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1st Project 955A SSBN Knyaz Vladimir & 1st Project 885M SSGN Kazan to join Russia’s Navy in 2018.
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The
Project 955 SSBNs are fourth-generation nuclear-powered submarines designed
to destroy strategic targets and accomplish tactical missions, e.g. to
sink surface combatants and submarines. They embody the latest shipborne
radio electronics advances and solutions improving the hull’s hydrodynamics
and slashing the acoustic signature. Their main armament is the advanced
R-30 Bulava missile system with a range exceeding 8,000 km and a multiple
individually targeted re-entry vehicle warhead. The Project 955 submarines
carry 16 solid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missiles. They also
are equipped with an emergency rescue chamber designed to accommodate
the whole crew. A submarine in the class has a length of 170 m, a beam
of 13.5 m, an operating depth of 450 m and a crew of 107.
The fourth-generation Project 885 and 885M nuclear-powered attack submarines armed with torpedoes and missiles are designed for destroying surface ships, submarines and land targets. A submarine in the class has a total displacement of 13,800 tons, dives to 600 m and moves under water at a speed of 30 knots. Its outer hull covers only the bow of the pressure hull to reduce the acoustic signature. The torpedo tubes are installed aft of the central control compartment, rather than in the bow for the first time in the history of Russia’s shipbuilding. The submarines of the class carry Oniks (SS-N-26 Strobile) and Kalibr (SS-N-27 Sizzler) cruise missiles and a formidable torpedo/missile system. © Copyright 2016 TASS. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |
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