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| Russian Navy commissioned Project 885 Yasen-class attack submarine "Severodvinsk" | |||
Russia’s
first Project 885 /Yasen/ class
attack submarine, the Severodvinsk,
was handed over to the navy on Monday. The submarine, designated as
Graney-class by NATO, had been under construction at the Sevmash shipyard
in northern Russia since 1993. “The delivery acceptance certificate
for the first Yasen was signed at Sevmash on December 30,” the
source said. |
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The Severodvinsk is one of eight Yasen-class attack
boats ordered by the Russian navy. The second and third subs of the
series, the Kazan and the Novosibirsk, are being built under the updated
Project 885M Yasen-M design.
The Severodvinsk has a submerged displacement of 13,800 tons, length of 119 meters, speed of 31 knots, and can dive to 600 meters. It has a crew of 90 including 32 officers. Its main armament consists of 24 Oniks (SS-N-26) and Kalibr (SS-N-27)
cruise missiles, self-guided torpedoes and mines. Built in 1990, the Smolensk has a length of 155 meters, displacement of up to 24,000 tons, operating depth of 600 meters, and maximum submerged speed of 32 knots. It is armed with 24 P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) supersonic cruise missiles with a range of 550 kilometers (300 nautical miles). Another Oscar II-class attack submarine, the Voronezh, returned to the Northern Fleet in November 2011 after a similar overhaul. |
Russian Navy commissioned Project 885 Yasen-class attack submarine "Severodvinsk"
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