Submarine Cargo Vessel
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The Submarine
Cargo Vessel is a proposed idea from the Russia
n Rubin Design Bureau
. The idea is to utilise decommissioned SSBNs
(nuclear
-powered ballistic missile submarine) from the Russian Navy to carry cargo under the Arctic Ocean
. The reason for this solution is that it would be considerably cheaper than designing and producing an entirely new type of submarine.
The basis for the project is a Project 941 Typhoon class submarine
, which was designed by Rubin in 1976. It would have its ballistic missile
launchers removed and replaced with cargo holds.
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
Cargo Vessel is a proposed idea from the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n Rubin Design Bureau
Rubin Design Bureau
Rubin Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering in Saint Petersburg is one of the main Russian centers of submarine design, having designed more than two-thirds of all nuclear submarines in the Russian Navy...
. The idea is to utilise decommissioned SSBNs
Ballistic missile submarine
A ballistic missile submarine is a submarine equipped to launch ballistic missiles .-Description:Ballistic missile submarines are larger than any other type of submarine, in order to accommodate SLBMs such as the Russian R-29 or the American Trident...
(nuclear
Nuclear marine propulsion
Nuclear marine propulsion is propulsion of a ship by a nuclear reactor. Naval nuclear propulsion is propulsion that specifically refers to naval warships...
-powered ballistic missile submarine) from the Russian Navy to carry cargo under the Arctic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region, is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceanic divisions...
. The reason for this solution is that it would be considerably cheaper than designing and producing an entirely new type of submarine.
The basis for the project is a Project 941 Typhoon class submarine
Typhoon class submarine
The Project 941 or Akula, Russian "Акула" class submarine is a type of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine deployed by the Soviet Navy in the 1980s...
, which was designed by Rubin in 1976. It would have its ballistic missile
Submarine-launched ballistic missile
A submarine-launched ballistic missile is a ballistic missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead that can be launched from submarines. Modern variants usually deliver multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles each of which carries a warhead and allows a single launched missile to...
launchers removed and replaced with cargo holds.