Russian submarine Alexander Nevsky (K-550)

For other ships with the same name, see Russian ship Alexander Nevsky.
Alexander Nevsky in Vilyuchinsk.
History
Russia
NameAlexander Nevsky
NamesakeAlexander Nevsky
BuilderSevmash
Laid down19 March 2004
Launched6 December 2010
Commissioned23 December 2013
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class and typeBorei-class submarine
Displacement
  • 14,720 t (14,488 long tons) surfaced
  • 24,000 t (23,621 long tons) submerged
Length170 m (557 ft 9 in)
Beam13.5 m (44 ft 3 in)
Draught10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)[2]
Complement130 officers and men
Armament

K-550 Alexander Nevsky (Александр Невский, tr. Aleksandr Nevskij) is a Russian nuclear ballistic missile submarine of the fourth generation Borei class (Project 955A). Named after the Russian saint Alexander Nevsky, the submarine was laid down in March 2004 and was first planned to be launched in 2009.[3] However, budgetary problems and repeated failures of the submarine's main weapon, the Bulava SLBM missile, pushed the launch date backward. Russian officials have however claimed that the submarine has been completed on time and even ahead of schedule.[2]

  1. ^ "Marine Nuclear Power:1939 – 2018" (PDF). July 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Construction of SSBN Alexander Nevsky will cost RUR 23 bln – shipbuilder". Rusnavy.com. 2010-12-13. Archived from the original on 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
  3. ^ "Alexander Nevsky". Rusnavy.com. 2004-03-19. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2012-01-01.