The crews of the
submarines alternated their roles, first hunting for the enemy sub and then
dodging the hunt, according to the Fleet’s press office.
SEVASTOPOL, May 19.
/TASS/. The Black Sea Fleet ships and submarines searched for a notional
enemy’s subs during drills, the Fleet’s press office reported on Tuesday.
"The crews of
the diesel-electric submarines Rostov-on-Don and Kolpino of the Black Sea Fleet
deployed to the sea for joint drills to search for and detect a notional
enemy’s submarine. Under the combat training scenario, one of the submarines
simulated an enemy sub while the crew of the second vessel searched for
it," the press office said in a statement.
The crews of the
submarines alternated their roles, first hunting for the enemy sub and then
dodging the hunt, the statement says.
The submarines also
practiced preparing the subs for their emergency deployment to the designated
areas at Black Sea naval ranges, according to the statement.
The drills for
searching for and tracking a notional enemy’s submarine simulated by the sub
Kolpino also involved the crews of the small anti-submarine warfare ships
Muromets and Yeisk. They carried out a set of preparatory exercises for
employing torpedo weapons and held firings of practice torpedoes. The ships’
crews complied with the required time limits for employing torpedo weapons, the
press office said.
The Admiralty
Shipyard in St. Petersburg has built a series of six Project 636.3
diesel-electric submarines for the Black Sea Fleet. The three of them, the
Veliky Novgorod, the Kolpino and the Rostov-on-Don, numerously delivered
strikes with Kalibr-PL cruise missiles against terrorist targets in Syria.
Project 636.3
submarines are referred to the third generation of diesel-electric subs. These
submarines are considered among the world’s most noiseless vessels. They
develop a speed of up to 20 knots, can dive to a depth of about 300 meters and
their sea endurance is 45 days. The sub has a crew of 52 men and displaces
about 4,000 tonnes.
Project 636
submarines are considered to be the most noiseless among Russian conventional
subs. They have been dubbed the ‘Black Hole’ for their unique quietness. They
are also furnished with modern radar and communications systems, sonars and
533mm torpedoes.
Source: ITAR-TASS
19-05-2020
