Russian Project 667BDR Delta III-class SSBN Ryazan Returned to Permanent Base After Upgrade

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Russian Project 667BDR Delta III-class SSBN Ryazan Returned to Permanent Base After Upgrade
 
The Project 667BDR (Delta III-class) nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Ryazan has returned to its home station in Kamchatka in Russia’s Far East after it was upgraded and repaired, Russian Eastern Military District spokesman for the Pacific Fleet Captain 2nd Rank Vladimir Matveyev said.
     
Project 667BDR Delta III class SSBN
The Project 667BDR (Delta III-class) nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Ryazan returning to its home station in Kamchatka in Russia’s Far East.
     
"The submarine’s crew members were welcomed by commanders of the Pacific Fleet’s submarine forces, submarine force staff officers, relatives and friends," Matveyev said.

"Commander of the Pacific Fleet’s submarine forces Rear-Admiral Sergei Rekish congratulated the submarine’s crew on returning to the base," he added.

The Project 667BDR nuclear-powered submarine was laid down by the Sevmash Shipyard in Severodvinsk in north Russia on January 31, 1980. Before 2008, the submarine was part of Russia’s Northern Fleet. In September 2008, the submarine left the Northern Fleet to head for the Pacific Fleet’s naval base in Vilyuchinsk in Kamchatka. Since that time, the submarine has been operating within the Pacific Fleet’s submarine forces.

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Representatives of Russia’s defense and industrial sector said earlier, the Project 667BDR nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Ryazan was expected to re-enter service with the Pacific Fleet before the end of 2015. The Project 667BDR nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine is designed to destroy the enemy’s strategic facilities. It can also launch torpedoes to fight surface and underwater targets.The Project 667BDRM nuclear-powered submarine is armed with 16 intercontinental ballistic missiles of various types, as well as four 533mm torpedo systems.