Yuri Dolgoruky returned after sea trail
Russia’s newest strategic submarine has returned to Severodvinsk after a two-week sea trail period in the White Sea.
During the testing period the crew has tested the submarine’s navigation system, controlled the buoyancy system of the vessel and also the submarine’s combat readiness, reports the web-portal of Sevmash, the shipyard in Severodvinsk that built Yuri Dolgoruky.
According to the chief builder of military equipment at Sevmash Vladimir Prokofiev, the tests were completed successfully as scheduled. The submarine returned to Severodvinsk on Wednesday July 21st.
-There are issues that need to be worked out in order to prepare the submarine for the next sea trail, says. Prokofiev.
Yuri Dolgoruky was launched in February 2008 and sailed first time out on sea trails from Severodvinsk in mid-June last year. Since then Yury Dolgoruky has been on sea trails several times.
Yuri Dylgoruky is the first of the 4th generation strategic nuclear powered submarines (SSBN) of the Borey-class. The submarine is 170 meter long and has a crew of 107.
Russia is planning to build at least eight submarines of the Borey-class.
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The submarine is supposed to be armed with 12 of the new strategic ballistic missiles Bulava. However, the submarine sails without the missiles now, due to several failures on the Bulava-missile. So far, seven out of 13 test launches of the Bulava missile have failed.
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Sevmash says the Yuri Dolgoruky will sail out for more sea trails soon.
