Multipurpose nuclear submarine (Premier League) “boar” project 971 “Pike-B” will return to the Northern Fleet in June this year. It is reported by TASS with reference to a source in the military-industrial complex.
Premier League “boar” completed all tests, all modernized and repaired systems and equipment were inspected at the Barents Sea training grounds. The submarine is currently at the shipyard “Seal”, where is the removal of comments, identified in trials.
Submarine returned to the shipyard “Seal” to eliminate comments. This work will last approximately a month., then, after brief docking, in early June, it will be transferred to the fleet
– It leads the agency source as saying.
As previously stated in the press service of the Northern Fleet, the return of the submarine to the SF was planned in April 2020 of the year, however, these dates are not final and will depend on the results of the tests., because at the request of the customer in the process of modernization “many new systems were involved”.
Premier League “boar” underwent repair and modernization at the shipyard “Seal” (branch of the Center for ship repair “Star”).
Premier League “boar” was laid under the name “K-157” at a shipyard “Sevmash” in Severodvinsk 13 July 1990 of the year, launched 10 December 1994 of the year, commissioned 25 November 1995 of the year. Included in the Northern Fleet.
Main characteristics: Surface displacement 8140 tonnes, underwater 12770 tonnes. Longest length 114,3 m, the largest width of the body 13,6 m, mean draft 9,7 m. Surface speed 11,6 host, underwater 33 host. Operating depth 480 m, immersion depth 600 m. Crew 73 man, of them 31 Officer. Endurance 100 day.
weaponry: 4 torpedo tubes 650 mm (ammunition - 12 torpedo) and 4 torpedo tubes 533 mm (ammunition - 28 torpedo), missile torpedoes and cruise missiles RK-55 “Garnet”, MANPADS “Arrow-ZM”.
