSKA) — KHL Club Relations Representative;


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Shamil Nurislamovich Khusnutdinov (HC Ak Bars) — Representative for interaction with KHL clubs.


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KHL Chairmen of the Board of Directors


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Sergey Naryshkin (24.01.2008 — 21.10.2008)


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Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Fetisov (21.10.2008 — 21.01.2012)


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Aleksandr Ivanovich Medvedev (acting January 21, 2012 — July 10, 2012)


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Gennady Timchenko (since July 10, 2012)


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KHL presidents


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Aleksandr Ivanovich Medvedev (April 9, 2008 — November 28, 2014)


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Dmitry Chernyshenko (since 28.11.2014)


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KHL structure


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The KHL includes a number of organizations, including KHL Marketing, KHL TV, departments and three leagues:


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KHL


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MHL


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WHL


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Season structure


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The league consists of two conferences, on a geographical basis: the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference.


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Each conference includes two divisions.


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Western Conference: Bobrov Division and Tarasov Division, Eastern Conference: Kharlamov Division and Chernyshev Division.


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There are 6 teams in each division, except for Chernyshev's division.


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In the 2016/2017 season, due to the accession of Kunlun Red Star, the seventh team appeared in the Chernyshev division.


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Regular season


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In the First Stage, each team plays two matches against each opponent (48 in total) and fourteen additional games [9].


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For a win, a team gets two points, a team gets one point for losing in overtime or on shootouts, and none for losing in regular time.


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At the end of the regular season, the team with the most points in their division becomes the division champion (points from playing against all teams, not just teams in its division) .


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Thus, at the first stage, the teams will play 56 matches, determining:


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Winner of the Regular Championship of the Kontinental Hockey League;


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Division winners;


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The order of places occupied by clubs in the Conferences for determining the pairs of teams participating in the playoff series at the Second Stage of the Championship.


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The team with the most points becomes the winner of the regular season, which is awarded the Continental Cup [10] [11].


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Since the 2018/2019 season, the scoring format has changed to two points for winning regular season matches.


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Currently, the general scoring system looks like this:


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Any win is 2 points


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Loss in overtime or in a series of post-match shots — 1 point


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Loss in regular time — 0 points


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Playoffs


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The teams that took 1st to 8th places in their conferences at the end of the first stage participate in the second stage of the championship, with the first two places being occupied by the winning teams of the divisions, in order decrease in sports results.


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At the second stage, 8 teams in each of the conferences (16 teams in total) determine the winners in the West and East conferences according to the playoff system, who will be awarded the cups “Winner of the West Conference”” and “To the Winner of the Vostok Conference” [11].


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The winners of the conferences identify in a series of matches between themselves the champion of the Kontinental Hockey League, who will be awarded the Gagarin Cup.


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At the same time, under an agreement with the RIHF, the Russian champion, silver and bronze medalists of the Russian Open Ice Hockey Championship are determined, regardless of which country these teams represent.


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At the same time, the third place is occupied by the club that lost in the final of the playoffs of its conference and took a higher place in the regular season.


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The Conferences host a series of matches of the quarter-finals, semifinals and finals.


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Conference winners take part in the Gagarin Cup final.


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The playoff series are best-of-four [12].


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Hope Cup


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Since the 2012/2013 season, the Kontinental Hockey League has held the Nadezhda tournament (for the Hope Cup) for teams that took places 9th and lower in their conferences at the end of the first stage of the Championship.


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The tournament consisted of four stages and began with a qualifying round.


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Four teams played two matches for reaching the quarter-finals.


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In the qualifying round, the results were recorded based on the results of regular time of the match, and overtime in the return leg was played if the teams won one victory each or drew both matches.


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Subsequently, all series, including the final, were held in the usual best-of-three format.


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At the same time, the teams played an unlimited number of overtimes until the first goal was scored.


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If the score of victories remained equal after four matches of the series, a series of post-match shots was assigned.


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On October 29, 2014, a meeting of the Board of the Kontinental Hockey League was held, during which issues related to the operational and future activities of the league were discussed.


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The Management Board considered the recommendation of the Board of Directors on optimizing the program for the Hope Cup.


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As a result of the discussion, the Board members came to the conclusion that it is inexpedient to hold the Hope Cup in the current economic situation.


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Some consequences from the regulations


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In principle, the strongest KHL teams cannot take the highest places at the end of the KHL Championship if these teams belong to the same conference — due to the mandatory participation of an equal number of teams from different conferences in each stage of the playoffs [12].


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Relatively better results following the results of the regular part of the Championship do not give the advantage of their court in the final series of the Gagarin Cup playoffs if the team has a lower seed in its conference than her rival from another conference [12].


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For example, in the final of the KHL 2011/12 championship, Avangard Omsk, which took fifth place in the regular championship, gained the advantage of home ice over Dynamo Moscow, which took third place in the regular part of the championship.


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A team with a relatively better performance in the Championship ranks worse than some other teams if after the regular part of the Championship it does not make it to the playoffs in its conference , while these teams advance to the playoffs in another conference [12].


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Various articles of the KHL Sports Regulations indicate a different number of chief referees appointed to Championship matches.


