State tests of the first "Varshavyanka" for the Pacific Fleet will begin in October
The submarine "Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky" will go to state tests in early October. Factory sea trials, which began on August 16 and ended on September 17, were successful. During factory tests, all systems and mechanisms of the submarine were tested, which worked normally, without comment. The submarine passed high-speed, deep-sea and maneuverable tests.
- Reported the press service.
The contract for the construction of a series of six “Varshavyanka” for the Pacific Fleet was signed by the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Admiralty Shipyards in September 2016. DEPL "Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky" is the seventh submarine of this type, built for the Russian Navy and the first in a series for the Pacific Fleet. It was laid on 28 of July 2017 of the year, launched on 28 of March 2019 of the year. The transfer of the Navy is scheduled before the end of this year. Belongs to the third generation of diesel-electric submarines.
The length of the submarine is 73 meters, the width is 10 meters, the maximum immersion depth is 300 meters, the underwater speed is 20 nodes, and the autonomy is 45 days. Crew - 52 person. The submarines are armed with six 533 mm caliber torpedo tubes, mines and Caliber rocket launchers. For subtlety, these submarines were called the "black hole" in NATO.
- "Admiralty Shipyards"
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