K-551 Vladimir Monomakh (Russian: АПЛ Владимир Мономах) is a Russian ballistic missile submarine of the fourth generation Borei class (Project 955) that became operational in 2015.[3] It is named after Vladimir II Monomakh (1053–1125), the Grand Duke of Kievan Rus'.[4]
 Vladimir Monomakh on sea trials
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| Name | Vladimir Monomakh |
| Namesake | Vladimir II Monomakh |
| Builder | Sevmash |
| Laid down | 19 March 2006 |
| Launched | 30 December 2012 |
| Commissioned | 19 December 2014 |
| Homeport | Vilyuchinsk |
| Status | In active service[1] |
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| Class and type | Borei-class submarine |
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| Length | 170 m (557 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 13.5 m (44 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
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| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Complement | 130 officers and men |
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Development
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The project was developed by the Rubin Design Bureau, and the chief designer was Sergei Nikitich Kovalev. The keel was laid down on 19 March 2006 at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk.[4] The hull of the Akula-class submarine K-480 Ak Bars was used in the construction of Vladimir Monomakh.[4]
The submarine will be armed with 16 of the newest submarine-launched ballistic missile developed in Russia, the Bulava (NATO designation SS-N-32). Vladimir Monomakh and its sister ships will replace the Delta III and IV classes in the Russian Navy. The submarine was launched on 30 December 2012[4] and began moored tests in January 2013.[citation needed]
The submarine finished its first sea trials on 8 October 2013 when returning from a 25-day trial at sea.[5] On 9 September 2014 a Bulava missile was launched from the submarine.[6]
Service history
editVladimir Monomakh entered service on 19 December 2014.[1] It arrived to its permanent base in the Pacific Fleet on 26 September 2016.[7]
The submarine launched a salvo of Bulava ballistic missiles during training exercises in November 2015 and in December 2020.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b LaGrone, Sam (11 December 2014). "Russia Accepts Third Borei-class Boomer". USNI News. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Marine Nuclear Power:1939 – 2018" (PDF). July 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "ЦАМТО / Новости / Министр обороны генерал армии Сергей Шойгу провел селекторное совещание с руководством Вооруженных Сил".
- ^ a b c d "pr.955 – BOREI / DOLGORUKIY" (in Russian). Military Russia. 14 March 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ "Russia's New Nuclear Submarine Completes White Sea Trials". RIA Novosti. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Russian Nuclear Submarine to Test Launch Bulava ICBM Within Two Days: Source". RIA Novosti. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Russian Pacific Fleet reinforced with newest nuclear-powered submarine".
- ^ "Russian Vladimir Monomakh submarine launches Bulava SLBM missiles". Armyrecognition.com. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
External links
edit- Коммерсантъ (in Russian)
- Эхо Москвы (in Russian)
- Bellona (in Russian)
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