The submarine "Vladimir Monomakh" is part of an ambitious project of the Russian Navy called Project 955 Borey. In a series of nuclear submarines, consisting, according to the plans of the high command, of eight ships, this is the third cruiser. The potential place of service of the ship is the Pacific Fleet. Serial number - K-551.
Underwater series
During the troubled years of the 1990s, the level of equipment of the Russian armed forces left much to be desired for various reasons: from a significant reduction in funding and an increased level of corruption many times over, to a sharp reduction in personnel and command. However, towards the end of the century, the situation gradually began to recover. One of the signs of this was the project 955 Borey. This is the fourth generation of strategic submarines equipped with a nuclear missile system - SSBN.
The series includes eight cruisers named after major historicalfigures of Russia, whose names are associated with key events. The first and main ship - "Yuri Dolgoruky" - entered the arsenal of the Northern Fleet, the cruiser "Alexander Nevsky" was assigned to the Pacific Fleet. "Vladimir Monomakh" is also planned to be sent there in early 2016. Two more submarines - "Prince Vladimir" and "Prince Oleg" - are in varying degrees of implementation. In December 2014, the construction of the Generalissimo Suvorov boat began.
The Vladimir Monomakh nuclear submarine began operating in March 2006, when the ceremonial laying of the submarine was carried out.
Construction
"Vladimir Monomakh", a submarine, the characteristics of which allow it to be the least visible to enemy radars, received its first "brick" on March 19, so to speak. The shipbuilding enterprise in Severodvinsk (Arkhangelsk region), namely the shipyards of the production association "Northern Machine-Building Enterprise" ("Sevmash"), which at that time was still the property of the state, was chosen as the construction base. The name "Vladimir Monomakh" was given to the submarine by the name of the Grand Duke of Kyiv Vladimir Vsevolodovich, who significantly strengthened and strengthened Kievan Rus.
Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Naval Forces Admiral Vladimir Masorin personally attended the ceremonial laying of the future serial cruiser. It is worth noting that the Vladimir Monomakh submarine was laid down on the centenary of the Russian submarine fleet. Construction withoutsmall lasted six years. The cruiser was brought to vodka only at the beginning of 2013, at the same time the first tests began - mooring.
Quality control
Vladimir Monomakh was tested for almost eight months. The submarine successfully passed the initial, factory examinations in October 2013 in the waters of the White Sea. This type of testing began and ended in full in the middle of summer 2014, taking a total of just under a month.
The time has come for the next set of tests, which was supposed to pass "Vladimir Monomakh". A submarine, especially with nuclear weapons, is subjected to lengthy and very thorough tests - a direct test of the course at the sea test site. The first test stage at the Northern Fleet range lasted about ten days. The submarine "Dmitry Donskoy" from the "Shark" series also took part in them.
Combat trials began only in September, they also took place in the White Sea. The final exercises involved the launch of the Bulava missile at the Kura test site located in Kamchatka. The cruiser launched the rocket while deep under water. The test subject "Vladimir Monomakh", a submarine with a nuclear arsenal, brilliantly passed all tests and was transferred to the arsenal of the Russian Navy on December 10 last year. Nine days later, upon the fact of accepting the boat for service in the forces of the navy, the St. Andrew's flag was hoisted on it.
Benefits
Today out of eightonly three ships of the series were built and accepted for service in the fleet. All Borey-class submarines have a surface speed of 15 knots and an underwater speed of 29 knots. The maximum allowable immersion depth is 480 meters with an operating depth of 400 meters. At the same time, boats can move autonomously for three months. The crew includes 107 people, including 55 officers. The total cost of the project is 23 billion rubles. The boats are equipped with Bulava ballistic missiles, as well as a torpedo system and cruise missiles.
