Russian submarine Vladimir Monomakh
 Plans for the Borei class submarine |
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| Career (Russia) |  |
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| Name: | Vladimir Monomakh |
| Namesake: | Vladimir II Monomakh |
| Builder: | Sevmash |
| Laid down: | 19 March 2006 |
| Launched: | Expected in 2012 |
| Status: | In construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Borei-class submarine |
| Displacement: | 14,720 t (14,488 long tons) surfaced 24,000 t (23,621 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 170 m (557 ft 9 in) |
| Beam: | 13.5 m (44 ft 3 in) |
| Draught: | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion: | 1 × OK-650B nuclear reactor 1 × AEU steam turbine 1 shaft |
| Speed: | 25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h) |
| Complement: | 130 officers and men |
| Armament: | 16 × Bulava SLBMs 6 × SS-N-15 cruise missiles (21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes) |
The RFS Vladimir Monomakh (Russian: АПЛ Владимир Мономах) is a Russian Ballistic missile submarine of the fourth generation Borei class (Project 955) currently under construction. It is named after Vladimir Monomakh (1053–1125), the Grand Duke of Kievan Rus'.
The project was developed by the Rubin Design Bureau, and the chief designer was Sergey Kovalev. The keel was laid down on 19 March 2006 at the Sevmashpredpriyatiye shipyard in Severodvinsk.[1] The submarine will be armed with 16 of the newest submarine-launched ballistic missile developed in Russia, the Bulava (NATO designation SS-NX-30). The Vladimir Monomakh and its sister ships will replace the Delta class in the Russian Navy. The submarine is expected to be launched in 2012.[2]
By February 2012 the ship builder Sevmash reported that construction was ahead of schedule and fitting-out works had begun with most of the onboard system allready installed.[3]
[edit] References
- Коммерсантъ (Russian)
- Эхо Москвы (Russian)
- Bellona (Russian)
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