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"The submarine’s crew members have
successfully accomplished all the assigned missions. The submarine is
in good condition. Its crew members feel good and are ready to accomplish
further assignments after they replenish supplies and have a rest,"
the press office said.
The long-distance voyage has become the first mission for the submarine
Vladikavkaz after the completion of its medium repair and upgrade at
the Zvyozdochka Shipyard in Severodvinsk in north Russia.
Following the upgrade, the submarine’s service life has been extended
by ten years.
The submarine Vladikavkaz arrived at the Zvyozdochka Shipyard in 2008.
A state contract for the repair of the submarine was signed three years
later. The submarine’s hull repair lasted 2.5 years. Works were
conducted to repair the submarine’s hull, equipment, rudder-propeller
mechanisms, main propulsion unit and other systems that ensure the vessel’s
survivability. The shipyard also upgraded the submarine’s communications,
navigation, electric supply and control systems, as well as its combat
information management system, propulsion unit control system and other
units. In September 2014, the submarine left the shipyard’s berth
and was floated out to undergo further construction afloat and dock
trials. In August 2015, the submarine passed technical trials at sea
successfully. The conventional submarine Vladikavkaz joined Russia’s
Northern Fleet in September 2015.
The Project 887 submarine Vladikavkaz (NATO reporting name: Kilo) was
built at the Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard in the Volga city of Nizhny Novgorod
in 1989. It was made operational in 1990. The submarine is designed
to fight the enemy’s submarines and ships, as well as defend naval
bases, coastal and naval communications and conduct reconnaissance and
patrolling activities. The submarine has a full displacement of more
than 3,000 tons, a length of 72.6 meters, an underwater speed of 17
knots, a submersion depth of 300 meters and cruising capacity of 45
days. Its crew totals 57. The submarine is armed with six 533mm torpedo
tubes.
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