![]() ![]() Following its upgrade under Project 941UM, it was involved in the tests of the seaborne Bulava ICBM. ![]() She entered service in 1981 with the Soviet Navy, and after a 12-year overhaul and refit that began in 1990, she reentered service in 2002 as the Dmitry Donskoi, named after the Grand Duke of Moscow Dmitry Donskoy (1359–1389), the reputed founder of Moscow.Īccording to Russian media, Dmitry Donskoi initially carried D-19 strategic intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) as its basic armament. Initially designated the TK-208, she was the lead vessel of the Soviet third-generation Akula-class (Russian for “Shark”). “The Dmitry Donskoi could no longer be in service due to its spent nuclear core,” a source in the Russian Navy told state media outlet Tass on Thursday. It had served for more than 40 years in the Northern Fleet. However, this week, it was confirmed that Dmitry Donskoi was decommissioned in February due to cost considerations. It was just two years ago that the Kremlin announced the boat would remain in service until at least 2026, even as its role was reportedly limited to that of a weapons test platform for the new Borei-, Borei-A-, Yasen- and Yasen-M-class submarines ![]() In February, Russia decommissioned its Project 941 Akula-class (NATO reporting name Typhoon) heavy nuclear-powered missile-carrying submarine cruiser Dmitry Donskoy years earlier than expected. had neighbors as potential adversaries it would probably invest in non-nuclear submarines also.It all came down to costs, and Moscow apparently couldn’t afford to keep operating what had been the world’s largest nuclear-powered submarine. Navy’s submarine fleet, unlike the Russian Navy, is entirely nuclear powered, although if the U.S. submarine force is composed entirely of ballistic missile, cruise missile, and attack submarines. ![]() The Russian Navy, at least on paper, has one more submarine than the U.S. missile defenses, destroying entire coastal regions with nuclear blast, tsunamis, and rendering the area uninhabitable with long-lasting nuclear fallout. One submarine on this list is particularly ominous, the Sarov, a test platform for the Kanyon/Status-6 apocalypse torpedo, a nuclear-powered torpedo designed to attack coastal targets such as ports and cities with an enormous 100 megaton thermonuclear warhead. It also has one Losharik, three Nelma, and three Kashalot-class submarines designed for deep ocean ocean engineering work. The Russian Navy has two enormous “motherships,” based on the Delta III and Delta IV hulls, for ferrying deep diving midget submarines. Russia has a comparatively large fleet of special mission submarines. The Lada class was built to replace the Kilos and submarine expert HI Sutton claims Russia is planning at least five boats. Kilos are meant to operate closer to home, in places like the Black Sea and Mediterranean, and the boats in service range from Cold War-era builds to boats like the Rostov-on-Don, commissioned in 2014. On the diesel electric submarine front, Russia has 21 Kilo-class submarines and one Lada-class submarine. Kilo-class submarine Kolpino launching Kalibr cruise missiles at Islamic State targets, November 2017. ![]()
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