Russian submarine Severodvinsk (K-329)

Russian submarine Severodvinsk (K-329)

Russian submarine Severodvinsk (K-329)

     MOSCOW, October 8 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s first Project 885M Yasen-class attack submarine, the Severodvinsk, will complete final trials in November or December, after which a government commission will decide whether to adopt it for service with the navy, the United Shipbuilding Corporation said Tuesday.

Media reports previously said the navy main command refused to commission the nuclear-powered Severodvinsk over unspecified technical problems.

The submarine has completed four rounds of sea trials since May 30, the manufacturer said, adding that all the trials had been a success.

The submarine’s armament will include 3M55 Oniks (SS-N-26) and 3M54 (SS-N-27) Kalibr cruise missiles and conventional torpedoes, rocket torpedoes and mines, according to its designer, Malakhit.

The second Project 885M submarine, the Kazan, has been under construction at the Sevmash shipyard since 2009

     K-329 Severodvinsk is a Yasen-class submarine nuclear attack submarine of the Russian Navy. The construction of the submarine started in 1993 and was first planned to be launched in 1998. However budgetary problems delayed the construction for years, and it was only launched on 15 June 2010. Severodvinsk began sea trials on 12 September 2011.The submarine returned from her first voyage by 6 October 2011.

The submarine began operational service with the Russian Navy at the end of December 2013. The Russian Navy plans to have two Yasen-class submarines in service by 2015. Severodvinsk's torpedo-launching systems have been fitted behind the compartment of the central station.