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Lead Borei-Class Sub Takes Sea Today

Lead Borei-Class Sub Takes Sea Today 07.06.2012
Text: RusNavy.com
Photo: SSBN Yury Dolgoruky.
Project 955 Borei nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Yury Dolgoruky takes the sea today, on June 7 to perform checkup trials, a spokesman for Sevmash shipyard told reporters.

"Nuclear submarine Yury Dolgoruky on June 7 will take the sea for the first time in this year. If trials are finished successfully, the sub will be commissioned at an early date", said the shipyard's official.

As for him, the trial program does not include test launch of SLBM Bulava.

This year, Bulava missile is planned to be launched by the next Borei-class sub, SSBN Alexander Nevsky. Once the test is successful, this submarine can be commissioned in this year, too.

Earlier on, defense minister Anatoly Serdiukov and ex-commander of Russian Navy Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky announced SSBN Yury Dolgoruky and Bulava missile would be put in service in the fall of 2012.

Strategic nuclear-powered submarine Yury Dolgoruky was designed by Rubin bureau (St. Petersburg) and is the lead sub in the series of fourth-generation ballistic missile submarines.

SSBN Yury Dolgoruky was laid down at Sevmash shipyard on Nov 2, 1996. Being about 170 meters long, 13.5 meters wide and displacing 24,000 tons, the sub carries sixteen R-30 Bulava ballistic missiles designed by Moscow Thermotechnics Institute.

Missiles of that type are capable to carry up to 10 nuclear independently targetable reentry vehicles with advanced performance characteristics. Firing range of Bulava is 8,000 km. Apart from ballistic missiles, the submarine is armed with 533-mm torpedo tubes. Nuclear powerplant propelling one water jet propulsor makes possible to accelerate up to 15 knots on surface and up to 29 knots under water.

As for Russian Navy command's plans, Project 955 strategic submarines will become the key component of Russia's sea-based nuclear force since 2018, after decommission of currently operable Project 667BDRM and Project 667BDR submarines (Delfin and Calmar, known in NATO as Delta IV and Delta III respectively).

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