The submarine’s passage has continued four
months, which is a certain record for the Black Sea Fleet, the commander said.
SEVASTOPOL,
August 9. /TASS/. Russia’s new diesel-electric submarine Krasnodar has arrived
at its home base in Sevastopol (Crimea) for operation in the Black Sea Fleet
after performing an inter-fleet passage and accomplishing missions in the
Mediterranean Sea as part of the Russian Navy’s standing task force, TASS
reports from the site.
"Today’s
arrival of Krasnodar, a fourth submarine, in Sevastopol, is not only the
arrival of a new submarine, but we can state now that a whole unit of
submarines exists in Black Sea Fleet," fleet’s Commander, Admiral
Alexander Vitko, told reporters on Wednesday.
"Four
submarines are in the Black Sea, two - in the Baltic Sea, and they will shortly
start their passage to the home port," he added.
Krasnodar’s passage has continued four months, which is a certain record for the Black Sea Fleet, the commander said, adding that in the future submarines will have longer passages.
As was
reported in late June, the frigates Admiral Essen, Admiral Grigorovich and the
submarine Krasnodar destroyed large arms depots of the Islamic State terrorist
organization (outlawed in Russia) with six cruise missiles in Syria, delivering
the strikes from the eastern portion of the Mediterranean Sea.
The
submarine had worked on interaction assignments as part of a multiple-type
tactical group with two frigates.
A
keel-laying ceremony for Project 636.3 diesel-electric submarine (SSK)
Krasnodar took place on February 20, 2014 at the Admiralty Shipyard in St.
Petersburg. The submarine was floated out on April 25, 2015.
The Project 636.3 (Varshavyanka-class) covers the third generation of diesel-electric submarines that are among the most noiseless underwater cruisers in the world.
They are
capable of developing a surface speed of up to 20 knots and dive to a depth of
300 meters.
They have a
cruising capacity of 45 days and a crew of 52.
The Project
636.3 submarine displaces about 4,000 tonnes in its underwater position.
The first
series of six such Project 636.3 Varshavyanka-class submarines have already
been delivered to the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
Six
Varshavyanka-class submarines for the Pacific Fleet are planned to be built
before 2022.
Source:
ITAR-TASS 09-08-2017
