Russian submarine Bryansk (K-117)

History
Soviet Union, Russia
Name: K-117 Bryansk
Builder: Northern Machinebuilding Enterprise (Sevmash)
Laid down: 20 April 1985
Launched: 8 February 1988
Commissioned: 30 September 1988
Homeport: Sayda Bay, Skalisty Naval Base
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Delta-class submarine
Displacement:
  • 11,700 tons (surface)
  • 18,200 tons (submerged)
Length: 167 m (547 ft 11 in)
Beam: 11.7 m (38 ft 5 in)
Draft: 8.8 m (28 ft 10 in)
Propulsion: Two VM4-SG nuclear reactors
Speed:
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) (surface)
  • 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) (submerged)
Endurance: 80 days
Complement: 135 officers and men
Armament:
  • 16 × RSM-54 missiles (R-29RMU)
  • D-9RM missile system
  • 16 × missile launchers
  • 4 × 533mm torpedo tubes
  • 12 × torpedoes

K-117 Bryansk is a Russian Project 667BDRM Delfin class (NATO reporting name: Delta IV) nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. The submarine was laid down in April 1985 in the Russian Northern Machinebuilding Enterprise, Sevmash. In September 1988 the submarine was commissioned in the Soviet navy. When launched the submarine became the 1000th Russian/Soviet submarine constructed.[1] After the collapse of the Soviet Union the submarine continued to serve in the Russian navy. In July 2002 the submarine went into overhaul and didn't return until early 2008.[2] As of 2010 the submarine is on active duty with the Russian Northern Fleet.

On 28 October 2010, the submarine conducted a successful SLBM launch.[3]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Библиотека изображений "РИА Новости" :: Галерея". Visualrian.com. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  2. ↑ Армс-Тасс (2008-01-23). Армс-Тасс (in Russian). Armstass.su. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  3. ↑ "Russia carries out successful tests of two SLBMs | Defense | RIA Novosti". En.rian.ru. 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
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