Sevmash told to speed up sub constructions
Head of the Russian navy, Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky, gave a clear instruction to the submarine yard Sevmash in Severodvinsk to speed up the on-going construction of several nuclear-powered strategic submarines.
The navy commander said to Sevmash director Nikolay Kalistratov that it is necessary to conduct more effective work in the manufacturing of defense orders.
Located on the shores of the White Sea, Sevmash is the largest submarine production yard in Russia. From 1958 till today, the yard has built more than 150 nuclear powered submarines, or some 2/3 of all nuclear submarines built. Since the end of the Cold War, only a few new nuclear powered submarines have been put on water from the yard in Severodvinsk.
Tuesday’s meeting between General Director Nikolay Kalistratov and Navy Commander Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky took place in Moscow. The meeting is referred to at the web-portal of Sevmash.
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There are currently three important nuclear powered submarines under construction at Sevmash. The two strategic submarines of the fourth generation, “Alexandr Nevsky” and “Vladimir Monomakh” are similar to the “Yury Dolgoruky” that over the last year has been on many sea trails, but are so far not handed over to the navy. The third submarine mentioned by Admiral Vysotsky is “Kazan” – the first of the fourth generation nuclear powered multi-purpose submarines for the Russian navy. This class of submarines is said to be able to carry long-ranged cruise missiles that can be tipped with nuclear warheads.
The work on the orders needs to accelerate, the Sevmash web-portal note from the meeting reads. Earlier this year, Kalistratov said the submarines under construction are delayed because Sevmash lacks qualified workers.
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