The Department of information and mass communications of the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation 25 December 2020 announced that, as zwavel Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, "in Severodvinsk ship repair Center "Asterisk" completed the slipway phase of repair and modernization of the nuclear submarine "Leopard" of the project 971. The submarine is derived from the main slipway of the shipyard to complete the work at the pier of the enterprise. I received a report on the successful operation to remove the leopard submarine from the boathouse."
Withdrawal from the boathouse of the head enterprise of JSC "ship repair Center "Zvezdochka" after the completion of the slipway stage of medium repair and modernization of the K-328 "Leopard" nuclear multi-purpose submarine of project 971 (factory number 832) of the Northern fleet. Severodvinsk, 25.12.2020 (C) Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation
"The nuclear submarine" Leopard "has become the first ship of the third generation, the average repair and deep modernization of which is carried out at the shipyard of the Severodvinsk ship repair center" Zvezdochka" as part of the program to maintain the required level of combat readiness of the group of multi-purpose nuclear submarines of the Navy, " said Admiral Nikolai Evmenov.
"By the time of withdrawal from the boathouse by the forces of "asterisk" and contractors, the replacement of electronic weapons, control systems, communications, navigation, sonar, bius was carried out. As part of the modernization, it is planned to expand the used samples of missile and torpedo weapons, reduce the acoustic visibility of the ship, improve the habitability conditions for the crew, and improve the operational reliability of the submarine. The completion of the repair and modernization works will be carried out afloat at the wall of the enterprise's completion embankment, " said Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy.
The multi-purpose nuclear submarine "Leopard "(designed by JSC SPMBM" Malachit") was laid down on the slipway of JSC PO" Northern machine-building enterprise " on October 26, 1988, launched on June 28 and entered service on December 30, 1992. SPMBM "Malachit", concern "NPO" Aurora", SPO "Arctic", "concern" Granit-Electron", niptb "Onega", "Concern" okeanpribor", "OKBM Afrikantov", Concern "Morinsis-Agat" and others took part in the repair of the submarine "Leopard".
From the bmpd recall that the multipurpose nuclear submarine K-328 "Leopard" (serial number 832) project 971 received for carrying out medium repair and modernization of the main enterprises of JSC "Center of ship repair "Zvezdochka" in Severodvinsk in June 2011, becoming the first nuclear-powered submarine of the third generation, repaired at the plant.
