Russia to more than double number of new SSBNs
-It is planned to build 20 strategic submarines over the next 10 to 12 years, at the very last 15 years, Navy chief Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky said at a meeting of the Marine Board of the Russian Government, reports Interfax.
Earlier, the Russian navy planned to construct eight strategic submarines (SSBN) of the Borei-class. The first of the class, “Yury Dologoruky,” is said to be transferred to the Pacific Fleet by the end of this year. The three following subs of the class are “Aleksandr Nevsky,“ “Vladimir Monomakh” and “Svyatitel Nikolay.”
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The first four Borei-class submarines will all be based with the Pacific fleet. In today’s statement quoted by Interfax, Admiral Vysotsky did not say anything about how many of the planned 20 SSBNs that will be based with the Russian Northern Fleet along the coast of the Kola Peninsula.
So far, only the Sevmash naval yard in Severodvinsk near Arkhangelsk is the only builder of the Borei-class strategic submarines.
In addition to the 20 new strategic submarines, the Russian navy will also get more than 10 new multi-purpose submarines of the Graney-class as reported by BarentsObserver in August.
The first submarine of the class, named “Severodvinsk” sailed out in the White Sea last week on her maiden voyage.
