Nuclear multipurpose submarine "Krasnoyarsk" project "Yasen-M" launched
The second serial multipurpose nuclear submarine "Krasnoyarsk" of the "Yasen-M" project was launched. The ceremony took place at Sevmash. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense.
According to the report, the solemn ceremony of launching the "Krasnoyarsk" was held in Severodvinsk today, July 30, 2021. The command to withdraw the submarine was given by the head of the enterprise Mikhail Budnichenko, the commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy Nikolay Evmenov thanked the shipbuilders and expressed confidence that the submarine would join fleet on time.
According to Evmenov, nuclear-powered submarines of the Yasen-M project ensure the combat stability of Russian strategic missile cruisers.
According to tradition, the future commander of the nuclear submarine, captain of the 2nd rank, Ivan Artyushin, broke a bottle of champagne on the side of the submarine.
The multipurpose nuclear submarine "Krasnoyarsk" is the second serial submarine of the Yasen-M project after the lead "Kazan" and the first serial "Novosibirsk". Laid down on July 27, 2014.
In addition to Krasnoyarsk, five more nuclear submarines of this project are currently at Sevmash at various stages of construction: Arkhangelsk (laid down on March 19, 2015), Perm (laid down on July 29, 2016), Ulyanovsk (laid down on 28 July 2017), Voronezh and Vladivostok (both laid down on July 20, 2020).
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