Russian submarine Severodvinsk (K-560) explained

K-560 Severodvinsk is a nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine of the Russian Navy, and the lead vessel of the class.[1] The submarine is named after the city of Severodvinsk. She is deployed with the Russian Northern Fleet.

History

The construction of the submarine started in 1993 and was first planned to be launched in 1998. However budgetary problems delayed the construction for years, and it was only launched on 15 June 2010. Severodvinsk began its sea trials on 12 September 2011 and it returned from the first voyage by 6 October 2011.[2]

On 7 November 2012, Severodvinsk successfully launched a Kalibr cruise missile (anti-ship version) from submerged position at a sea target in the White Sea.[3] [4] Later that month, the submarine successfully test fired two additional Kalibr cruise missiles (land attack version).[5] The launches occurred on 26 November 2012 from a surfaced position and two days later from a submerged position.[6]

Severodvinsk was handed over to the Russian Navy in late December 2013. The flag-raising ceremony was held on 17 June 2014, marking its introduction into the Russian Navy.[7]

In November 2014, the submarine successfully tested its rescue capsule which surfaced from a depth of with five crew members inside.[8] [9] [10]

Severodvinsk became combat-ready in early 2016.[11] At the end of April 2016 and in August 2017, it conducted drills using 3M14 cruise missiles.[12] [13]

On 28 March 2019, it launched a Kalibr cruise missile from a pier at its homebase. Previously, such launches were not possible.[14] The submarine again launched Kalibr cruise missile during the Grom-2019 strategic nuclear exercise on 17 October 2019.[15]

In Autumn 2019, she reportedly participated in the largest post-Cold War Russian submarine drills. The drills, sometimes dubbed as operation, included ten submarines, among them two diesel-electric and eight nuclear. The eight nuclear submarines reportedly constituted the Northern Fleet's entire available non-strategic nuclear submarine fleet at that time.[16] The operation was supposedly testing Russian ability to breach the GIUK gap undetected and sail into the Atlantic Ocean, much like the operations Aport and Atrina in 1985 and 1987, respectively, when the Soviets deployed several SSNs near the U.S. coast before Gorbachev-Reagan meeting.[17] This time, the operation started a week before Commander of the Russian Northern Fleet Aleksandr Moiseyev and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met their Norwegian counterparts in Kirkenes, Norway.[18] The operation was expected to last up to two months.[19] [20]

According to RF Defense Ministry sources, in late 2019 Severodvinsk trained submerging, surfacing and cruise missile fire in the Arctic.[21]

On 5 February 2021, she successfully hit a coastal target in Chiza training ground, Arkhangelsk Oblast with a Kalibr missile.[22] In October 2021, the submarine was reported to have carried out a successful launch of the hypersonic Tsirkon missile from the White Sea at a target in the Barents Sea.[23]

In July 2022, the submarine was monitored on the surface by NATO naval forces as she transited from the Northern Fleet to the Baltic in company with the Akula-class submarine Vepr.[24] In August 2022, Italian Navy sources reported the detection of a nuclear submarine, reported to be the Severodvinsk, submerged in the Mediterranean Sea to the south of Sicily, making it the first Russian nuclear submarine in the Mediterranean since Kursk and Tomsk in 1999.[25] [26] [27]

