High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Vsevolod Borisovich Bessonov (Russian: ) (1932-1970) was a Soviet Navy submarine commander and hero of the Soviet Union. He was killed durng the sinking of the Soviet submarine K-8 Bessonov joined the Soviet Navy in 1951. He was a torpedo specialist in the submarine arm of the Soviet Northern Fleet and was awarded the order of the Red Banner for taking part in tests on the nuclear armed torpedo near Novaya Zemlya.In 1968 Bessonov was appointed 2nd in command of the nuclear powered submarine K8. He was made Captain 2nd Rank and commander of this boat in 1970.