"Vladimir Monomakh" on the water Bashny.Net

The newest nuclear submarine "Vladimir Monomakh" today was derived from Sevmash shipyard slipway plant in Severodvinsk and launched

Strategic submarine "Vladimir Monomakh" the latest fourth generation - it is the third ship of the project "Northwind". Icebreaker is armed with a new intercontinental missile system with a solid fuel ballistic missile "Bulava". During the construction of "Monomakh" apply the latest advances in reducing noise.

Head submarine Project 955 "Northwind" - "Yuri Dolgoruky", also built at Sevmash, today was supposed to be handed over to the Navy, but it did not happen. The press service of Sevmash ITAR-TASS agency declined to comment on the reasons.

Another submarine project "Northwind" - "Alexander Nevsky" is now undergoing state tests.

Class submarines "Northwind" designed at the St. Petersburg Design Bureau "Rubin". In their construction using the latest technology to reduce noise. Each of the "Boreas" can carry 16 intercontinental ballistic solid-fuel missiles "Bulava" with multiple warheads. The range of these missiles - 8000 kilometers.

Submarine rescue chamber equipped with a pop-up, designed for the entire crew, and it is 107 people. The length of the "Boreas" - 170 meters, width - 13, 5 meters, depth of immersion - almost half a kilometer.





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