It is uncertain that all four boats will be completed, although the russian ministry of defense mod has plans to deploy up to nine ssns of the. Yasen class nuclear submarines are designed to launch a variety of longrange cruise missiles up to 3,100 miles or 5,000 km, with conventional or nuclear warheads, and effectively engage submarines, surface warships and landbased targets. The flagraising ceremony was held on 17 june 2014 marking its introduction. The four vanguardclass ballistic missile submarines provide the uks entire nuclear deterrent. Russias next gen huskyclass ssn to combine multipurpose, strategic submarine characteristics the fifthgeneration huskyclass nuclearpowered submarine will be maximally standardized to combine the qualities of multipurpose and strategic submarines, united shipbuilding corporation president alexei rakhmanov said in an interview with echo. Russia readies 2 of its most advanced submarines for. On 9 november 2011, russia signed a contract for another four yasenclass submarines to. Why russians wont give nuclear attack submarine to modi. The project 885 yasen nato designation graney class is a new russian nuclearpowered attack submarine. Yasen class project 885 nuclearpowered multipurpose attack. Petersburgbased malakhit central design bureau, kazan is the first of a series of improved yasenclass submarines. A must read for anyone who has an interest in submarines or their history. Introduction the author of this fine novel is alex rider and the title is called snakehead.
Russias first yasenm attack submarine test fires torpedoes. Russia to float out 2nd yasenclass project 885 submarine on march 31 russian yasenclass nuclear submarines to be ready by 2023 russian navy russian new yasenclass nuclear subs able to carry all seabased cruise missiles russiaa 7th yasenclass attack submarine to be laid down in july 2017. It is the second boat of the project, separated from the first by 16 years 19932009. Jun 21, 2014 the yasen class is also an exception to the rule in russia, where most warships are obsolete or severely compromised by poor maintenance and training.
The fourth yasenclass submarine, the krasnoyarsk, has passed critical tests of its structures and pressure hull, according to russias tass news agency. Each of the 8 hatches aft has a big tube with 4 uksk cells. Russia readies 2 of its most advanced submarines for launch. Navy confirms 5 new attack submarines will sail for northern fleet. Russian yasenclass nuclear submarines to be ready by 2023. K560 severodvinsk, moscows newest and most advanced nuclear attack submarine, has joined the russian navy. The nuclearpowered project 885 attack submarine is being built by the sevmash shipyard in severodvinsk, russia.
Russia starts construction of 6th yasenclass nuclear sub. Alex bets herod 100 dollars a point for herod and a 100 hours of labor for alex. Russian fourth yasenclass nuclear submarine passes pressure. In 1993, russia began construction on a yasenclass submarine, the. It is the yasenclass submarine, the newest russian nuclearpowered multipurpose attack submarine. Russian state media reported in february two new dieselelectric submarines. Sep 27, 2016 while listed as an upgrade from the akula class, the russians are trying to replace both the akula and oscar class. Graney class nuclearpowered attack submarine military. Sayle seems like hes getting suspicious of alex, offhandedly mentioning that he look a lot like 9.
On 30 december 20, severodvinsk was handed over to the russian navy. I compared the past book, eagle strike, where the character yassen gregorovich. Two of russias most advanced nuclear submarines will be launched in 2017, despite ballooning program costs and delays, according to a report by a russian state news agency. One of the most interesting features of the design is a large spherical sonar system, which occupies its entire bow. Russian submarine project 885 yasen by darthpandanl on deviantart. Not impossible that the yasen ones work like the oscar inserts but yasen gets specifically quoted as having uksk while they dont call the granit inserts uksk. Russian state media reported in february two new dieselelectric submarines are scheduled to be launched in 2017. Jan 21, 2016 the four vanguardclass ballistic missile submarines provide the uks entire nuclear deterrent. Equipped eight vertical missile launchers, it can deliver kalibr or oniks antiship and landattack cruise missiles particularly significant after russian ships and submarines fired longrange missiles from the caspian and the black sea into syria in 2016. The kazan is the first upgraded project 885m yasenclass attack submarine. The vessel and crew have undergone a range of tests including deepwater submergence and the use of the navy.
Russia floats out second yasenclass submarine naval today. Each nuclearpowered submarine has up to eight trident ii missiles and a total of 40 nuclear warheads. With the collapse of the ussr and the loss of a significant part of the industrial potential, russia again faced the problem of a shortage. India to lease second russian akulaclass nuclear attack. Scorpia rising alex rider book 9 kindle edition by horowitz, anthony. When sayle suggests a bet, alex talks him into one hundred pounds a point. Navys top submarine officers was so impressed with russias new project 885 nuclear attack boats that he had a model of k329 severodvinsk built for his office. British submarines of the holland class or a class, american submarines of the plunger class, and german submarines of the u1 class.
What is the difference between the yasen class submarine. Russias next gen huskyclass ssn to combine multipurpose. Dont sweat russias newest nuclear submarine war is. This will bring up the total number of yasenclass submarines serving in the russian navy to nine by the end of the 2020s. Initially early submarines, due to their small displacement that is the small amount of space in the hull, were equipped with only one or two torpedo tubes i. Tentatively called project husky, the new submarines will be built in three variants a basic attack submarine model, an expanded guidedmissile submarine or ssgn version, and an. What is the difference between the yasen class submarine and.
