Admiralty Shipyards (Saint-Petersburg) to lay down two submarines on October 30, 2014
On October 30, 2014, Admiralty Shipyards (Saint-Petersburg) will lay down two submarines for RF Navy, The Veliky Novgorod and The Kolpino, press center of the shipyard says.
They will be the last submarines in the series of six vessels being built by Admiralty Shipyards for RF Navy.
Diesel-electric submarine Novorossiysk, the lead submarine of the series, was delivered to RF Navy on August 22, 2014. The second serial submarine, The Rostov-on-Don, is undergoing the manufacturer’s sea trials. The Stary Oskol, the third submarine of the series, is undergoing the mooring tests. The forth submarine, The Krasnodar, was launched on February 20, 2014.
Characteristics: NATO classification – Improved Kilo; surface speed – 17 knots; underwater speed – 20 knots; operational depth – 240 m; maximum dive – 300 m; cruising capacity – 45 days; crew – 52 persons, surface displacement – 2,350 t; submerged displacement – 3,950 t.
Admiralteiskie Verfi OJSC (Admiralty Shipyards) is a key enterprise of shipbuilding, a centre of conventional submarine building of Russia. The shipyard is affiliated with the United Shipbuilding Corporation OJSC. At the moment the shipyard facilities are fully engaged. A number of contracts are being successfully implemented at the shipyard for domestic and foreign customers. Two series of submarines are under construction now: project 636.1 for foreign Navies and project 636.3 for RF Navy. Besides, the Igor Belousov rescue vessel with the deep-operating vehicle Bester-1 is being built by the Shipyard. The Company’s staff numbers 6,500 persons. In 2014, Admiralty Shipyards celebrates its 310-year anniversary.
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