Russian submarine Knyaz Oleg

Career (Russia)
Name: Knyaz Oleg
Namesake: Oleg of Novgorod
Builder: Sevmash
Laid down: 27 July 2014
Status: Under construction
General characteristics
Type:Borei-class submarine
Displacement:14,720 t (14,488 long tons) surfaced
24,000 t (23,621 long tons) submerged
Length:170 m (557 ft 9 in)
Beam:13.5 m (44 ft 3 in)
Draught:10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Propulsion:1 × OK-650B nuclear reactor
1 × AEU steam turbine
1 shaft
Speed:25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h)
Complement:130 officers and men
Armament:20 × R-30 Bulava SLBMs
6 × (21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes) to fire a variety of appropriately sized weapons

Knyaz Oleg is a Russian nuclear submarine in the Borei class being constructed for the Russian Navy. The submarine was laid down on July 27, 2014.[1] The submarine is named after Prince Oleg of Novgorod.

References

  1. "Russia’s Sevmash shipyard lays down 5th Borey class SSBN and 4th Yasen class SSN". navyrecognition.com. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.