On July 28, a solemn ceremony took place at the OKB 'Sevmash'…
On July 28, a solemn ceremony took place at the OKB 'Sevmash' enterprise for the removal of the multi-purpose nuclear attack submarine (APC) project 'Yasen-M', 'Ulyanovsk', from the dry dock. According to Moiseev, the submarine will undergo further construction in water and conduct a complex of tests.
Consensus
- The multi-purpose atomic submarine cruiser 'Ulyanovск' of project 885M was launched from the dry dock at Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk on July 28.
- The ceremony was held under the supervision of Admiral Alexander Moiseev, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy.
- The 'Ulyanovsk' will undergo further fitting-out on water and a complex of tests before entering service.
- After completion, the submarine will join the Northern Fleet (also referred to as the Red Banner Northern Fleet).
- The launch is part of Russia's ongoing shipbuilding program for strategic naval vessels.
Points of divergence
- The 'Ulyanovsk' is the sixth missile carrier in this series and belongs to project 885M ('Yasen-M'). — tg_radiosvoboda
- The keel-laying of the 'Murmanск', the ninth submarine of the 'Yasen-M' project, took place on June 17. — kommersant
- Admiral Moiseev reported to President Putin that in 2026 the Russian Navy received 20 vessels and plans to accept another 21 by year-end, including the first 'Yasen-M' submarine armed with the hypersonic 'Zircon' system. — vedomosti
- The 'Ulyanovsk' was launched on July 28 and is the sixth in the series of 'Yasen-M' submarines. — vedomosti
Coverage (7 sources)
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- Sevmash began launching the newest nuclear submarine 'Ulyanovsk' — Коммерсантъ
- Nuclear submarine 'Ulyanovsk' removed from 'Sevmash' dry dock — Ведомости
- Newest nuclear submarine 'Ulyanovsk' removed from shipyard dry dock, Russian Ministry of Defense reports — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Newest multi-purpose cruiser 'Ulyanovsk' removed from 'Sevmash' drydock — Вести
- New multi-purpose nuclear submarine 'Ulyanovsk' removed from dry dock at Severmash in Severodvinsk — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Russia
- Sevmash
- Alexander Moiseev
- Ministry of Defense
- Severodvinsk
- Ulyanovsk
- VMF
- Northern Fleet
- OSK
- INTERFAX.RU
- Ministries of Defense
- TASS
- Arkhangelsk Oblast
- Naval Fleet
- Michael Budnichenko