| Career (Russia) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | BS-64 |
| Builder: | Northern Engineering Plant (Sevmash), Severodvinsk |
| Laid down: | 18 December 1982 |
| Launched: | 2 February 1986 |
| Commissioned: | 23 December 1986 |
| Renamed: | Had been K-64 until 2002 |
| Status: | Under refit since 1999 |
| General characteristics (As Delta-IV class)[1] | |
| Class and type: | Delta-class submarine |
| Displacement: | 11,700 tons (surface) 18,200 tons (submerged) |
| Length: | 167 m |
| Beam: | 11.7 m |
| Draught: | 8.8 m |
| Propulsion: | Two VM4-SG nuclear reactors |
| Speed: | 14 knots (surface) 24 knots (submerged) |
| Endurance: | 80 days |
| Complement: | 135 officers and men |
| Armament: | 16 x RSM-54 missiles D-9RM missile system 16 x missile launchers 4 x 533mm torpedo tubes 18 x torpedoes |
BS-64 is a Project 667BDRM Delfin-class ballistic missile submarine (NATO reporting name "Delta-IV") of the Russian Navy. She was originally designated K-64.
K-64 was removed from active service in 1999 and was ordered to be refitted. It was planned for her to be reactivated in 2002 to replace the Yankee 'Stretch' class KS-411. KS-411 had been the mothership for the Paltus-class mini submarines, which are believed to be used for a combination of oceanographic research, search and rescue, and underwater intelligence-gathering.[2] Due to lack of funds was this plan postponed, and the new recommissioning date is unknown. K-64 was renamed BS-64 in 2002, and her central section containing 16 silos for ballistic missiles was removed to create space for the installation of scientific-experimental equipment, cabins for scientists and a rest room for the regular crew. The status of this work is unknown and as of 2008 the ship was still moored in Zvezdochka shipyard awaiting completion.[3]
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