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New generation Russian nuclear attack sub ready in 2010: report
Paris (AFP) Nov 19, 2008 The first of a new class of multipurpose Russian nuclear attack submarines currently in construction will be operational by 2010, a Russian news agency reported Wednesday. The Severodvinsk "will be operational in 2010," Ria Novosti said citing naval official Nicolas Kalisstratov. Named after the White Sea port which houses the main Russian nuclear submarine base, the Severodvinsk is 119 metres long (390 feet) and can navigate at a depth of 600 metres. It "will be able to perform every mission that could be asked of it by the state: attacking different targets when underwater, on the surface or (by) land," according to a naval admiral also quoted. Related Links Naval Warfare in the 21st Century
Another Tragedy Strikes Russian Nuke Sub Fleet
Moscow (UPI) Nov 18, 2008 An accident on the Nerpa nuclear-powered submarine claimed 20 lives, the largest number of casualties since the sinking of the Kursk submarine in 2000. The Russian and international press are highlighting the tragedy because it happened on a nuclear submarine, engendering many rumors. |
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