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Thus, article 81 refers to two chief justices, while article 83, paragraph 2, refers to one chief judge.


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At the same time, the list of appointed referees and inspectors for upcoming matches published on the KHL official website indicates three chief referees for each match [13] [14].


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Teams


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Western Conference


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Eastern Conference


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2018—2019 season


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Teams performance in the league


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Since its inception in 2008, 35 teams have participated in the KHL championships.


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Of these, 32 teams advanced to the playoffs in at least one of the seasons.


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The table shows the places of the teams following the results of the regular part of the KHL championships, as well as the playoff rounds achieved in each KHL season (indicated in color).


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The teams are ordered taking into account the best occupied places based on the results of their performance in the KHL championships.


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* Including the history of Dynamo Moscow's performance before merging with the HC MVD in 2010.


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Refereeing


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The refereeing department and the chief referee of the KHL are responsible for refereeing in the KHL.


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Trophies and awards


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Every year, the league determines the best participants of the championship that has ended by voting among KHL leaders, general managers, club coaches, players and sports journalists.


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The nominees and winners are announced at the end of the season, after the final game at a special evening dedicated to honoring the best teams, players, coaches, referees, team leaders, media, as well as summing up the results of the past season.


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The most prestigious team award, the Gagarin Cup, is awarded to the winner at the end of the Gagarin Cup Playoffs.


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The team that finishes the regular season with the most points wins the Continental Cup.


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Teams that do not make it to the playoffs compete for the Hope Cup among themselves.


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There are also numerous rewards awarded to players based on their stats during the regular season.


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In addition to regular season prizes, trophies are awarded based on the results of the playoffs and the entire season.


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Among them are the Secunda Prize, awarded to two players — for the fastest and latest goal in the championship; the Alexey Cherepanov Trophy — the best player among players playing the first full season; the Golden stick” — the Most Valuable Player of the Regular Season; the Playoff Master Award — the Most Valuable Player of the Playoffs.


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In addition, the best head of the Kontinental Hockey League club receives the Valentin Sych Prize.


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In addition to teams and club leaders, the League chooses the best referee and awards him a special trophy.


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KHL at international tournaments


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KHL teams also take part in major international hockey tournaments.


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Spengler Cup


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Every year, some invited KHL clubs take part in the Spengler Cup.


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Continental cup


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The KHL took part in the Continental Cup twice.


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Champions League


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KHL clubs took part in the only draw of the Champions Hockey League.


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TV broadcasts


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The rights to broadcast matches belong to the KHL channel, which broadcasts in the CIS, the Baltic States, the USA and Canada.


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Some matches are also broadcast by federal channels of the participating countries, as well as regional partners in Russia.


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Among the federal channels broadcast: Match TV (Russia), Belarus-5 (Belarus), LTV7 (Latvia), Kazsport (Kazakhstan).


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The KHL also organizes live broadcasts every day from the league's website.


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Paid broadcasts (including HD) and free broadcasts on the KHL official YouTube channel


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Channel list


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YouTube channel


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Since the 4th season of the KHL, the league has its own channel on the popular YouTube video hosting service, and watching videos for fans from Russia is prohibited for some reason.


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The channel includes:


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KHL TV program archives


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KHL match reviews, best goals, saves, match moments.


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Video of the best goals, saves, strength moves of the week.


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Video archive of past KHL matches.


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Live free broadcasts of interesting KHL matches


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KHL partners and sponsors


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In addition to television contracts, the KHL cooperates with many companies and organizations that present their products for use on and off the site.


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On January 23, 2016, during a press conference within the framework of the KHL All-Star Game 2016 Coca-Cola, Russia signed a partnership agreement with the Kontinental Hockey League.


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The partnership agreement between Coca-Cola Russia and the KHL is designed for three seasons and provides for the integration of the Coca-Cola brand within the framework of the Kontinental Hockey League Championship.


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Under the Coca-Cola agreement, Russia receives the status of a KHL Partner, Coca-Cola becomes the official KHL drink, and Powerade is the official KHL sports drink.


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The company's logo will be placed on the sides of all hockey rinks where KHL matches take place, at post-match press conferences, official websites of the KHL and participating clubs, as well as in all information League materials.


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Coca-Cola commercials will be broadcast in arenas during matches, as well as during television broadcasts on KHL TV and Match TV channels.


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Expansion prospects


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Periodically, there are rumors about the possibility of teams from East Asia (Japan and Korea) [21] and the Middle East (Qatar, UAE) joining the league.


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From 2012, KHL TV is expected to start broadcasting to residents of China and Korea [22].


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In an interview, Alexander Medvedev said that there are plans to create a Pacific Division (4-6 teams), and also said that the reason for this expansion may be the Winter Olympic Games in Korea [23].


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The website of the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation announced that Gazprom will sponsor the development of ice hockey in Turkey [24].


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In this connection, there were rumors about the imminent appearance of a club from Turkey in the KHL [25].


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Director Enver Hansen believes that Danish players should be invited to join the best hockey league in the world, however, this should not be done by an existing club, but by a newly created team based on players playing in other European hockey leagues [26].


