After K-18 Karelia was moved from a dry dock to pier side last week, K-407 Novomoskovsk took its place. According to a representative of the Zvezdochka plant, Novomoskovsk will be returned to the fleet in 2010.
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After K-18 Karelia was moved from a dry dock to pier side last week, K-407 Novomoskovsk took its place. According to a representative of the Zvezdochka plant, Novomoskovsk will be returned to the fleet in 2010.
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Any idea what these "overhauls" entail? Will these submarines return to fleet duty armed with “Sineva” rebuilt SS-N-18 Stingray missile?
Frank Shuler
USA
Frank. diferences between a "SS-N-23" and Sinevar are just electronics. NO big changes needed.
Kolokol
Sorry for my constant confusion between Delta III and IV classes. So, the major overhaul for the K-18 Karelia involved more “combat systems” than weapons or nuclear refueling. Thanks.
Frank Shuler
USA
Submarine overhauls employs several modifications. It's not exclusively weapons related as some people may believe.
Overhauling periods are normally placed at great time intervals and ussually their main reason is dealing with hull structure, propulsion, targeting, communications etc. systems. Ballast and trim tanks are also a main target for overhauling as well as sonar systems (both cylindrical, conformal and towed). But yes, weapons and weapons systems are included too obviously.
So in short, an overhauling schedule deals with either hull and critical operating systems or with weapons upgrading or both at once.