Russian submarine Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets (K-433)

Delta III class Ballistic Missile Submarine built for Soviet/Russian Navy

History

Russia
Name	K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets
Namesake	Saint George the Victorious
Laid down	24 August 1978
Launched	20 June 1980
Completed	15 December 1980
Commissioned	1981
Decommissioned	1997
Out of service	2018
Reinstated	2004
Fate	Retired from service
General characteristics
Displacement	13,500 tons 18,200 tons
Length	166 m (544 ft 7 in)
Beam	12.3 m (39 ft 6 in)
Draught	8.8 m (29 ft)
Installed power	2 × pressurized water reactors
Propulsion	2 × steam turbines, 60,000 horsepower (45,000 kW)
Speed	14 kn (16 mph) surfaced 24 kn (28 mph) submerged
Complement	135
Armament	16 R-29R (SS-N-18) missiles and four 533 millimetres (21.0 in) torpedo tubes

K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets (Russian: К-433 «Святой Георгий Победоносец», lit. 'Saint George the Victorious') is a Russian Project 667BDR Kalmar class (NATO reporting name: Delta III) nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. The submarine was built for the Soviet Navy and has continued to serve in the Russian Navy. K-433 was put in reserve in 1997 and remained there until 2004 when it was recommissioned. As of 2018^[update],^[1] it is on active duty.

The submarine is slated to be retired and replaced by the Borei class submarine in the coming years.

On October 28, 2010 the submarine carried out a successful R-29R missile test.^[2] The submarine sustained minor damage when a fishing vessel collided with it on September 22, 2011.^[3]

References

^ RT Documentary (2018-09-23), K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets: Nuclear Triad Workhorse, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2018-10-29
^ "K-433 Svyatoi Georgy Pobedonosets".
^ Defense News