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The [[Hotel class submarine]] <b><i>K-19</i> (SSBN)</b> suffered several severe accidents.

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The '''Gunsan Line''' is a railway line serving [[North Jeolla]] Province in [[South Korea]]. The line connects the major railway junction of [[Iksan]] (on the [[Honam Line]]) to the city of [[Gunsan]].

On [[July 4]], [[1961]], <i>K-19</i> was conducting exercises in the North Atlantic close to Southern [[Greenland]] when she developed a major leak in her reactor coolant system. The engineering officers and crew worked for extended periods in high radiation areas to create a coolant system jury rig. All of the crew received substantial doses of radiation, and eight men died of radiation exposure. The crew was evacuated to a diesel submarine, and K-19 was towed to the home base. The damaged reactors were removed and replaced, a process that took two years. The submarine acquired the nickname "Hiroshima."

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On [[November 15]], [[1969]] <i>K-19</i> collided with [[USS Gato|USS <i>Gato</i> (SSN-615)]] in the [[Barents Sea]] at a depth of 200 feet. She was able to surface by means of an emergency ballast tank blow.

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On [[February 24]], [[1972]] a fire broke out onboard <i>K-19</i> while the submarine was at a depth of 380 feet some 700 miles from [[Newfoundland]]. A total of 28 sailors died in the fire. The rescue operation lasted more than 40 days and involved over 30 ships.

* [http://www.korail.go.kr/ Korean National Railroad, for train times and other information]

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The movie <i>K-19: Widowmaker</i>, starring [[Harrison Ford]] and [[Liam Neeson]], tells the story of this [[submarine]].

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