A knowledgeable source in the field of Russian military industry has announced that the country’s navy will abandon one of the former nuclear submarines “Typhoon” and decommission it.
“The Dmitry Donetskoy strategic nuclear submarine has been withdrawn from service in the Russian Navy and will be decommissioned later,” the source told the Russian TASS news agency.
“Dmitry Donetskoy is named after another Russian submarine of the Borey-A class, manufactured at the Russian plant Sevmash within the framework of the 955А state project,” the source said.
TK-208 “Dmitry Donetskoy” is considered the main submarine of the Russian Navy Northern Fleet Project 941, and in 1989 5 submarines of this class were commissioned in the Russian Navy, and most of these submarines were in operation until 2010.
With a length of 172 meters, a width of 23.3 meters and a water displacement of 48 thousand tons, the submarine in question can move at a speed of 27 knots and can dive to a depth of 400 meters under the surface of the water. this.
The weapon system includes 20 Bulava ballistic missiles and 533 mm torpedoes.
Origin: Russian weapon
Source: Arabic RT
