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The sixth Borey class submarine (Project 955A) was laid down at Sevmash today. The submarine was named "Generalissimus Suvorov". The sub will join two other ships under construction - Knyaz Vladimir and Knyaz Oled, laid down in July 2012 and...
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On October 21, 2021 Knyaz Oleg submarine of the Borey/Project 955A type conducted its first missile launch. The Bulava missile was launched from a submerged submarine deployed in the White Sea to the Kura test site in Kamchatka. The ministry...
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Do we still believe a total of eight submarines of the Project 955 and 955A class are to be built? Any “confirmation” on the number of launch tubes on the improved 955A boat? There still seems to be some confusion on this.
Frank Shuler
USA
The plan is still to build eight submarines. As for the number of missiles, it was confirmed a while ago that Project 955A will carry 16.
Pavel, I have in my notes that the plans are to be 10 in total (2 x 955 and 8 x 955A), though whether the 955s will withdrawn from use is another question
I suspect they will be, especially as they are reportedly made up from sections and parts of multiple Akula class boats
I think the plan has always been eight. Yes, the first three (not two) submarines, Project 955 ones, used older components. The first one built from scratch is Knyaz Vladimir.
Interesting as I have only the first two as built from Akulas:
Yuri Dolgoruky = pressure sections/propulsion train from Cougar (K-337)
Alexander Nevsky = parts from Rhys (K-333) and K-480
My mistake with Vladimir Monomach, I misread my notes as being a 955A
What are "Borey-B" and "Borey-D" projects?
http://itar-tass.com/spb-news/1344002
I think it's a figure of speech - the idea is that there might be other versions of Borey.