Russian submarine Borisoglebsk (K-496)

History
Soviet Union, Russia
Name	Borisoglebsk
Namesake	Borisoglebsk
Laid down	23 September 1975
Launched	13 August 1977
Completed	30 December 1977
Decommissioned	December 2008
Fate	To be dismantled
General characteristics [1] [2]
Class & type	Delta III-class submarine
Displacement	Surfaced: 10,600 tons Submerged: 13,700 tons
Length	155 m (509 ft)
Beam	11.7 m (38 ft)
Draught	8.7 m (29 ft)
Depth	Operational: 320 m (1,050 ft) Maximum: 400 m (1,300 ft)
Propulsion	Reactor system OK-700A (two VM-4S (2*90 MW) PWR) powering 2 steam turbines delivering 44,700 kW (59,900 shp) to 2 five-bladed fixed pitched shrouded propellers
Speed	Surfaced: 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) Submerged: 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range	Unlimited, except by food supplies
Complement	40 officers, 90 enlisted
Armament	16 × RSM-50 R-29R "Vysota" missiles 4 × bow 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 16 torpedoes (SET-65, SAET-60M, 53-65K, 53-65M)

K-496 Borisoglebsk is a Russian advanced Delta III SSBN nuclear submarine. On 21 June 2005 the vessel served as the launch platform for a missile carrying a payload containing a solar sail experiment, Cosmos 1 . The submarine was based in the Russian Northern Fleet. In early December 2008 Borisoglebsk was decommissioned from the fleet and was getting ready to be scrapped. ^{[3] [ needs update ]}

Sources

• Russian Media Monitoring Agency – Kursk submarine (2000–2003) / WPS Russian Media Monitoring Agency

References

1. "Часть 2".
2. "Подводные лодки. Проект 667БДР".
3. "Началась утилизация АПЛ "Борисоглебск"". Bellona.ru. 9 December 2008.