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The Yasen class, Russian designations Project 885 Yasen and Project 885M Yasen-M (Russian: Ясень, lit. 'ash tree', NATO reporting name: Severodvinsk), also referred to as the Graney class, are a series of nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines designed by the Malakhit Marine Engineering Bureau and built by Sevmash for the Russian Navy.
Severodvinsk was handed over to the Russian Navy in late December 2013. [citation needed] The flag-raising ceremony was held on 17 June 2014, marking its introduction into the Russian Navy. [10] In November 2014, the submarine successfully tested its rescue capsule which surfaced from a depth of 40 metres (130 ft) with five crew members inside.
The shipyard's main specialization is manufacturing of ships, submarines and military equipment for the Russian Navy. Sevmash is the only shipyard in Russia producing nuclear submarines . [ 4 ] Severodvinsk , the lead vessel of the Yasen-class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines , was completed in 2010 and commissioned in 2013.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday traveled to a shipyard to attend the commissioning of new nuclear submarines, a visit that showcased the country's nuclear might amid the fighting in ...
Construction of the Knyaz Pozharsky began with the keel laying on 23 December 2016 at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk, [2] part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation. At the time the keel was laid, Russian Navy's Deputy Commander-in-Chief Vice Admiral Viktor Bursuk declared "The 955A series is coming to an end with this submarine. Now the ...
A new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) called the R-39UTTH Bark was developed in parallel. However, the work on this missile was abandoned and a new missile, the RSM-56 Bulava, was designed. The submarine needed to be redesigned to accommodate the new missile, and the design name was changed to Project 955.
The Russian navy declared that the submarine will be improved in comparison to Severodvinsk, the first of the class. [5] Compared to the first-of-class Severodvinsk, Kazan, Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk are some 40 feet (12 m) shorter, resulting in the deletion of a sonar array from the former's bow. According to one naval analyst, the intention ...
The submarine was laid down on July 24, 1992 at the Severodvinsk Shipyard as pennant number 664 of the Oscar II class cruise missile submarines.. In April 1993, submarine 664 received the name Belgorod after the Russian city with that name and the tactical designation K-139.