K-114 "Tula" - a nuclear missile submarine strategic cruiser of the project 667BDRM "Dolphin" (Delta-IV in NATO terminology).
| K-114 "Tula" | |
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 K-114 "Tula" at the pier of the naval base of Gadzhievo | |
| Ship history | |
| Flag state |  USSR ,  Russia |
| Port of registry | Gadzhievo |
| Launching | January 22, 1987 |
| Current status | in service, as part of the 31st DiPL SF |
| Main characteristics | |
| Type of ship | SSBN |
| Project designation | 667BDRM "Dolphin" |
| Speed (surface) | 14 knots |
| Speed (underwater) | 24 knots |
| Working depth | 320 ... 400 m |
| Immersion depth | 550 ... 650 m |
| Autonomy of swimming | 80 ... 90 days |
| Crew | 135 ... 140 people |
| Dimensions | |
| Surface displacement | 11.740 t |
| Underwater displacement | 18,200 t |
| The length is the greatest (on design basis) | 167.4 m |
| The width of the body naib. | 11.7 m |
| Average draft (on design basis) | 8.8 m |
| Armament | |
| Torpedo mine weapons | 4 nose gears of caliber 533 Ammunition (torpedoes): 12 , up to 24 minutes instead of part of the torpedoes. |
| Missile weapons | 16 launcher BRPL R-29 RMU2 "Blue" |
| Air defense | PU MANPADS 9K310 Igla-1 / 9K38 Igla |
Commander - Captain 1st Rank A. A. Khramov.
The K-114 submarine was built in 1987 in Severodvinsk at FSUE Sevmashpredpriyatie , serial number 382. The K-114 became the fourth in a series of seven submarine cruisers of this type, built from 1984 to 1992 .
Between 1987 and 1998 , Tula performed 7 combat services, including 5 in the high-latitude regions of the Arctic, 17 combat duty, 12 missile firing from underwater position. 134856 running miles have been covered, of which 77245 are underwater.
History
February 22, 1984 the ship was laid on the slipways as a missile submarine cruiser. January 12, 1985 enlisted in the lists of the Navy. Launching took place on January 22, 1987. On March 28, 1987, nuclear reactors were launched, in June-November, the ship passed mooring, sea and state tests, and on October 30, 1987, the acceptance certificate was signed. On November 5, 1987, a ceremonial raising of the flag took place on K-114, and the ship became part of the Northern Fleet . Date declared the annual holiday of the ship. The first commander of the first crew is the captain of the 2nd rank (and subsequently the rear admiral) Handobin V.A. The first commander of the first crew is the captain of the 2nd rank (and subsequently vice-admiral) O. Tregubov (This class of ships was initially equipped with two crews, the first one passed the Big Circle, which included training at the RPKSN Crew Training Center in Paldiski, and subsequently directly involved in accepting the ship from the industry in Severodvinsk at SevMash, that is, conducting mooring and sea trials, and also ship transfer home base in the CSF, and putting it on the line, ie, in a combat fleet. The second crew took only trained divers training center, and later took the ship from the first crew at the time of the first release, subsequently becoming just pervolineynym crew)
On April 18, 1995, an agreement was signed on establishing patronage ties with the administration of the Tula region . August 21, 1995 the boat was given the name "Tula".
First upgrade
On July 31, 2000, Tula arrived at the Zvyozdochka plant in Severodvinsk for repairs and upgrades. In May 2004, it was taken out of the boathouse and launched into the construction wall of the plant. The repair was completed in January 2006 . After repair, modernization and a full cycle of factory tests at the Zvyozdochka plant, Tula entered the Northern Fleet of the Navy of the Russian Federation and arrived at its main base in Sayda Bay. “Tula” became the third ship of the series that has undergone modernization. As a result of modernization, which included 83 positions, the camouflage properties of the ship were improved, the detection system was improved, and survivability and nuclear safety systems were modernized. Tula received the new Sineva missile system .
Continuation of Service
On December 17, 2007, the Sineva ballistic missile was successfully launched from the Barents Sea along the Kura test site in Kamchatka [1] [2] .
