The Russian Navy has commissioned its third Project 955 Borei-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) on 19 December 2014, last Friday. Built in the Sevmash shipyard Vladimir Monomakh (K-551) SSBN has now joined the Russian fleet. The 19,400-ton boat is armed with 16 Bulava nuclear submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) and is slated to replace the Project 941 Typhoon-class and Project 667BDRM Delta IV-class boomers. The next SSBN in the class — Knyaz Vladimir — is designated as a Project 955A Borei II and could be capable of fielding up to 20 Bulavas and is currently under construction, according to Naval Institute’s Combat Fleets of the World. The Russian Navy is also in the midst of modernizing its nuclear attacks boats. In June the service accepted the first Project 855 Yasen-class class attack boat, Severodvinsk (K-560). The 13,800-ton Severodvinsk had been under construction since 1993 at the Sevmash yard, the first in an expected eight boats. https://youtube/watch?v=6kfAF1K2kRc
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 13:48:28 +0000
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