Kursk sister to sail on special missions
“Belgorod” Oscar-II class submarine supposed to replace the doomed “Kursk” will be converted for special tasks.
“Belgorod” was the last Oscar-II class submarine in line from Sevmash. Construction started back in 1992, but was frozen later in the 90ties. The work was resumed again after “Kursk” exploded and sank in the Barents Sea in August 2000 and continued until 2006 when Russia’s defense ministry said no more funding would come. The submarine was then 80 percent completed, as reported by BarentsObserver.
Now, Sevmash once again have to brush off the dust from “Belgorod” and continue the work.
“Belgorod will be completed as a special project. The boat will have many special tasks ahead of it,” Navy commander Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky says to RIA Novosti. Vystosky does not elaborate on what kind of special missions the submarine will be used for.
