submarine were allowed to read the script and had complaints, which led to several changes in the script. The production company attempted in March 2002 to secure access to the boat as a set for its production, but the Russian Navy declined. The nickname "The Widowmaker" referred to by the movie was fictional. The submarine did not gain a nickname until the nuclear accident on 4 July 1961, when she was called "Hiroshima". See also Andreev Bay nuclear accident Kursk submarine disaster List of military nuclear accidents Soviet submarine K-431, Chazhma Bay nuclear accident References External links Hotel-class submarines Ships built in the Soviet Union 1959 ships Cold War submarines of the Soviet Union Russian submarine accidents Maritime incidents in 1961 Maritime incidents in 1969 Maritime incidents in 1972