Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Ivanov has inspected the construction of the new multi-role nuclear powered “Graney” class submarine “Severodvinsk”.The submarine is under construction at Sevmash shipyard in Severodvink, Arkhangelsk Oblast. Ivanov visited the shipyard together with Head of the Russian Navy Admiral Vladimir Vystosky and Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast Ilya Mikhalchuk, a press release from Sevmash reads.
“Severodvnisk” is the first submarine in the “Graney” class. Its Russian classification is 885 “Yasen”. Construction was started in 1993, and the submarine was slated for launch in 1998 but was delayed due to financial reasons, according to Wikipedia.
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