Russian sleeping beauty for 16 years heads out to sea

Mr Quatro · 10-25-16, 12:16 PM

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the...urns-sea-18171

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Earlier this month, a Russian ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) called Podmoskovie slipped out of its pier at Severodvinsk for the first time in 16 years. Podmoskovie was photographed leaving the shipyard for contractor sea trials on Oct. 22 by Oleg Kuleshov, who writes for the BMPD blog—a product of the Moscow-based Centre for the Analysis of Strategies and Technologies.

If you go and read the article it tries to equal the Jimmy Carter SSN to this old sea dog. No way are they equal, but what have they done to this sleeping beauty after 16 years.

Just carry missiles?

Wait a minute, I read the rest of the article:

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What is known about Podmoskovie is that the massive vessel entered the shipyard in 1999 under the Russian Ministry of Defense’s Project 09787—which ostensibly performs deep-sea research. By 2002, the boat had its missile tubes removed and the special compartments similar to those on Orenburg were installed. Indeed, externally, Podmoskovie looks very different from a standard Project 667BDRM boat aft of the sail and she appears to have had her hull lengthened.

Oberon · 10-25-16, 12:53 PM

They could do with a replacement for the old Indias that they scrapped in the 1990s, this could well be it, after all the later Deltas and the India are not dissimilar in shape.

Jimbuna · 10-25-16, 12:57 PM

Possibly she has been converted to carry out similar tasks to that of the Jimmy Carter which allows the submarine to launch and recover various unmanned vehicles and support special operations forces.

Mr Quatro · 10-26-16, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Possibly she has been converted to carry out similar tasks to that of the Jimmy Carter which allows the submarine to launch and recover various unmanned vehicles and support special operations forces.

Special forces alright ... We don't have anything like this: http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the...urns-sea-18171

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Additionally, Podmoskovie will almost certainly host the Project 1851 Paltus and Project 1910 Kashalot nuclear-powered special operations mini-submarines. Like Losharik, the Paltus and Kashalot are thought to have both a research and military role.

I bet they operate out of the Artic looking for our subs when she goes operational.

Kapitan · 10-26-16, 02:27 PM

She has a reduced casing and also upgraded screws shes been in modernisation for sometime it is likely not only special operations but also rescue.

Comparing to jimmy carter is senseless they are worlds apart.

Oleg Kuleshova photographs

KS64 Moscw By Oleg Kuleshova by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/]

em2nought · 10-29-16, 02:22 PM

Might also explain the need for these http://theweek.com/articles/609552/r...water-firearms Maybe the Russians are going to have their own version of Bering Sea Gold http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2182427/

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Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,090 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 7	She has a reduced casing and also upgraded screws shes been in modernisation for sometime it is likely not only special operations but also rescue. Comparing to jimmy carter is senseless they are worlds apart. Oleg Kuleshova photographs KS64 Moscw By Oleg Kuleshova by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/] KS64 Moscw By Oleg Kuleshova by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/] KS64 Moscw By Oleg Kuleshova by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/] KS64 Moscw By Oleg Kuleshova by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/] KS64 Moscw By Oleg Kuleshova by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/] __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

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em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,254 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Might also explain the need for these http://theweek.com/articles/609552/r...water-firearms Maybe the Russians are going to have their own version of Bering Sea Gold http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2182427/ __________________ Looks like we need a Lemon Law for Presidents now! DNC sold us a dud, and they knew it.

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	They could do with a replacement for the old Indias that they scrapped in the 1990s, this could well be it, after all the later Deltas and the India are not dissimilar in shape.