On December 25, 2007, the R-29RMU2 Sineva intercontinental ballistic missile was successfully launched at the Kura training ground in Kamchatka .
On October 11, 2008, the Sineva rocket was launched from the Tula located in the Barents Sea as part of the Stability 2008 exercise. The fixed flight range - 11 547 km - was a record result for missiles of this type [3] .
On November 17, 2008, by the decree of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, the Order of Courage awarded the commander of the Tula nuclear submarine cruiser Captain 1st Rank Stepan Kelbas for the successful firing of the Sineva ballistic missile at maximum range from underwater. Captain of the 2nd rank captain of the 2nd rank Sergey Zabolotny became the holder of the order “For Military Merit”. Ushakov’s medals were awarded to the commanders of various units of the Tula submarine cruiser.
March 4, 2010 at 7:50 Moscow time, the Sineva rocket was successfully launched from the Barents Sea [4] .
In the evening of August 6, 2010, two R-29RMU2 Sineva missiles were successfully launched from the Barents Sea along the Kura training ground in Kamchatka [5] [6] [7] . Missiles were launched in a salvo [5] . MNF Russia completed this task after a long break [5] .
On September 29, 2011, the R-29RMU2.1 “Liner” missile was launched from the Barents Sea along the Kura training ground in Kamchatka in normal mode [8] .
On November 5, 2014, the R-29RMU2 Sineva missile was launched from the Barents Sea along the Kura training ground in Kamchatka [9] [10] in the normal mode.
Second upgrade
December 15, 2014 K-114 Tula arrived at Zvyozdochka Ship Repair Center OJSC to carry out a planned factory repair according to its technical condition and extend its service life [11] [12] .
February 27, 2017 was removed from the workshop after repair [13] .
On December 15, 2017, Zvyozdochka’s spokeswoman Yevgeny Gladyshev announced that the completion of repairs and the transfer of the submarine to the fleet would be postponed from the fourth quarter of 2017 to March 2018 due to the “delivery of defective products” [14] . On December 28, 2017, it was reported that on December 21 the SSBN successfully passed factory sea trials, left the Zvezdochka ship repair center ( Severodvinsk ) and went to the place of its permanent deployment [15] [16] .
Notes
- ↑ Roman Smirnov. We hit the “Blue” in Kamchatka . Independent Newspaper (December 17, 2007). Date of treatment August 14, 2010. Archived on February 26, 2012.
- ↑ News. Ru: Yes, "Scythians" we ...
- ↑ News Mail.Ru: Medvedev: range record fixed at launch of Sinev rocket
- ↑ New success of the Makeevites Neopr . Roscosmos, citing the press service of JSC “GRTS Makeeva” (03/04/2010). Date of treatment March 6, 2010. Archived on February 26, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Morozov, Alexey . “Tula” is the hero of the day , Labor Watch (No. 17 (9663) dated August 12, 2010). Date of treatment December 11, 2010.
- ↑ Two ballistic missiles were successfully launched from a submarine of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation, one of them is Sineva . NEWSru (August 7, 2010). Date of treatment August 14, 2010. Archived on February 25, 2012.
- ↑ The submarine “Tula” of the Northern Fleet successfully fired rockets at the Kamchatka firing range . Interfax (August 07, 2010). Date of treatment August 14, 2010.
- ↑ Lenta.ru: Weapons: Ministry of Defense successfully launched a new ballistic missile
- ↑ “Blue” hits without a miss and further “Trident”
- ↑ Tula nuclear submarine successfully launched the Sineva ballistic missile
- ↑ The conclusion ceremony of Yekaterinburg has begun. 6/06/2014
- ↑ Report on the arrival of Tula
- ↑ SSBN “TULA” WITHDRAWN FROM ALLING
- ↑ The completion of the repair of the strategic submarine Tula was postponed to 2018.
- ↑ Zvezdochka managed to repair the Tula nuclear submarine in 2017.
- ↑ Repair of the Tula nuclear submarine missile carrier completed in Severodvinsk