Thats bad news for most countries that could conceivably face. The,800ton, 390foot long and highly automated yasenclass of russian attack submarines was supposed to replace older sovietera multipurpose nuclear submarine models by 2020. But when he learns that his father may have been an assassin for the most lethal and powerful terrorist organization in the world, scorpia, alex s world shatters. Neyk submarine is a world leader in the design, development and construction of submarines, covering all the disciplines necessary to build modern, hightech submarines, and specializes in tourist submarines, luxury submarines, pleasure submarines and offshore submarines. Yasenclass submarines are one of the kremlins several undersea projects. This book is published by walker books in london, boston, sydney and auckland.
The nuclearpowered submarine is being built at sevmash shipyards in severodvinsk, northern russia. Jan 24, 2017 russian nuclear submarine krasnoyarsk, the fourth yasenclass submarine, recently completed hydraulic pressure hull tests, the boats builder announced. Russian navy welcomes mostadvanced nuclearpowered attack. Her sisters, the kazan and the novosibirsk, are currently being built at the sevmash shipyards in severodvinsk.
Russia to lay down 2 more yasenm nuclear attack subs by 2021. The yasen class, russian designations project 885 yasen and project 885m yasenm also. Herod asks him if he is related to ian rider, and tells alex to stop snooping around because he might get shot. Follow the blog enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.
To improve the performance of our website, show the most relevant news products and targeted advertising, we collect technical impersonal information about you, including through. Unlike most soviet submarine designs, the yasenclass boats do not make use of a doublehullinstead it has hybrid design with a lighter. Though these new submarines were also more expensive. The yasenclass nuclear subs will total nine vessels of which five are to be based in the kola peninsula. Mar 31, 2017 russian navys second project 885m, yasenclass submarine was launched on friday, russian media reported.
The oscar was built to give the russian navy missile heavy doctrine a punch equal to. Yasen class submarines are the successors to older russian attack submarines like the akulaclass, on which it is based, and a counterpart to us nuclearpowered seawolf and virginia class submarines. Stormbreaker chapter 9, night visitors, and chapter 10. Project 885 yasen graney granay severodvinsk class. Kelso ii, former chief of naval operations a remarkably comprehensive and beautifully illustrated history of the first 100 years of u. Sayle is angry when alex manages to win the game, causing sayle to owe him four thousand pounds. Russia floats out 2nd yasenclass project 885 submarine. Navy deputy commanderinchief said that a series of russian yasen class nato reporting name. Unlike previous russian submarines which have a double hull, yasenclass submarines mostly have a single hull. Russias first project 885 yasenclass submarine, severodvinsk, is now combat ready.
This entry was posted in the worlds submarines and tagged akula, onyx supersonic cruise missile, p800, project 885, project 971, russia, yasen on august 9, 20 by jasonlockley. Project 885 yasen nuclear submarine this is a unified multipurpose attack weapons carrying submarine, which is regarded as future basis for the submarine forces. Torpedo vorhaltrechner project submarine external torpedo tubes. Considerable changes were made to the initial design. K561 kazan is a yasen class nuclearpowered cruise missile submarine of the russian navy. Oscars are supposed to be getting swappable inserts in the existing granit tubes for 3 oniks or 4 kalibr. The yasen class can be outfitted with either 32 oniks supersonic antiship cruise missiles or 40 kalibrpl antiship, antisubmarine and land attack cruise missiles. The yasen class has a crew of 85 on project 885 and 64 on project 885m, 46 suggesting a high degree of automation in the submarines different systems. Navys playbook as it develops its family of nextgeneration nuclear submarines. Project 885 has been developed since 1980ies as a fourth generation multipurpose lownoise submarine the next to the project 971 schukab. Pages in category yasen class submarines the following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
The royal navys official guide to the capital ships, cruisers, destroyers, submarines and small craft, 19141918 norman friedman, robert gardiner listed under navies. Alex rider, teen spy, has always been told he is the spitting image of the father he never knew. Jun 04, 2016 the construction of the first yasen class sub began in 1993, but it took until 2011 for severodvinsk to be launched in 2011. Jan 25, 2017 the,800ton, 390foot long and highly automated yasen class of russian attack submarines was supposed to replace older sovietera multipurpose nuclear submarine models by 2020. It was a more technologically advanced and more capable alternative to the contemporary akula class boats. The first submarine in the class, severodvinsk, was delivered to the russian navy in 20, twenty years after it was laid down. On 9 november 2011, russia signed a contract for another four yasenclass submarines to be delivered by 2016. Russias sevmash shipyards are to hand over to russias navy a total of eight strategic nuclearpowered submarines of the borei class and six multipurpose yasen submarines, sevmash ceo mikhail budnichenko has told tass. Russian president vladimir putins visit to the arctic on march 30 coincided with the launch of a second yasen class nuclearpowered multipurpose attack submarine, which is equipped with new generation missiles and can fulfill combat missions in any part of the world. Mar 18, 2016 she is based on the akulaclass submarine and the alfaclass submarine, it is projected to replace russias sovietera attack submarines, both akula and oscarclass submarine. Sevmash has also built three boreiclass nuclear missile submarines and is working on four more. Dont sweat russias newest nuclear submarine war is boring. The russian navy should have eight yasen submarines by 2020 as part of the military armament program, but due to the economic crisis and budget cuts, the navy might postpone construction of the. These submarines of project 941, or typhoon, according to natos classification are considered the.
Mar 31, 2017 yasen class submarines are one of the kremlins several undersea projects. The submarines armament includes 24 cruise missiles and eight torpedo launchers, as well as mines and. Navy impressed with new russian attack boat usni news. Alex goes to meet herod sayle, and finds herod playing snooker with a footstool because he is so short.
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