20.10.2009
First crew of nuclear submarine Severodvinsk arrived at the naval base to start service, said press service of city administration on Monday.
The crew formed in 2005 on basis of Northern Fleet Submarine Division 11 and have trained in Navy Training Center 270 in Sosnovy Bor will stay in Severodvinsk city until sub trials are completed.
Capt 1 rank Sergei Mityaev, submarine commander has already discussed prospects of cooperation with the mayor. Severodvinsk city administration and submarine crew are to sign a patronage agreement soon.
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Severodvinsk is being constructed at
Sevmash shipyard. The submarine will be commissioned in 2011, said Vice Admiral Oleg Burtsev, Deputy Chief of Navy Main HQ early March.
Severodvinsk is a multipurpose nuclear-powered submarine armed with cruise missiles. It is Project 855
Yasen lead ship.
Construction
Sub was laid down on Dec 21, 1993 at
Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk.
Performance and dimensions
Surface speed is 16 knots, submerged speed is 31 knots, maximum diving depth is 600 meters, cruising capacity is 100 days, crew is 90 men, surface displacement is 8 600 tonnes, submerged displacement is 13 800 tonnes, maximum length is 119 meters, maximum beam is 13.5 meters, height is 9.4 meters.
Power plant
Severodvinsk is powered by water-cooled thermal reactor
OK-650V, one shaft, one water-jet or low noise screw.
Armament
Severodvinsk is armed with 10 650-mm and 533-mm torpedo tubes, antiship cruise missiles
P-100 Onyx, antiship cruise missiles
X-35, strategic cruise missiles
X-101, antiship cruise missiles
3M-54E and
3M-54E1, sea-land class cruise missiles
3M-14E.
According to Russian naval doctrine,
Yasen-class subs are to be Russia's basic multipurpose nuclear-powered submarines. It is planned to build 30
Yasen subs, says
Vzglyad.
Source: RusNavy.com, photo: Model of Yasen-class sub (aralay.com)
