On March 26, 2021, in St. Petersburg, JSC "Admiralty Shipyards "(part of JSC" United Shipbuilding Corporation "- USC) hosted [...] the launch ceremony of the large diesel-electric submarine B-602" Magadan " (factory number 01616) of project 06363, which is under construction for the Russian Navy. It is the third of six Project 06363 submarines under construction for the Pacific Fleet.
Launching of the large diesel-electric submarine B-602 "Magadan" (factory number 01616) of project 06363, which is being built for the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy, at JSC "Admiralty Shipyards". Saint Petersburg, 26.03.2021 (c) JSC " United Shipbuilding Corporation"
The launch of the Magadan submarine was described as a significant event for the Russian Navy by the Head of Shipbuilding, Armament and Armament Operation-Deputy Commander - in-Chief of the Navy for Armament, Vice Admiral Igor Mukhametshin: "The staff of the Admiralty Shipyards once again demonstrated their highest professionalism. I am confident that the construction of this series will be completed on time, and the ships that are part of the Pacific Fleet will successfully solve all the tasks assigned to them."
The contract for the construction of a series of six large diesel-electric submarines of Project 06363 for the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy between the Russian Ministry of Defense and JSC "Admiralty Shipyards" was signed on September 7, 2016 within the framework of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2016". Under the terms of the contract, the first ship must be delivered to the customer by November 25, 2019, and the construction of the entire series is scheduled to be completed in 2022.
Previously, Admiralty Shipyards built six Project 06363 submarines for the Black Sea Fleet under contracts signed in 2010 and 2011, which were delivered to the Russian Navy in 2014-2016. Project 06363 was developed by JSC "TSKB MT "Rubin" (St. Petersburg) and is an upgrade of projects 877 and 636.
The first two boats B-274 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and B-603 Volkhov (factory numbers, respectively, 01614 and 01615) of Project 06363 for the Pacific Fleet were laid at Admiralty Shipyards on July 28, 2017. The lead boat B-274 "Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky" was launched on March 28, 2019, entered the factory sea trials on August 16, 2019 and was delivered The Russian Navy in the contract period of November 25, 2019.
The second boat B-603 "Volkhov" was launched on December 26, 2019, entered factory sea trials on July 18, 2020, and was transferred to the fleet on October 24, 2020.
The official laying of the third and fourth submarines B-602 "Magadan" and B-588 "Ufa" (factory numbers, respectively, 01616 and 01617) under this contract was made on November 1, 2019. It is known that the fifth and sixth submarines will be named "Mozhaisk" and "Izhevsk", in 2019, metal cutting for them was started.
On August 25, 2020, the Russian Ministry of Defense signed a contract for the construction of another large submarine of Project 06363.
Launching of the large diesel-electric submarine B-602 "Magadan" (factory number 01616) of project 06363, which is being built for the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy, at JSC "Admiralty Shipyards". St. Petersburg, 26.03.2021 (c) JSC "United Shipbuilding Corporation" and the agency " Regnum"
