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to Lay Down New Improved Kilo (Project 636) Diesel Sub for Black Sea Fleet |
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The Admiralty
Shipyard in St. Petersburg will lay down on Friday a new Varshavyanka
class diesel-electric submarine for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet,
the company said.
Stary Oskol will be the third in a series of six Varshavyanka class
submarines which are expected to join the fleet by 2016. The first sub,
the Novorossiisk, was laid down in August 2010, followed by Rostov-on-Don
in November 2011. |
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The Varshavyanka class (Project 636) is an improved version of the Kilo
class submarines, featuring advanced “stealth” technology,
extended combat range and ability to strike land, surface and underwater
targets
(picture: Internet)
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The Varshavyanka class is an improved version of
the Kilo class submarines, featuring advanced “stealth”
technology, extended combat range and ability to strike land, surface
and underwater targets.
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.
There is only one submarine, the Alrosa, a Kilo class vessel, currently
in service with the Black Sea Fleet. The Alrosa joined the Russian Navy
in 1990.
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