Russian submarine Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets (K-433)
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Name | K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets |
Namesake | Saint George the Victorious |
Laid down | 24 August 1978 |
Launched | 20 June 1980 |
Completed | 15 December 1980 |
Commissioned | 1981 |
Decommissioned | 1997 |
Out of service | 2018 |
Reinstated | 2004 |
Fate | Retired from service |
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Length | 166 m (544 ft 7 in) |
Beam | 12.3 m (39 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 8.8 m (29 ft) |
Installed power | 2 × pressurized water reactors |
Propulsion | 2 × steam turbines, 60,000 horsepower (45,000 kW) |
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Complement | 135 |
Armament | 16 R-29R (SS-N-18) missiles and four 533 millimetres (21.0 in) torpedo tubes |
K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets (Russian: К-433 «Святой Георгий Победоносец», lit. 'Saint George the Victorious') is a Russian Project 667BDR Kalmar class (NATO reporting name: Delta III) nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. The submarine was built for the Soviet Navy and has continued to serve in the Russian Navy. K-433 was put in reserve in 1997 and remained there until 2004 when it was recommissioned. As of 2018[update],[1] it is on active duty.
The submarine is slated to be retired and replaced by the Borei class submarine in the coming years.
On October 28, 2010 the submarine carried out a successful R-29R missile test.[2] The submarine sustained minor damage when a fishing vessel collided with it on September 22, 2011.[3]
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References
[edit]- ^ RT Documentary (2018-09-23), K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets: Nuclear Triad Workhorse, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2018-10-29
- ^ "K-433 Svyatoi Georgy Pobedonosets".
- ^ Defense News