Admiralty Shipyards launched "Novorossiisk" first submarine of project 06363 (Varshavyanka-class)

: Posted On Friday, 29 November 2013 10:00

Naval Forces News - Russia

Admiralty Shipyards launched "Novorossiisk" first submarine of project 06363 (Varshavyanka-class)

JSC "Admiralty Shipyards" in St. Petersburg launched the lead submarine of the project 06363 for the Russian Navy on November 28 2013. Novorossiisk is the first of six Varshavyanka-class diesel-electric submarines to be delivered to the Black Sea Fleet in the next two years.

The new submarine before its launch at Admirality Shipyard in St Petersburg

Construction of the Novorossiisk submarine started at Admiralty Shipyards in August 2010, followed by the Rostov-on-Don sub in November 2011 and the Stary Oskol in August 2012.

The Varshavyanka-class is an improved version of the Kilo-class submarines and features advanced stealth technology, extended combat range and the ability to strike land, surface and underwater targets. Export versions of the class are being built for Vietnam, China and Algeria.

These submarines are mainly intended for anti-shipping and anti-submarine missions in relatively shallow waters.

The vessels, crewed by 52 submariners, have an underwater speed of 20 knots, a cruising range of 400 miles (electric propulsion) with the ability to patrol for 45 days. They are armed with 18 torpedoes and eight surface-to-air missiles.