Russia’s
first Borey class strategic nuclear submarine will be commissioned in 2013,
Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Monday.
The Yury
Dolgoruky submarine was expected to join the Russian Navy by the end of this
year, but tests carried out during the latest sea trials revealed a number of
technical flaws. Software glitches in the automated launch control system
prevented further tests of the Bulava ballistic missile, the submarine’s main
weapon.
Yuri
Dolgoruky strategic nuclear submarine: characteristics
“We are
expecting the Yury Dolgoruky submarine to enter service in 2013,” Serdyukov
told Russian lawmakers at a meeting on defense issues.
The
second Borey class submarine, the Alexander Nevsky, could join Russia’s Pacific
Fleet in 2014, the minister said.
The
Borey class submarines are expected to form the core of Russia's strategic
submarine fleet, replacing the aging Project 941 (NATO Typhoon class) and
Project 667 class (Delta-3 and Delta-4) boats. Russia is planning to build
eight Borey and Borey-A class subs by 2020.
Two more
Borey class submarines are under construction at the Sevmash shipyard in the
White Sea port city of Severodvinsk.
A Borey
class strategic submarine is 170 meters (580 feet) long, has a hull diameter of
13 meters (42 feet), a crew of 107, including 55 officers, a maximum depth of
450 meters (about 1,500 feet) and a submerged speed of about 29 knots.
All the
Borey class strategic submarines will carry the Bulava ballistic missiles, up
to 16 ballistic missiles with multiple warheads.
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