The fourth "Varshavyanka" for the Pacific Fleet went to sea for factory sea trials
The fourth diesel-electric submarine "Ufa", built for the Pacific fleet, left the outfitting wall of the "Admiralty Shipyards" and went to sea to undergo factory sea trials. This was reported by the press service of the USC.
As reported, this is the second stage of the ZHI, the first took place from June 25 to July 5. The crew of the submarine, together with the commissioning team, checked the operation of the acoustic complex, the communications, navigation complex, as well as the devices and mechanisms of the submarine. The second stage will take place in the waters of the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea, in addition to testing the equipment, it will include testing the weapon system. Also, the submarine will be checked for maximum speed and a deep-sea dive will be carried out.
This stage, most likely, will be the final one in the framework of factory sea trials, after the return of the Ufa to the Admiralty Shipyards, the submarine will begin to be prepared for the state ones.
"Ufa" is the fourth submarine of the series for the Pacific Fleet, laid down in November 2019, launched on March 31, 2022. The first three submarines of the series have already been accepted into the Navy: the lead "Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky" was transferred to the fleet in 2019, the first serial "Volkhov" - in 2020, and the second serial "Magadan" in October 2021. The first two submarines have already been sent to Kamchatka to the place of permanent deployment, the third submarine will remain in the Baltic for the time being, the military has not yet announced its transition to the Far East.
The fifth and sixth two submarines "Mozhaysk" and "Yakutsk" were laid down on the same day - August 23, 2021. Mozhaisk will reportedly be launched in 2023, Yakutsk in 2024. The last submarine of the series is to be handed over to the fleet in 2024. Such are the plans of the Ministry of Defense.
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