Russian submarine Dmitri Donskoi (TK-208)

TK -208 is a strategic U- cruiser of the Russian naval fleet and the first of six ships of the class 941 ( NATO code: Typhoon )

Construction

On March 16, 1976 TK -208 was included in the inventory of the naval fleet of the Soviet Union and adopted on 30 July 1976 in Severodvinsk shipyard Sevmash in the keel. The assignment to the class of heavy strategic U- cruiser was on 25 July 1977. With the rolling out of the construction hall in a covered dry dock of the launch was completed on 27 September 1979. This was followed by creep tests in dry dock and sea trials in the White Sea.

Service in the naval fleet of the Soviet Union

The naval fleet took over the new ship on December 29, 1981 and February 9, 1982 TK -208 was incorporated into the newly formed 18th Division of the 1st Flotilla of the Northern Fleet in the Bay Nerpitschja in the fjord Sapadnaja Liza. The testing it rocket complex D-19 with the missile RSM -52 (SS -N -20 Sturgeon ) was from 1983 until 1985. Followed deterrent patrols in the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea.

Conversion from 1989 to 2002

On September 20, 1989 TK -208 was launched in the Bauhalle shipyard Sevmash to (NATO reporting name SS -NX -28), the conversion to the new R- 39UTTKh Grom (RSM - 52W Bark/3M91 ) to learn. TK -208 could be converted to their size only in this Bauhalle because the shipyard Zvezdochka was too small. In 1991, the project was given the name 941UM. The collapse of the USSR slept through the ship so. At the same time we started the development of a strategic U- cruisers of the Fourth generation, which should be armed with new missiles. The development path of the missile for the nuclear submarines of project 955 was delayed. The project 955, the first ship in 1996 was placed under the name of Yuri Dolgoruky in Kiel and was launched on 15 April 2007, the rocket D -19M Bark was first determined to which the work of the State Rocket Center Makejev in Miass. However, the local designers to the prescribed dimensions for the rocket do not comply ( therefore also had the atomic submarine itself can be rebuilt ). In the tests of this missile, other deficiencies were found. As the rocket finally in 1998 to 80 percent was finished, the project had to be closed. Lack of funds and the conversion of TK -208 had been adjusted to the new complex in 1996 and the ship was lying unused in the construction hall. After the failure with the missile RSM - 52W Bark of the order went to the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology (MITT ), which had developed the ground-based missile complex RS- 12M2 Topol -M. The sea-based missile of the Institute was given the designation RSM -56 Bulava (SS- N-30 ). Work on the half- converted TK -208 started from scratch. First, the specific for the originally planned missile RSM - 52W Bark systems had to be removed again intended for the RSM -56 Bulava devices are installed.

Service in the naval fleet of the Russian Federation

In the course of 2002, TK -208 Dmitri Donskoi and got the name was drawn on 26 June 2002 back out of the construction hall. This was probably so suddenly that it was reported in the media from the launching of the largest submarine in the world and the Dmitri Donskoi was thus mistakenly viewed for a short time as a new model. Since the conversion of TK -208 had been started yet at times the former USSR, cases were reported at that time because of the secrecy never in the press. TK -208 had been practically forgotten, and by the time the message no one had been interested.

The first test launch of a Bulava SLBM type took place on 27 September 2005. Since then, the nuclear submarine completed to date, several test series.

Specifications

  • Length: 172 m
  • Width: 23.3 meters
  • Draught: 11.3 to 12.5 meters
  • Height ( keel tower edge): about 28 meters
  • Displacement: 21,600 tons ( surfaced ) / 26,500 tons ( submerged )
  • Drive 2 × OK - 650B pressurized water reactors, 190 MW ( thermal)
  • 2 × steam turbines GT3A each with 49,000 hp
  • 4 × E- generators, each with 3200 kW
  • 2 × diesel generators of type DG- 750
  • 2 x drive diesel with 260 hp for leveling
  • Maximum speed: 14 knots ( surfaced ) / 27 knots ( submerged )
  • 20 × intercontinental ballistic missiles RSM -52 (NATO: SS- N- 20) missile complex D- 19 or Bulawa-M/30/47
  • 6 × torpedo tubes caliber 533 mm (type 53- 65K, SET -65, SAET -60M, UGST )
  • 8-10 × air defense missiles ( shoulder supported) type Igla
  • SS-N -15 ( fired from torpedo tubes 533 mm caliber )
  • Sonar: Skat
  • Radar: Albatros
  • EW: Nakat -M
  • Radio installation: Molniya
  • Satellite navigation system: Simfonia
  • Satellite Navigation System ( Tobo responders): Kremnij -2
  • Satellite communication system: Tsunami
  • Diving depth: 450 meters maximum
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