MOSCOW, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Yasen-M class nuclear submarine Novosibirsk was floated out Wednesday at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk city in Russia's northwestern region, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The ministry published footage of the ceremonial withdrawal of the submarine from ...
Like the first seven Yasen class submarines, also the additional two will be built at the Sevmash submarine construction yard in Severodvinsk. The first prototype of the class is named after the city where it is built and was commissioned in late 2013. The “Severodvinsk” is based in Zapad...
Other vessels of the class currently under construction at the Sevmash yard include “Novosibirsk”, “Arkhangelsk”, “Krasnoyarsk”, “Perm”, “Ulyanovsk”, “Voronezh” and “Vladivostok.” The “Kazan” is likely to be based in Zapadnaya Litsa, the Northern Fleet’s westernmost submarine b...
The lead Yasen-M-class Kazan nuclear cruise missile submarine (SSGN) of project 885M sailed into the open sea for factory trials on September 24, Malakhit Design Bureau CEO Vladimir Doroveyev said. The Yasen-M SSGN K-561 "Kazan", b...
The Yasen-class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the modern Russian Navy is one of the most potent submarine groups in the world today (NATO assigns the type the codename of "Severodvinsk" after the lead-ship). Ten boats of the class are planned with five under construction a...
“Novosibirsk”, a Yasen-M class nuclear-powered sub, was launched and put on water on December 25th in an official ceremony, Semash yardinforms. The submarine is the second of the serial production of the class, following “Kazan” that is currently on sea trials, testing her weap...