Notes and References

  1. News: Trude . Pettersen . New attack submarine ready for mooring trials . BarentsObserver . 28 December 2009 . 31 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150101072855/http://barentsobserver.com/en/sections/arkhangelsk-obl/new-attack-submarine-ready-mooring-trials . 1 January 2015 . live . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Russian Navy to get new nuclear sub late in 2011 . rusnavy.com . 31 January 2011 . 1 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150101083243/http://rusnavy.com/news/navy/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=11352 . 1 January 2015 . live . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Russian Navy's first Yasen-class submarine test fires Caliber cruise missile . Naval Technology . 12 November 2012 . 1 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141204212405/http://www.naval-technology.com/news/newsrussian-navys-first-yasen-class-submarine-test-fires-caliber-cruise-missile . 4 December 2014 . live . dmy-all .
  4. News: Nilsen . Thomas . "Severodvinsk" launched cruise missile . Barents Observer . 8 November 2012 . 1 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150101072831/http://barentsobserver.com/en/security/severodvinsk-launched-cruise-missile-08-11 . 1 January 2015 . live . dmy-all .
  5. News: Russian sub carries out its first missile firing | Fox News Latino . Fox News Latino . 26 November 2012 . 1 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150101081616/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2012/11/26/russian-sub-carries-out-its-first-missile-firing/ . 1 January 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: SSGN Severodvinsk Performed Underwater Cruise Missile Launch . rusnavy.com . 29 November 2012 . 1 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141023071058/http://rusnavy.com/news/navy/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=16581 . 23 October 2014 . live . dmy-all .
  7. Web site: Russia's top-secret nuclear submarine comes into service . Russia Beyond the Headlines . Korolkov . Alexander . 17 June 2014 . 1 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160126141539/http://rbth.com/defence/2014/06/17/russias_top-secret_nuclear_submarine_comes_into_service_37483.html . 26 January 2016 . live . dmy-all .
  8. News: Submariners test amazing rescue capsule . Barents Observer . Nilsen . Thomas . 12 November 2014 . 1 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141217135505/http://barentsobserver.com/en/security/2014/11/submariners-test-amazing-rescue-capsule-12-11 . 17 December 2014 . live . dmy-all .
  9. Web site: http://tvzvezda.ru/news/forces/content/201411111225-74ux.htm . ru:Спастись за 10 секунд: как теперь моряков-подводников будут эвакуировать с глубины . tvzvezda.ru . ru . 17 November 2014 . 1 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129085743/http://tvzvezda.ru/news/forces/content/201411111225-74ux.htm . 29 November 2014 . live . dmy-all .
  10. Web site: http://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=11999475@egNews . ru:На Северном флоте испытали всплывающую спасательную камеру новейшей АПЛ «Северодвинск» . Russian Ministry of Defence . ru . 10 November 2014 . 1 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129124912/http://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=11999475@egNews . 29 November 2014 . live . dmy-all .
  11. Web site: Russia's First Yasen-Class Submarine is Combat-Ready . 2016-05-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160419155723/http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/russias-first-yasen-class-submarine-is-combat-ready . 2016-04-19 . live .
  12. Web site: Пуск крылатой ракеты "Калибр" произведен с АПЛ "Северодвинск" | Еженедельник "Военно-промышленный курьер" . 2016-05-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160501164830/http://vpk-news.ru/news/30497 . 2016-05-01 . live .
  13. Web site: Russian nuclear submarine successfully test fires Kalibr cruise missile . 2017-08-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170827043631/http://tass.com/defense/960882 . 2017-08-27 . live .
  14. Web site: Не отходя от пирса: пришвартованная подлодка провела пуски "Калибров". iz.ru. 28 March 2019. 9 November 2019.
  15. Web site: Атомная подлодка "Северодвинск" провела пуск ракеты "Калибр" из подводного положения. TV Zvezda. 17 October 2019. 9 November 2019.
  16. Web site: Корабельный состав ВМФ РФ (боевые корабли основных классов) на 01.11.2019. navy-korabel.livejournal.com. 1 November 2019. 9 November 2019.
  17. Web site: Операции "Апорт" и "Атрина". podlodka.info. 7 January 2007. 9 November 2019.
  18. Web site: Lavrov sees Norway as possible bridge builder between Russia and NATO. thebarentsobserver.com. 25 October 2019.
  19. Web site: Russian subs honing stealth skills in major North Atlantic drill, says. thebarentsobserver.com. 29 October 2019. 9 November 2019.
  20. Web site: Russia Sends Ten Subs Into North Atlantic In Drill Unprecedented In Size Since Cold War. thedrive.com. 29 October 2019. 9 November 2019.
  21. Web site: Russian Navy Yasen and Yasen-M class SSGN submarines able to fire cruise missile in Arctic region. navyrecognition.com . 14 June 2020 . 14 February 2021.
  22. Web site: Атомная подлодка "Северодвинск" поразила учебную цель ракетой "Калибр" . Russian . iz.ru . 5 February 2021 . 14 February 2021.
  23. Web site: Submarine Severodvinsk carries out underwater launch of Tsirkon missile.
  24. Web site: Royal Navy shadows Russian attack submarines from the Arctic into the North Sea | Navy Lookout . 22 July 2022 .
  25. Web site: New Intelligence: Russia Sends Nuclear Submarine to Mediterranean . 2 September 2022 .
  26. Web site: The most powerful Russian nuclear submarine has sailed into the Mediterranean - Free Press . 5 September 2022 .
  27. Web site: Russian Sub Ops Special Briefing: Severodvinsk Enters Med . .

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