The Nuclear Submarine Kazan Has Been Floated Out
"Ulyanovsk" is the name of a nuclear submarine that will be built in the Sevmash shipyards. The short-term plans for equipping the Russian Navy were announced during the launch ceremony of the submarine Kazan, the next to last of the Yasen-M series. These are the most modern submarines in their class. Nikolay Vasilyev has our report from Severodvinsk. It's submariner tradition for the crew's Commander to break a bottle over a new submarine's keel. The bottle's neck with the cork still inside is their first souvenir. Shipwrights have another tradition — to put a coin under the wheel of the slipway, on which the undersea cruiser will depart the shipyard. The multi-use nuclear submarine Kazan is the first to be constructed for the Yasen-M series. Compared the lead sub, the Severodvinsk, which is just 3 years old, The Kazan is better equipped to see other ships, and the cruiser itself is less recognizable to foreign radar. Also, for the first time, all modules and equipment are Russian-made. The nuclear undersea cruiser Kazan leaves the largest shipyard in Europe at minimum speed. It will take one whole hour to cover a distance of 200 meters. But it will still be some time before her screws touch water. First, they need to load fuel into the nuclear reactor. And only then does government testing begin. The new sub will be armed with torpedoes, cruise missiles, and maybe even nuclear materials. She will be able to hit any target, whether underwater, on the water, or on the coast. In Arkhangelsk, we just finished the international forum "The Arctic — Territory of Dialogue." But the dialogue must be maintained with a firm... and steady voice. And we will always have a firm and steady voice as long as we have boats like this one, as long as our shipwrights keep showing us results like this. The multi-use vessels of the Yasen project can execute any combat tasks anywhere in the world. The Severodvinsk is on duty in the Northern Fleet. The newly-built Kazan will be sent either to the Arctic as well, or to the Pacific. The Yasen-M series is one of the most modern vessels, which combines all of the latest developments in nuclear submarine construction. The first command ship is launched today. The next ships, 4 of them, have all been started, and construction is underway. And the last ship, the sixth, called "Ulyanovsk," will get underway this year. We still have a lot of work ahead of us. This means you will all have salaries, the factory will develop, hire young workers, and once again have a big, bright future. By 2022, Sevmash will have built 7 nuclear missile carriers for the Yasen project. In the future, these supermodern multi-use subs will become the backbone of Russia's undersea fleet.
