![]() ![]() Nuclear physicist Nils Bøhmer with the Bellona Foundation says the voyage gives reason for concern. According to Swedish Maritime Administration, the waters under the Öresund bridge or the Flint channel are too shallow. The draught of a Typhoon submarine is 12 meters. Petersburg, the vessel will have to sail at surface under the Great Belt bridge where vessels with a maximum draught of 15 meters can sail. First Typhoon in Baltic Seaįor those who want to see, but can’t go to St. The General Staff of the Russian Navy is now awaiting President Putin to sign a final approval decree, said to happen next month. ![]() Izvestia reports the Typhoon submarine will participate in the Navy Parade at Kronstad outside St. Voyage routes from Severodvinsk and Severomorsk to Kronstad outside St. This summer, the heavy missile submarine will sail out of the White Sea, across the Barents Sea on a voyage that continues along the coast of Norway, into the North Sea and Skagerak outside Denmark, and further across the Baltic Sea between Poland, Sweden and the Baltic States, before heading in to the Gulf of Finland towards St. ![]() Today, « Dmitry Donskoy» serves as a test-platform for new ballistic missiles and is based in Severodvinsk by the coast of the White Sea. The 172 meter long giant was originally built to assure the Soviet Union’s ability to respond to a nuclear attack with a powerful retaliation. Carrying 20 missiles and up to 200 nuclear warheads, the sub could stay hidden under the Arctic ice cap and assure a second-strike against the attacker. TK-208 « Dmitry Donskoy» is the only remaining Typhoon-class submarine in operation. ![]()
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