The Borei class is a series of Russian nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, with the lead vessel Yury Dolgorukiy commissioned on 29 December 2012 and the class entering full service in 2013 as the successor to Soviet-era ballistic missile submarine designs. Displacing up to 24,000 tonnes submerged and powered by a single pressurized water reactor, each boat carries sixteen RSM-56 Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missiles, each capable of carrying around six independently targetable nuclear warheads, alongside torpedo tubes for self-defense. Measuring 170 meters in length with a crew of about 107, the class incorporates improved noise-reduction technology intended to make it quieter than earlier Soviet designs, and as of the mid-2020s eight boats had been commissioned with further vessels under construction toward a planned total of fourteen.
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Weapon Class (category) Weapon Class (category)Submarine / Naval Vessel 1 Weapon ClassBallistic missile submarine 1 Introduced Year Classification
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The Borei class, alternate transliteration Borey, Russian designation Project 955 Borei and Project 955A Borei-A (Russian: Борей, lit. 'Boreas', NATO reporting name Dolgorukiy), are a series of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines being constructed by Sevmash for the Russian Navy.
Launch and trials
After long delays finally the lead vessel, Yuriy Dolgorukiy, joined the Russian Navy on 10 January 2013.
service status
The class has been replacing the steadily retiring Russian Navy Delta III and Delta IV classes and fully retired (as of February 2023) Typhoon, all three classes being Soviet-era submarines
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The class has been replacing the steadily retiring Russian Navy Delta III and Delta IV classes and fully retired (as of February 2023) Typhoon, all three classes being Soviet-era submarines.
Operated By: Russian Navy, Article text
After long delays finally the lead vessel, Yuriy Dolgorukiy, joined the Russian Navy on 10 January 2013.
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