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Russian submarine Imperator Aleksandr III

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Russian submarine Imperator Aleksandr III

Imperator Aleksandr III (Император Александр III) is a Borei-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine of the Russian Navy. The submarine is named after Alexander III of Russia and was launched on 29 December 2022.

Specifications

TypeSubmarine
ManufacturerSevmash
Introduced2023
StatusIn service
Length170 m
Speed25 kn
Crew130
Displacement24,000 t
Main armament16 × R-30 Bulava SLBMs *6 × (21 in torpedo tubes) to fire a variety of appropriately sized weapons *RPK-2 Vyuga anti-submarine missile

Operators

CountryQuantityConfidence
Russia—confirmed

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