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 Launch of the first project 885M Yasen-M-class submarine K-561 Kazan (TASS picture via bmpd.livejournal.com). |
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It has advanced radio electronic gear and a power plant, and many of its units and assemblies are automated. This allowed a hefty crew reduction.
The Navy has told Izvestia that the Kazan is a Project 885M derivative of the Project 885 baseline model, from which it differs in more sophisticated radio electronics and means of automation that allowed its hull to be truncated by 10 m (the crew accommodation by 4 m). The Kazan has been launched and the preparations for starting its nuclear reactor are in full swing. Once this is done, its dockside and running tests will be kicked off. The ship is slated for commissioning by the Navy next year. The Project 885 class is the Russian Navy’s quietest and most formidable one. Presumably, it has a far bigger price tag that the one carried by the Project 955 Borei (Dolgorukiy) class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBN). Western analysts often compare the Yasen class with the US-built Seawolf class in terms of characteristics. There had been only three Seawolf boats built before the program was discontinued for financial considerations. |
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 Possible image of Prokect 885M Yasen-M-class submarine K-561 Kazan during fitting out. Our colleagues from Covert Shores cast some doubt over the fact this is actually Kazan. Picture via Covert Shores. |
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The Project 885 class uses a combined hull design, with the light hull covering only the bow section of the pressure hull to reduce noise. The hull is made of high-strength low-magnetic steel enabling the Kazan to dive below 600 m deep. |
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Some Details on Russian Navy Latest Submarine: The Project 885M Yasen-M K-561 Kazan
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