TK-20 Severstal is a strategic nuclear missile cruiser, the sixth ship of Project 941 Shark .
| TK-20 Severstal | |
|---|---|
| Ship history | |
| Flag state |  Russia |
| Port of registry | Western Persons , Severodvinsk |
| Launching | April 11, 1989 |
| Current status | expelled from the fleet, withdrawn for repair and retrofitting |
| Main characteristics | |
| Type of ship | TRPKSN |
| Project designation | 941 "Shark" |
| Project developer | TsKBMT Rubin |
| Chief Designer | S. N. Kovalev |
| Codification of NATO | "Typhoon" |
| Speed (surface) | 12 knots |
| Speed (underwater) | 25 knots |
| Working depth | 400 m |
| Autonomy of swimming | 180 days |
| Crew | 160 people |
| Dimensions | |
| Surface displacement | 23,200 t |
| Underwater displacement | 48 000 t |
| Length is the greatest (on design basis) | 173.1 m |
| The width of the body naib. | 23.3 m |
| Average draft (on design basis) | 11.2 m |
| Power point | |
| Atomic, 2 OK-650 water-to-water reactors of 190 MW each 2 turbines of 45,000 liters. with. 4 steam turbine nuclear power plants of 3.2 MW each Reserve: 2 diesel generators ASDG-800 (kW) Lead Acid AB | |
| Armament | |
| Torpedo mine weapons | 6 TA caliber 533 mm; 22 USET-80 torpedoes and Vodopad rocket and torpedoes |
| Missile weapons | 20 SLBM R-39 |
| Air defense | 8 + 8 MANPADS "Igla" |
Construction History
The strategic cruiser TK-20 was added to the lists of the Navy ships on January 12, 1985 , was put into workshop No. 55 on Sevmash on August 27 of the same year under serial number 727. The launch took place on April 11, 1989, December 19 of that year , after signing the acceptance certificate, the TK-20 went into operation of the USSR Navy . On February 28, 1990, the ship was included in the Northern Fleet and was assigned to the 18th division of the 1st submarine flotilla based on Nerpichya Bay.
Service History
TK-20 performed 8 combat services, fired 3 missiles. The crew of the TK-20 produced more than 50 BR training launches on different division ships.
- November 1990 - February 1991 - military service under the command of Captain 1st Rank A. S. Tisetskiy.
- 1991 - military service with a crew of TK-208 under the command of Captain 1st Rank I.V. Abramov.
- October 1991 - January 1992 - military service under the command of A. S. Tisetskiy.
- 1992 - military service with a crew of TK-208 under the command of Captain 1st Rank I.V. Fedorenko.
- April-May 1993 - military service under the command of A. S. Tisetskiy.
- On August 25, 1995, under the command of Captain 1st Rank A.S. Bogachev , he launched a ballistic missile with multiple warheads from the North Pole area at a training ground in the Arkhangelsk Region. For this shooting, Rear Admiral V.M. Makeev, who was on board as a senior, was awarded the title of Hero of Russia , part of the crew received state awards.
- Autumn 1996 - combat service with a crew of TK-208 under the command of Captain 2nd Rank Yu. M. Yakimov.
- In December 1997, under the command of A. S. Bogachev, he fired missiles in full ammunition [1] . In the same year, the TK-20 crew, under the command of A. S. Bogachev, fired missiles at full ammunition on the TK-13 of the same type. These firing was a way of disposing of ballistic missiles that had served their time, by the method of blasting in the air.
- July 24, 1999 participated in the parade in honor of the Navy in Severomorsk .
- October 2001 - The TK-20, under the command of A. S. Bogachev, made an exit to the training ground in the White Sea with the launch of two ballistic missiles as part of the long-range SLBM storage program. On board was a film crew capturing this trip in the documentary Russian Shark.
- On April 29, 2004, due to the lack of ammunition, the TK-20 was put into reserve.
- Until the mid-2010s, along with the TK-17, Arkhangelsk was in reserve pending a decision on repair and conversion to new missiles or on decommissioning and disposal.
- As of November 11, 2016, the issue of disposal has not yet been resolved [2]
- In January 2018, reports appeared that Rosatom was planning to dispose of Project 941 submarines Arkhangelsk and Severstal after 2020 [3] .
- In June 2019, Vice Admiral Oleg Burtsev told the press that disposal was canceled. Instead, the Severstal submarines will repair, refit and equip 200 cruise missiles [4] .
Current status
On May 31, 2000, an agreement was signed on the establishment of the patronage of the Cherepovets Steel Mill, which is part of Severstal , over the TK-20. On June 20 of the same year, the ship received the name Severstal.
From June 2001 to December 2002 there was a maintenance repair at Sevmash .
In 2004, due to the lack of ammunition, together with the TK-17 it was withdrawn to the reserve. Recently, TRPKSN was based in West Face . Since 2005, stands at the pier in Severodvinsk.
Notes
- ↑ TK-20, Severstal Project 941
- ↑ The decision to dismantle the world's largest nuclear submarines "Shark" has not yet been made | RIA Novosti - events in Russia and the world: topics of the day, photos, video, infographics, radio
- ↑ Russia utilizes two of the world's largest submarines, a source said (Russian) // RIA Novosti. - 2018 .-- January 18.
- ↑ In the United States, they fear the giant Russian “Shark” . GLAS.ru | Latest news in one place. Date of treatment June 27, 2019.