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On December 17, 2011, a Protocol of Intent was signed between the Kontinental Hockey League and the Swiss hockey club Helvetics [27].


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In February 2013, representatives of Poland met with the leadership of the KHL and expressed their intention to create a club Olivia to play in the KHL, which would include all the best Polish players [28].


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In September 2013, KHL President Alexander Medvedev announced that clubs from Norway, Switzerland and Germany could join the KHL [29].


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In October 2017, sports media reported that Uzbek club Binokor from Tashkent may start participating in the KHL in the coming seasons (probably from the 2018/2019 season).


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According to them, the data were obtained from serious sources.


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This desire of the club was also expressed by the director and co-founder of Binocor [30] [31] [32] [33] [34].


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Teams that have left the league


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The following table shows the teams that have left the KHL clubs.


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Two Russian clubs also left the KHL, including Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (2011/12 season), Spartak Moscow (in the 2014/15 season), but later returned to the league back.


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Facts


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In English, the league was named K</b> ontinental.


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This is done so as not to confuse the KHL with other leagues (for example, the Canadian CHL).


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Ilya Proskuryakov, Edgars Masalskis, Vitaly Yeremeyev and Yoni Ortio are the four goalkeepers who scored the goal.


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The current winner of the Continental Cup has never become the champion of the KHL.


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In the 2009—10 season, the team that won the first leg of the series won all fifteen playoff series.


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The record for the longest match.


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The fourth game of the semifinals of the West Conference in the 2017/2018 season, which took place on March 22, 2018 (ended 23:03 local time) in Moscow at the CSKA Ice Sports Complex named after V. M. Bobrov” between CSKA Moscow and Jokerit Helsinki, was a record and lasted 142 minutes and 9 seconds.


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The Helsinki club became the winner of the match, and Mika Niemi scored the decisive goal at the beginning of the fifth overtime [37].


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The KHL team's longest winning streak in the regular season has 20 matches.


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In the 2017/2018 season, SKA reached this mark.


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In the regular season of the 2010/2011 season, Avangard Omsk goalkeeper Curry Ramo won 33 matches, which is a record in the KHL.


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In 2017, the fastest goal in the history of the KHL was scored — in the 5th second of the Salavat Yulaev vs Lokomotiv match, which took place on December 10 in Ufa, by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl defender Alexander Elesin, thus breaking the previous record held by Alexander Radulov.


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In December of the 2011/12 season, Traktor defender Alexander Ryazantsev became the first defender in KHL history to score in seven games in a row [38] [39].


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Defender of the Astana club “Barys” Kevin Dallman broke the record among defenders and scorers belonging to Vyacheslav Fetisov in the first season of the KHL (in the 1983/84 season, Fetisov scored 19 goals and gave 30 assists); Dallman scored 28 goals and made 31 assists (Oleg Piganovich's record among sniper defenders was also broken - 22 goals for Traktor).


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The goalkeeper of Barys Astana Vitaly Yeremeyev played the 68th match “to zero” in the domestic championships.


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No goalkeeper had such a number of “dry” matches either in the USSR championships, or in the championships of the MHL, or in the championships of Russia.


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The record for the longest shootout in the Kontinental Hockey League belongs to the match “Dinamo” (Riga) - “Lokomotiv” (Yaroslavl) held on October 6, 2016 in Riga.


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The main time of the match and overtime ended with a score of 2:2.


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According to the rules of the tournament, the winner was determined by a shootout.


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The teams made 18 attempts each (36 shots in total).


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As a result, the hosts Dinamo Riga won 3:2 B.


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This match blocked the previous achievement set in the match between SKA (St. Petersburg) and Neftekhimik 2:3 B in terms of shootouts on October 3, 2012, in which the teams made 15 attempts (30 shots) each.


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On December 22, 2018, a record was set for attendance at the KHL and European club hockey.


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The match between SKA and CSKA in Saint Petersburg, which took place at the stadium of FC Zenit, attracted 67770 spectators to the stands.


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The record of the “dry series” belongs to Alexey Murygin, who plays for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.


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In the 2015/16 season, he did not concede goals for 302 minutes and 11 seconds.


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Only 3 minutes and 46 seconds were not enough for the goalkeeper to break the absolute record of the Russian championships for the duration of the dry run, which belongs to Jiri Trvai.


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The Czech goalkeeper, who played for Lada in the 2003/04 season, did not concede goals for 305 minutes and 56 seconds.


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The previous record also belonged to Lokomotiv goalkeeper Curtis Sanford, who kept his goal intact for 237 minutes 33 seconds [42].


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The record for the duration of dry time in the playoffs belongs to Traktor Chelyabinsk goalkeeper Michael Garnett - he defended 211 minutes and 41 seconds in the playoffs of the 2012/13 season, then conceding a goal from Sergey Kalinin from Avangard Omsk.


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Maxim Kitsyn is the youngest player in the league to score a goal in the KHL.


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He scored at the age of 16 years 254 days on 03.09.2008 in the match against Dinamo-Minsk.


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On October 6, 2014, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod forward Wojtek Volsky set a KHL record by scoring a hat-trick against Siberia in 1 minute and 46 seconds.


