New Russian Boomer made from Akula Hulk?

[TLAM Strike]

When the construction of “Yuri Dolgoruky” started at the Sevmash yard in Severodvinsk back in November 1996, the shipyard simply took the unfinished hull of an unfinished Akula-class attach submarine and started the welding to enlarge it.

Really? Anyone confirm that? The beam of the hulls are the same, so I guess it could be true but it seems like it would be overly complex to do.

http://www.barentsobserver.com/new-subs-made-of-old-spare-parts.4977784-58932.html

[Osmium Steele]

Not really. I saw the Dolphin cut in two in Vallejo while they were adding 100 feet to her. Shouldn't be too tough to add a missile compartment.

How the added weight and length would effect her handling, well, that's for the engineers to figger...

[Kazuaki Shimazaki II]

Really? Anyone confirm that? The beam of the hulls are the same, so I guess it could be true but it seems like it would be overly complex to do.

http://www.barentsobserver.com/new-subs-made-of-old-spare-parts.4977784-58932.html

Not new news, apparently:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akula_class_submarine

[Schroeder]

An attach submarine? Must be highly magnetic or something.:hmm2:

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