New attack submarine will be called “Kazan”
Construction of the second submarine in the new “Graney” class of nuclear powered attack submarines will probably start at Sevmash on July 24.
According to RIA Novosti, the new submarine will get the name “Kazan”. Construction is planned to start in connection with celebration of the Russian Navy’s day, which takes place on the last Sunday in July.
As BarentsObserver reported, the first submarine in the “Graney” (Russian classification “Yasen”) class, “Severodvinsk” is under construction at Sevmash shipyard in Severodvnisk, Arkhangelsk.
Submarines of the “Graney” class will have a maximum speed of 16 knots surfaced and 31 knots submerged and they will be 119m long, 13,5m wide and 9,4m high. They will be armed with 24 cruice missiles of the type SS-NX-26, according to Wikipedia.
