Alrosa, the Black Sea Fleet’s oldest submarine, sank to the bottom of the Black Sea on Tuesday after being repaired and modernized over 8 years at Shipyard No.
The submarine, which will undergo sea tests for the first time in 8 years, was built at the Krasnoy-Sormovo facility in Gorky (currently Nizhny Novgorod), shortly before the collapse of the Soviet Union, as it belonged to the Pang -Experimental Project. 877.
The peculiarity of this submarine is that it uses jet propulsion instead of propeller, which makes tracking difficult. That is why jet-propelled submarines are called “black holes” and this submarine remains the only submarine ready for battle. Black sea.
In early May, it was announced that the submarine’s overhaul had been completed and gained new combat and technical capabilities, as its surface carried the Caliber-PL complex, a 533-mm submarine torpedo-tube missile system that designed to destroy the submarine. and ground targets. .
Thus, the submarine “Alrosa”, along with 6 boats, has reached the Black Sea Fleet in recent years.
Source: TASS
Source: Arabic RT
