Developmental and test operation of non-nuclear submarine Saint Petersburg,
Project 677 /codename Lada/ lead boat, will be continued in 2016, Igor
Vilnit, the head of the Rubin Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering,
the developer of the submarine, has reported. |
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boat has fulfilled a range of tasks, confirming its specifications.
In terms of capabilities this is the best boat in our non-nuclear fleet,"
he stressed.
"Given that today this is our sole such boat, I presume it
will be decided to continue the developmental operation in 2016 for
accumulating the experience for the crews running the series-produced
boats," Vilnit specified.
The head of the bureau noted that construction of the second and third
Project 677 submarines at the Admiralty Dockyards Joint-Stock Company
/incorporated by the United Shipbuilding Corporation, USC/ in Petersburg
proceeds as per approved schedule while the fourth boat is "at
the stage of contract preparation."
The non-nuclear submarine Saint Petersburg was laid down as early as
1997. In 2010 it was handed over to the Navy. It was expected to go
into service with the Russian Navy as early as 2014. However, it was
later declared that the developmental operation of the Saint Petersburg
would be completed only in 2015.
Project 677 submarines are fourth generation non-nuclear boats. They
are designed for independent actions against surface ships and submarines
in pre-assigned areas by using cruise missiles and anti-submarine defense
in the coastal zone. They displace 2,650 t, measuring 68 m in length.
The maximum submerged speed is 21 knots, cruising range in the surface
condition is 6,000 miles at 7 knots. The boats are armed with six 533
mm torpedo tubes. The crew is 37 men. -
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