'Sir, We Hit a Nuclear Submarine!': How a Navy Aircraft Carrier and Russian Nuclear Sub Collided

Summary and Key Points: The USS Kitty Hawk (CVA/CV-63), the lead vessel of the last class of conventionally powered U.S. Navy aircraft carriers, was commissioned in 1961 and decommissioned in 2009.

-Notably, in 1984, it collided with the Soviet submarine K-314 during the "Team Spirit" exercises in the Sea of Japan, narrowly avoiding a nuclear disaster.

-Despite the collision, there were no casualties, and both vessels managed to surface safely.

-Throughout its service, the...