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The biggest dry victory in the playoffs of the Gagarin Cup was won by Ak Bars over Salavat Yulaev with a score of 8:0 (3.03.2016).


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The biggest victory in the playoffs also belongs to Ak Bars — 11:1 over Avangard Omsk (March 14, 2009).


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On December 2, 2017, the KHL's first outdoor (not indoors) match took place, when Jokerit and SKA St. Petersburg met in Finland [43], and SKA defeated 4:3 [44].


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As the National Hockey League refused to release its players to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, 92 of the 300 players competing in the ice hockey tournament played in the KHL.


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See also


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Table of the total number of medals won in all championships


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Notes


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References


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Category: Hockey leagues in Russia


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Question: What was the speed of the US Navy's Albacore diesel-electric submarine?

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The Albacore (AGSS-569) is an experimental high-speed diesel-electric submarine (AGSS) of the US Navy, built in 1953.


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It was distinguished by a fundamentally new hull, which later found application in the construction of submarines in many countries.


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It gave rise to the term “Albacor Corps”.


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The Albacor diesel-electric submarine was created to study various issues of nuclear submarine construction and, first of all, to radically improve hydrodynamic qualities US submarines.


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More than 25 different models have been tested in the wind tunnel and test pool.


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Then a project for a boat with a design underwater speed of 25 knots was developed.


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Over the years of service, the submarine has undergone several major upgrades.


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Thus, the classic stern tail with a horizontal rudder and a vertical depth rudder was replaced by an X-shaped one.


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In 1959, the Albacor was equipped with an improved sonar with a plastic fairing and immersion depth limiters.


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In 1961, the submarine was equipped with coaxial propellers of opposite rotation, each of which was driven by its own electric motor.


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The installation of coaxial propellers required a change in the design of the propeller shaft and the entire stern end of the submarine.


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In 1962, the lead-acid battery was replaced by high-capacity silver-zinc batteries.


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By 1972, the boat's diesel generators were out of order.


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Their replacement with new ones required a radical alteration of the boat, and therefore they decided not to make expensive repairs.


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Albacore was put into reserve.


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It was later bought and restored by a group of enthusiasts and installed ashore as a memorial near Portsmouth.


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Design history


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By 1943, the Allies had significantly strengthened the capabilities of their anti-submarine forces.


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In response, German designers were forced to improve the design of submarines.


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In the new conditions, the submarine speed has become more important than surface speed and the new German boats of the XXI series were developed on this basis.


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If earlier submarines had a clipper nose, which provided a high surface speed, as well as a developed superstructure with many protruding parts (guns, guard rails, etc.), the new German boats had rounded bow contours and a more streamlined superstructure.


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The new submarines also received electric batteries of larger capacity and a device for operating diesel engines under water (RDP) snorkel.


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Due to these innovations, the speed and autonomy in the submerged position have significantly increased.


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After the war, the Allies received the boats themselves and documentation for them [1].


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The Americans had many modern submarines and did not want to build new ones yet.


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Therefore, based on German experience, the United States has developed a program to modernize existing submarines (the GUPPY program).


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The Cold War, which began soon, required the creation of fundamentally new submarines.


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Back in 1945, American Lieutenant Commander Charles N.G. Hendrix formulated requirements for future high-speed submarines [1]:


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low cavitation propeller


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moving the propeller behind the aft steering surfaces


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radically new hull shape


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installation of kingstons on main ballast tanks


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two- or three-hull design


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automatic depth control


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automatic control


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double vertical rudders with one rudder mounted on top


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installation of horizontal rudders in the bow and stern


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abandonment of a solid wheelhouse


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creation of a combat information center


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minimizing the number of outboard openings in a solid body


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In the late 1940s, work was underway in the United States to create nuclear power plants and unconventional anaerobic engines.


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Their use on submarines should have made it possible to achieve great autonomy and high underwater speeds [2].


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Thus, at the fifth underwater symposium (English: Fifth Underwater Symposium), it was noted that if a power plant with a capacity of 67,000 hp, which easily fits on a destroyer with a displacement of 3000 tons, is installed on A 3,000-ton boat, it will reach a speed of 50 knots [3] (92.6 km/h).


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For the successful creation of high-speed boats, there was an urgent need to conduct scientific and survey work on the development of hull contours and a method for controlling the boat at high speeds [3].


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The solution of hydrodynamics and control problems was carried out on the basis of the David Taylor Model Basin experimental basin.


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Prior to that, no study of the submarine's resistance at high speeds was carried out at all [3].


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On July 8, 1946, the Shipbuilding Bureau instructed the experimental pool to test models for testing the shape of the hull of a high-speed submarine, known as the “Series 58" [1].


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Testing of a number of models was supposed to identify fundamental factors affecting resistance [3].


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On July 26 of the same year, Kenneth S.M. Davidson, Head of the Hydrodynamics Panel of the Committee on Undersea Warfare [1] recommended that Captain Harold Sanders, head of the test center, instead of improving the contours of existing submarines, start from scratch and consider completely new hull contours [4].


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From the point of view of the shape of the hull, airships were considered the closest analogues of submarines, so models in the form of bodies of revolution with different shapes of the bow and stern parts and various length-to-diameter ratio.


