Russian submarine Sankt Peterburg

Sankt Peterburg in 2010
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History
Russia
NameB-585 Sankt Peterburg
NamesakeCity of Saint Petersburg
OrderedUnknown
BuilderAdmiralty Shipyard
Laid down26 December 1997
Launched28 October 2004 (2004-10-28)
Commissioned8 May 2010
Decommissioned5 February 2024[1]
StatusDecommissioned, to be scrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeLada-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement2,800 tons submerged; 1,675 tons surfaced[2]
Beam7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)[3]
Draft6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)[2]
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) submerged[4]
Range1,050 km (650 mi) submerged at cruising speed[3]
Endurance45 days[3]
Test depth300 m (984 ft)[3]
Complement35[4]
Armament6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes for 18 × torpedoes or missiles or 44 × naval mines[2][4]

B-585 Sankt Peterburg (Russian: Б-585 «Санкт-Петербург»; named after Saint Petersburg) is the lead boat of the Lada-class submarines of the Russian Navy. The Lada class is the fourth generation of diesel-electric submarines designed and constructed in the former Soviet Union and Russia to replace the Kilo class. Construction of the boat started in December 1997, and she was launched in October 2004. After undergoing a series of sea trials, Sankt Peterburg was commissioned in May 2010. However, the Russian Navy decided not to accept the St. Petersburg class after it was discovered that the boat's propulsion and sonar systems were inadequate. After design corrections the submarine was accepted. In 2014, Sankt Peterburg joined the Northern Fleet. In 2023, it was reported that due to the extremely high costs of modernising the submarine, the Sankt Peterburg was to be decommissioned and scrapped, with the funds being diverted to new submarine construction.[5]

  1. ^ "Головную подлодку проекта "Лада" "Санкт-Петербург" вывели из состава ВМФ". TASS (in Russian). 5 February 2024.
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  5. ^ "In Russia, the Saint Petersburg Submarine was Decommissioned, While Being in the Fleet Only for Two Years, Although it Was Built for Decades". 19 April 2023.