The world’s largest nuclear military submarine, Russia’s Dmitry Donskoy, has been decommissioned: it has been in service since Soviet times
By: VirgilioNotizie | Published on: 22.07.2022 11:45
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The largest and heaviest nuclear submarine in the world, the TK-208 Dmitry Donskoy, was officially decommissioned by the Russian Navy. According to rumors from Moscow it should be like that discarded and scrapped in a military-industrial complex.
Meanwhile, after around 30 years of service, the name of the sea giant has already been taken to another strategic nuclear submarinebelongs to the Borey-A class and has been under construction since 2021. The launch is planned for 2025.
Dmitry Donskoy, the Soviet naval giant
That Dmitry Donskoi joined the Russian combat fleet in 1981 during the Soviet Union and Cold War era.
Photo source: 123RF An old Russian submarine is on display
175 meters long and with a tonnage of 48,000 tons, it was the most important nuclear submarine in the world Project 941 Shark (NATO classification – SSBN Taifun).
This military program led to the construction of a total of six more submarines. That Dmitry Donskoi he was the last survivor.
The redesign of the nuclear submarine
In 2002, the giant submarine became the focus of a restyling campaign with the goal Test the Bulava ICBM.
The idea was to keep the submarine operational at least until 2020to add the heavy missile carrier to the missile tests Bulava-M modernized.
Prepare the Belgorod, heir to the Dmitry Donskoy
When disposing and scrapping the Dmitry Donskoi is the Russian submarine Belgorod to achieve the status of the largest nuclear submarine in the world.
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The old underwater king of the Moscow fleet was last spotted escorting his heir in the White Sea of north-west Russia.
184 meters long and 14,700 tons heavy, Commissioned in early July. It features a dual nuclear reactor and is officially designed for performance search and surveillance missions.
It can also remain submerged in water 120 consecutive days with no need to resurface and has the ability to descend up to 500 meters deeptwice the tonnage of similar US submarines.
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What makes it even scarier is the fact that not only can it transport and coordinate other military vehicles, but it can also hold and launch several Poseidon nuclear torpedoes. These are long-range nuclear and intercontinental underwater missiles.