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A secret report with the results of tests of models designated “Series 58" was published in April 1950.


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According to the conclusions of the report, the most effective was the body with a length-to-width ratio of 6.8, which had a smooth narrowing at the rear of it.


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Cases with a length-to-width ratio in the range from 5 to 9 also had acceptable characteristics.


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It was also considered acceptable to use a cylindrical body, which was more profitable from the point of view of internal layout [3].


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Additional studies have shown that better propulsion qualities are achieved when using a single-screw scheme.


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But none of these studies helped solve the problems of controllability of the boat at high speeds.


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In 1949, a group of experts on the hydrodynamics of underwater vehicles of the Committee on Undersea Warfare (Panel on the Hydrodynamics of Submerged Bodies of the Committee on Undersea Warfare, National Academy of Sciences) proposed to the fleet to build an experimental submarine - the naval equivalent of experimental aircraft of the “X” series ([3].


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Over the next few years, a group of naval officers, led by the Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for Undersea Warfare, Admiral Charles B.


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(Swede) Momsen (Swede) persistently promoted the idea of creating an experimental high-speed submarine, which ended with the construction of the AGSS 569 Albacore submarine [4].


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The Albacore was created primarily as an experimental submarine for developing new design solutions.


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There was an opinion that the high underwater speed of the Albacor would make it impossible to use existing types of weapons against it.


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Based on this, another task of Albacor was to use it as a high-speed target for testing and improving promising anti-submarine weapons [4].


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The proposal to provide a variable shape for the hull and rudders was not supported [3].


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The experimental submarine was supposed to be faster than the Guppy boats and ideally develop a 25-node speed, both the designed submarines with an anaerobic engine and nuclear ones.


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The design of Albacor was under the direct control of Momsen, who gave the designers complete freedom of creativity.


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Speed had to be ensured at any cost, even by reducing performance characteristics [3].


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The hull of a radically new design was proposed in the design department of the Shipbuilding Bureau by Dr. Davidson, professor at the Institute of Technology.


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Stevens, and John C. Niedermair.


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The hull was a body of revolution, resembling an airship in shape.


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This choice is not accidental, since, despite the difference in the density of air and sea water, the main parameters of their flow are similar.


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British scientist Hilda Lyon, the creator of the R-101 airship uniform, took part in the development of the shape of the hull.


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Based on these studies, a 30-foot (9.15 m) model of the submarine was created, which was then blown into a NASA wind tunnel at Hampton, Virginia [4].


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To ensure maximum speed, the body shape was chosen as that of the most ideal model from the 58 Series — a body of revolution without cylindrical sections, with a narrowing at the ends.


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The only propeller was located on the axis of rotation and was driven by a two-deck 7500-horsepower Westinghouse electric motor.


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Since it was supposed to be used as a target, the boat was made according to a double-hull scheme.


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To minimize the size of the felling fence, the installation of a snorkel was abandoned.


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All retractable devices were combined into one multi-purpose retractable mast, which later became the standard for American submarines [3].


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Albacor was designed with the possibility of emergency ascent when one of the compartments was flooded.


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The only way to meet this requirement, with such a large case diameter, is to reduce the length of the compartments as much as possible.


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As surface engines and for charging batteries, two pancake engines [5] were taken from Tang boats [5] - GM 16-338 diesel engines with horizontal cylinders.


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Compared to the engines of the traditional scheme, they provided significant savings in weight and space.


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The power plant could be controlled by one person, as all control systems were concentrated in one place.


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On previous types of submarines, the valves of the ballast tank purge system were in different compartments, and on the Albacore everything was reduced to the press of a button, which also later became the standard [3].


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To save space, it was adopted to control an aircraft-type boat with one operator.


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The power plant, especially the batteries, was so heavy that it was necessary to save on the weight of the durable case.


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If manufactured from conventional high-strength steel, the working immersion depth would be 500 feet.


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To increase it, the durable body was made of HY-80 alloy, the so-called “low-carbon” HTS.


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The use of the HY-80 provided a dive depth of 600 feet, which was still less than 700 feet, the current fleet standard.


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Strength tests of the scale model also showed that existing methods for calculating strength cannot be used and new ones need to be developed [3].


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The body in the form of a body of revolution turned out to be dynamically stable at all speeds.


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At the same time, the submarine plunged faster and was more maneuverable along the course.


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For comparison, the Guppy and Tang submarines were unstable in depth at speeds above 8 knots, since the flat decks of the superstructure began to play the role of “horizontal rudders”.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Albacore was devoid of these problems and had to answer the question of how stable the control of a high-speed submarine should be.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Should it be free to maneuver or should it be protected from unauthorized “diving” at depths close to workers?


Question: What was the speed of the US Navy's Albacore diesel-electric submarine?

USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

After all, with a 30° bow trim, the submarine could dive 500 feet at 30 knots in just 20 seconds.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

To answer this question, the Albacora control system was designed with switchable protection.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

High directional maneuverability was so valuable that it was necessary to sacrifice protection against accidental “diving” during maneuver in depth.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Later, the Albacore had to install shields to slow down during unauthorized “dive” during maneuver in depth.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

As with German high-speed submarines during the Second World War, the boat was operated by one person.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The submarine was so similar in its behavior to an underwater “aircraft” that operators first trained in operating an airship.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

In the early stages of the tests, it was difficult to keep on course at high speed due to a sharp reaction to the shift of the rudders.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The helmsman also needed new instruments, such as a dive speed indicator, to understand that the boat had left the “dive”.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The Albacore was also equipped with an autopilot with an analog computer, which helped to “smooth out” maneuvers [6].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Design


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The hull of the boat in section was as close as possible to the circle.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The length-to-width ratio is 7.5:1.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The nose was rounded, the stern had a conical shape, and the central part was a body of revolution.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The cabin had a streamlined shape, and everything that could increase the turbulence of the flowing water flow was removed from the hull as much as possible — tools, bollards, rails, etc. In early projects, with a surface displacement of 1600 tons, the boat was supposed to have a length of 45.73 m and a width of 9.15 m. But then the length was increased to 62.2 m (204 ft), and the width was reduced to 8.23 m (27 ft).


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The surface displacement decreased to 1517 tons. The rugged body was first made of HY-80 high-strength steel (HY — high-yield strength steel; hardened and tempered martensitic steel with a yield strength of at least 80,000 pounds per square meter inch (552 MPa) [7]) [4], the so-called “low carbon” high-strength steel (HTS [8]), and provided a working immersion depth of 600 feet.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The lightweight body and internal structures were made of HTS [3].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

In the central part, the sturdy hull had a diameter of 6.4 m (21 ft), 1.2 m larger than that of the Tang type.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

This almost corresponded to the height of the three decks adopted in the United States [4].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Initially, it was planned to install an electric motor with a capacity of 4000 hp, with which the boat could reach a maximum speed of 27.4 knots.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

In the final version, a 7,500-horsepower electric motor was installed.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

It was powered by a lead-acid battery consisting of 500 cells.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The battery was enough to drive at full speed for 30 minutes or at a speed of 21.5 knots for an hour.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Diesel generators were used to charge the battery [9].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Two diesel engines with horizontal cylinders (the so-called pancake engine [5]) of General Motors 16-338 developed a power of 1000 hp at a speed of 1600 rpm.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The diesel was combined with an electric generator into a single unit and was a further development of the 16-184A model, which successfully proved itself during the Second World War as an engine for small anti-submarine ships.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The 16-cylinder engine had a vertically located shaft and four rows of four cylinders, located at an angle of 90° to each other.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Four rows of cylinders stacked on top of each other, this engine configuration was called pancake (from English: pancake - damn it) [5].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The same diesel engines in the amount of four units were used on Teng-type submarines.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Compared to diesel engines of the traditional scheme, they took up much less space [10] [11] [12].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

But on boats of the Tang type, they were quickly replaced by diesel engines of the usual scheme.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

On these boats, the engines proved to be capricious in operation and difficult to maintain.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The oil, which often leaked from the cylinders, immediately fell on the electric generator located below.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

And due to the high speed of rotation, the engine was subject to strong vibrations, and the noise developed reached 140 decibels [13].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Albacor was equipped with an automated aircraft-type control system — with joysticks [9].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The boat was equipped with a single propeller with a diameter of 11 feet and large rudders behind them.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Equipping with large steering surfaces has led to unexpected effects.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The worst surprise was the appearance of a sharp roll when turning.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

When the submarine turned submerged, the cabin began to play the role of a kind of “hydraulic wing”.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The hydrodynamic force acting on it when turning rolled the boat in the direction of the turn.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

At this point, both the wheelhouse and the vertical rudder, in addition to turning, partially began to play the role of horizontal rudders, forcing the boat to dive.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Because of this effect, any submerged turn was inevitably accompanied by an unplanned “dive” of the boat.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The higher the speed, the more this effect was manifested.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

To compensate for it, an additional vertical rudder was installed on the rear edge of the wheelhouse fence, which occupied 12.5% of its chord and was controlled by the steering wheel using pedals [6].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

When using this rudder, a significant hydrodynamic force was applied to the wheelhouse.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

In addition, when using the stern and felling vertical rudders at the same time, they played the role of a “brake”.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Fortunately, the wheelhouse was rarely used [6].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

On previous types of submarines, submarines were managed by three people.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

One vertical steering man drove the submarine along the course, and one person in the bow and stern controlled the horizontal rudders, that is, the submarine maneuver in depth.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Albacore abandoned this scheme, as it did not ensure a timely reaction to teams during a high-speed maneuver.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

However, the control of one person was later abandoned, as it required the participation of automation (computer) to coordinate control.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The fleet was not sure about the reliability of computers.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Therefore, Albacor was managed by two people.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

One controlled the submarine in the vertical and horizontal plane (in course and depth).


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

And the second controlled the boat's roll during maneuvers [6].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The Albacore did not have torpedo weapons.


Question: What was the speed of the US Navy's Albacore diesel-electric submarine?

USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Although attempts to install it were made even after construction, as the admiral noted:


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

If torpedo weapons were installed, we would get a boat of dubious combat qualities, while losing the flexibility and time necessary to work out new design solutions.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Construction


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The project was of high importance.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Therefore, its implementation, instead of the originally planned budget of 1951, was transferred to the budget of 1950, due to the program of conversion of destroyers of the Fletcher type into anti-submarine escort ships [6].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Since the boat was supposed to become a target for testing anti-submarine weapons as a secondary task, it received the SST index, then changed to AG (SST).


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Ultimately, the boat received the AGSS index and tail number 569.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Construction of the boat took place as part of the 1950 budget year at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The boat was ordered on November 24, 1950.


Question: What was the speed of the US Navy's Albacore diesel-electric submarine?

USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The keel was laid down on March 15, 1952, launched on August 1, 1953 and accepted into the Navy on December 5, 1953 [9].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Upgrades


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Albacor has undergone many upgrades to develop various design and technological solutions.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

In addition to a few small modifications, there are four large upgrades — phases (eng phase).


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The configuration in which the submarine was launched is considered “Phase 1" (eng. Phase I) [6].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Phase 2


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

In 1956-1957, the submarine underwent the Phase II modernization [9].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Initially, in the Phase 1 modification, the rudders were located behind a single propeller, as on a German boat Type XVII.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

This rudder layout worked very well at low speeds and was quite effective at high speeds.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

At high speeds, trimmers similar to airplane trimmers were used.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

In Phase 2, the steering surfaces were brought forward from the propeller.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

A similar scheme was used on Holland submarines and on the S-3 submarine during the First World War, but at that time was recognized as ineffective.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

A larger propeller was installed — 14 feet, instead of the previous 11-foot propeller [16].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

A noise reduction system was used.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

All mechanisms and piping system were soundproofed from the body with rubber shock absorbers.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

To absorb vibration and dampen noise from the water flow, all parts in contact with water — the outer surface of the hull and the inner surfaces of ballast tanks — were covered with special plastic on water-based — Aquaplas.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

AN/BQS-4 GAS with a plastic fairing was installed [6].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

In 1958, the collapsible bow horizontal rudders were dismantled.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

They were needed mainly for maneuvering at periscope depth and low travel speeds, modes in which Albacore was practically not used [17].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

At the same time, the rudders were an additional source of resistance, and their drives took up too much space in the bow compartment [6].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

In 1958-1959, a towed antenna was installed in the wheelhouse, for the first time on an American submarine [17].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The wheelhouse was fixed in the diametrical plane and its control was turned off, as operators found that the “diving” effect could be eliminated more smoothly by shifting the steering wheels [6].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Phase 3


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The upgrade of Phase 3 under the SCB182 project was included in the budget of fiscal year 1959 and ran from 1957 to August 1961 [6].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Based on the practice of airship construction, new X-shaped stern rudders were installed [6].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The tail unit consisted of two identical pairs of steering surfaces placed at an angle of 45° to the diametrical plane.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

At the same time, they were shifted relative to each other in order to leave room for actuators and rudder stock [17].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

It was expected that the circulations would be sharper, so the steering wheel control drives were reconnected and its area was increased [6].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Devices were installed to prevent a sharp “diving” of the boat.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Ten hydraulically driven brake shields were located behind the wheelhouse around the circumference of the hull.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

And in the upper part of the wheelhouse, a retractable brake parachute was mounted in design similar to that of the B-47 bomber.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The brake parachute did not pay off — it was ripped off during the third or fourth test dive [18].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Although the effectiveness of the brake shields was reduced due to the fact that they were attached to the hull in the front and were in the boundary layer of flowing water, together with the X-shaped stern plumage, they promised solve the problem of unauthorized boat diving.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

For the dive, it was necessary to coordinate the movement of both pairs of rudders, so the failure of one of them did not lead to irreversible consequences.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

With a lower probability of unauthorized diving, this made it possible to move and maneuver at high speeds at depths closer to the limit [19].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The X-shaped rudders increased the agility of the boat - the diameter of tactical circulation fell from 300 to 165 yards.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

For comparison, for production boats of the Tang type, this value was 340 yards.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

In fact, the X-shaped control surfaces worked like conventional larger rudders.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

But on serial boats, the X-shaped tail was not used, mainly due to the fact that constant computer control was required, which was not fully trusted.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

In addition, during the operation of the X-shaped rudders, a number of handling problems have worsened.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The usual vertical rudder partially worked as a depth rudder only when it deviated from the vertical when the boat rolled sharply.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The X-shaped, on the other hand, was always deflected from the vertical.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Also, unexpectedly, sometimes control was completely lost when reversing in a submerged position [19].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

In 1962, a passive sonar of the DIMUS system (DI gital MU lti-beam S teering) was installed for testing [17].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Phase 4


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The modernization of Phase 4 was carried out as part of the financing of the 1961 budget and lasted from December 1962 to February 1965.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

A new high-capacity silver-zinc battery was installed on the boat.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The metal for the battery was transferred from the US Treasury Department stocks (??) (U.S. Treasury) [20].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The new electrolytic battery had a larger capacity than the previous lead-acid battery and required 22 hours of operation of both diesel generators to charge it [17].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The main innovation was the installation of coaxial screws.


Question: What was the speed of the US Navy's Albacore diesel-electric submarine?

USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The second screw was driven by a 4700-horsepower electric motor [17] [21].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Initially, the boat grew to 64.18 m (210.5 ft) in length.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

At the same time, the distance between the screws was 3.05 m. In 1965, after testing, this distance was reduced to 2.29 m (7.5 ft) and then to 2.68 m (8 3/4 ft).


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The front propeller with a diameter of 3.25 m (10 2/3 ft) was seven-bladed, the rear propeller was 2.68 m (8 3/4 ft) six-blade [17].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The maximum speed has increased to 33 knots.


Question: What was the speed of the US Navy's Albacore diesel-electric submarine?

USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

In February 1966, the Albacore set a world record for underwater speed [20].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

For greater safety of driving at high speeds, a new control system was installed that reduces the movement of the steering surfaces while increasing speed.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

A new emergency hydraulic system has also been installed to control the wheelhouse and plate brakes.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

A semi-automatic propulsion system was installed, similar to the aviation type [20].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

After the Thresher accident, during which it could not blow the ballast tanks, it was decided to install an experimental emergency ballast blowing system at Albacor with a developed pressure of 208 kg/cm2 (3000 psi) [20].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

A new GAS was also installed [22].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

Phase 5


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The Phase 5 upgrade was carried out from August 1969 to August 1971.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The main goal was to install a liquid polymer injection system into the boundary layer, which should have significantly reduced the drag due to a more laminar flow around.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The tests were carried out from September 1971 to June 1972 [20].


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The system called the “SURPASS Project” consisted of tanks, a pump and pipelines.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The system was installed in the bow compartment.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The three “soft” tanks contained 40,000 gallons (151,400 liters) of polymer mixed with water.


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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

The mixture was sprayed through the holes in the hull and on the bow and wheelhouse of the boat.


Question: What was the speed of the US Navy's Albacore diesel-electric submarine?

USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

In November 1971, during tests using a polymer injection system, the speed of the boat at equal power increased by 9% - at 77% of power, the boat reached a speed of 21 knots [17].


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In this mode of polymer consumption, it was enough for 26 minutes of operation.


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Despite the successful operation of the system, it was not installed on production boats, as the submarine could carry only a limited supply of polymer [22].


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End of service


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By 1972, Albacora diesel engines had become unusable, and there were no spare parts for them.


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To replace diesel engines, a Phase 6 upgrade was planned.


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The new diesel engines of traditional design took up much more space, so to install them on the boat, it was necessary to cut a 12-foot insert into the middle of the hull.


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Such a change in the contours of the hull would significantly increase the resistance of the boat and reduce its performance characteristics, and therefore, in the end, expensive modernization was abandoned by the underwater the boat was put into reserve [23].


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Modern status


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After being taken to reserve, the Albacore was towed to the English: Inactive Ship Facility at the base in Philadelphia.


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In April 1980, the fleet commander wrote to the Secretary of the Fleet that the fleet no longer needed an experimental submarine and proposed to use the Albacore as a target.


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On 1 May 1980, the Albacore was withdrawn from the Navy.


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Meanwhile, English: Portsmouth Marine Society activist Joseph Soutel (English: Joseph Sawtelle), wanting to organize a museum, purchased a plot of land and began to look for a ship that could be used as the central display of the museum.


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Porstmouth's vice mayor, William Keefe, invited him to use the Albacore in Philadelphia as this.


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The submarine was small, non-combat and was ideal as a monument.


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What began as a committee for the return of the Albacore later grew to the non-profit Portsmouth Submarine Memorial Association (English: Portsmouth Submarine Memorial Association).


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It was necessary to raise money, get the boat to be handed over by the fleet, find a parking lot and decide on the delivery method.


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The site purchased by Soutel was not suitable for the parking of the submarine, so the search for a new place for the museum began.


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There was no suitable place on the banks of the Piscatacua River and it was decided to place the boat on land, at the intersection of Route 1 By-Pass and Market Street [24].


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The fleet did not want to negotiate the transfer of the boat until the necessary amount was collected.


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The estimated estimate ranged from 600 thousand to 1.6 million dollars.


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Private donations raised $400,000.


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Two major donors gave another 758,000.


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300 thousand were borrowed against the security of property.


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The availability of finances, public support, and a delegation of congressmen from Maine and New Hampshire convinced Navy Secretary John Lehman to help with this endeavor.


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Both houses of Congress have approved the necessary bill.


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And on November 7, 1983, President Ronald Reagan approved the Submarine Transfer Act to the Association. [


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The fleet was unable to provide a tug and in April 1984, the towing was carried out by the army tug Okinawa.


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The operation was difficult due to the fact that, thanks to the streamlined hull, the boat continued to move forward even after the tug stopped.


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The average transport speed rarely exceeded 5 knots.


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Due to strong waves and wind, instead of a roundabout around the cape, the boat was led through the Cape Cod Canal.


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The boat traveled 575 miles in 70 hours [24].


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The Albacore was moored at Berth No. 7 of the English: Naval Reserve Center shipyard in Portsmouth.


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All secret equipment was removed from the boat and the depth, speed indicators and equipment of the main ballast tanks were restored to work.