Sevmash began building the newest submarine "Murmansk" - a carrier of "Zircons"

The submarine will be the ninth in the Project 885M "Yasen-M" series

At the Sevmash shipbuilding enterprise in the Arkhangelsk region, the new multi-purpose nuclear submarine cruiser "Murmansk" of Project 885M "Yasen-M" was laid down. The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Alexander Moiseev, took part in the installation of the keel plate.

Laying down of the "Murmansk" submarine of Project 885M
Laying down of the "Murmansk" submarine of Project 885M Image source: USC

According to him, the Project "Yasen-M" submarines embody the most advanced achievements of science and technology.

These are effective naval combat systems capable of solving the entire range of combat missions.
Alexander Moiseev, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy

Currently, four Project "Yasen-M" submarines are in service with the Navy — "Kazan", "Novosibirsk", "Krasnoyarsk" and "Arkhangelsk".

Four more are at different stages of construction: "Ulyanovsk", "Voronezh" and "Vladivostok", while "Perm" is undergoing experimental tests.

Project 885M Image source: Sevmash

All Project "Yasen-M" submarines can carry "Kalibr", "Oniks" and "Zircon" missiles.

Project 885M "Yasen-M" was developed by the St. Petersburg Marine Engineering Bureau "Malakhit". Submarines of this type are among the most modern nuclear submarines of the Russian fleet.

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