As the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on September 28, 2022, the strategic nuclear missile submarine (project 955A "Borey-A") "Prince Oleg" and the nuclear submarine with cruise missiles (project 885M "Yasen-M") "Novosibirsk", having made an inter-fleet crossing from the Northern to the Pacific Fleet, arrived at the permanent base in Kamchatka. A significant part of the route with a length of almost 5.5 thousand miles, the nuclear-powered ships passed under the ice of the Arctic.
Arrival of the K-573 Novosibirsk nuclear submarine (factory number 162) of project 08851 (project 885M; code "Ash-M") of the Russian Navy to the place of permanent basing on the Pacific Fleet in Vilyuchinsk on Kamchatka, 09/28/2022 (c) a frame from the video of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian FederationDuring the sea crossing during the complex Arctic expedition "Umka-2022", the nuclear submarine "Novosibirsk", while on the surface, launched an anti-ship cruise missile "Onyx" from the waters of the Chukchi Sea at a sea target.
In Vilyuchinsk, the nuclear cruisers were met by the commander of the submarine forces of the Pacific Fleet, Vice Admiral Vladimir Dmitriev. He received a report from the submarine commanders on the completion of the Arctic inter-fleet crossing and congratulated the submariners on their arrival at their permanent base.
From the bmpd side, we point out that in this way, the first nuclear submarine of the Novosibirsk series 885 - K-573 project for this fleet (factory number 162) arrived at the Pacific Fleet - and the first nuclear submarine strategic missile cruiser of the modified project 09552 (project 955A, code "Borey-A") for this fleet - K-552 "Prince Oleg" (factory number 205).
Recall that the ceremony of handing over to the Russian Navy the strategic nuclear submarine missile cruiser K-552 "Prince Oleg" (factory number 205) modified project 09552 (project 955A, code "Borey-A") and the nuclear submarine K-573 "Novosibirsk" (factory number 162) modified project 08851 (project 885M; code "Yasen-M") took place on December 21, 2021 in Severodvinsk on the JSC "Production Association "Northern Machine-Building Enterprise" that built these ships (SMP, part of JSC "United Shipbuilding Corporation" - USC).
The lead nuclear submarine of the fourth generation of the Project 885 series (code "Ash") K-560 Severodvinsk (factory number 160, transferred to the Russian Navy for trial operation on June 17, 2014) and the lead nuclear submarine of the modified project 08851 (project 885M; code "Ash-M") K-561 "Kazan" (factory number 161, commissioned by the Russian Navy on May 7, 2021) is part of the Northern Fleet.
Of the four previously built nuclear-powered strategic missile cruisers of the Project 955 series, the Northern Fleet (31st Submarine Division) includes the lead ship of project 09551 (project 955, code "Borey") K-535 "Yuri Dolgoruky" (factory number 201, transferred to the Russian Navy on January 10, 2013) and the lead ship of the modified project 09552 (project 955A, code "Borey-A") K-549 "Prince Vladimir" (factory number 204, commissioned on June 12, 2020). The Pacific Fleet based at Vilyuchinsk (25th Division of submarines) includes the serial submarines of project 09551 (project 955, code "Borey") K-550 "Alexander Nevsky" (factory number 202, transferred to the Russian Navy on December 23, 2013) and K-551 "Vladimir Monomakh" (factory number 203, transferred to the Russian Navy on December 19, 2014).
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