27.06.2021, 13:09
Das neueste Atom-U-Schiff K-329 Belgorod der russischen Marine hat mit Testfahrten begonnen. Die Daten im Artikel sind allerdings etwas vage, so wird die Länge teils auch mit 184 Metern und die Verdrängung mit 24.000 Tonnen (getaucht bis zu 30.000 Tonnen?) angegeben. Interessant auch in dem Zusammenhang die Erwähnung der atomgetriebenen Losharik (Projekt 210), einem der von einem ziemlichen Nebel der Geheimhaltung umgebenen, kleineren Tieftauch-Bootstyp (ca. 2.000 Tonnen Verdrängung, ausgelegt für Tiefen von vermutlich über 2.000 Metern), das wohl von der K-329 transportiert werden soll...
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Zitat:Russia’s Gigantic Submarine, Belgorod, Sails For The First Timehttps://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...irst-time/
Belgorod will bring new capabilities to the Russian Navy. To be operated on behalf of the secretive Main Directorate of Undersea Research (GUGI), the submarine may be central to Russia's intelligence gathering capabilities. Yet she also carries a new strategic weapon, known as Poseidon. [...] Although detailed specifications have not been revealed it is clear that Belgorod is the largest submarine to be built for 30 years. In fact the only submarine type which is larger is the Typhoon Class. Her enlarged Oscar-II class submarine hull is estimated to be 178 meters (584 feet) long and about 15 meters (49 feet) across. Her displacement will likely be significantly more than the ~19,000 tons of the Oscar-II class on which she is based. This is bigger in every respect than the largest Western submarine, the U.S. Navy’s Ohio Class. [...]
The ship left its berth for the first time on April 25. But instead of heading directly out to sea she was loaded into the floating dock and transferred back to the construction hall where she was built. By May 7 when another new submarine, Kazan, was being commissioned, preparations to bring her back out were visible. [...]
Belgorod it’s intended purpose presents Western analysts with an enigma. She will combine two seemingly contradictory roles. The first is as a host submarine (read ‘mothership’) for deep diving nuclear powered midget submarines. These are capable of working on cables and other objects on the sea floor. The concern in NATO is that these could include the undersea internet cables connecting Western countries. This is termed a ‘special mission’ in navy parlance (which is full of euphemisms for covert activities).
The second role is one of nuclear strike and deterrence. For this she will be armed with six ‘2м39′ Poseidon torpedoes. These are a whole new category of weapon not fielded by any another navy. They have been described as ‘Intercontinental Nuclear-Powered Nuclear-Armed Autonomous Torpedoes’. At over 20 meters (65 feet) long they are in effect they are giant underwater drones with practically unlimited range and a nuclear warhead. And their expected performance (around 70 knots and 1,000 meters depth) mean that they cannot be countered with existing weapons. [...] For the Special Mission role, Belgorod is intended to host the Project 10831 Losharik submarine (AS-31). This suffered a serious accident on July 1 2019 however, just two months after Belgorod’s launch. A fire in the battery compartment killed 14 ‘hydronauts’ (the Russian term for the elite submarine crews who drive these deep-diving subs). Losharik is still undergoing repairs which may still take years to complete.
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