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| Russian Navy's Kharabovsk Special Purpose Submarine Hits the Water |
| 2025-12-03 |
| [NavalNews] Satellite images observed by Naval News show the Russian Navy special purpose submarine RFS Khabarovsk in the water, moored at a quay at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk. While the ceremonial launch took place on November 1st, the submarine actually entered the water around November 30, 2025. Previously, the submarine was observed located at the slipway outside factory hall number 1 where it was rolled out on November 1st, following a construction period that lasted a decade. The rolling out ceremony was attended by several high ranking profiles including the Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov; the Commander of the Russian Navy Admiraal Alexander Moiseyev, the Director-General of the United Shipbuilding Cooperation Andrey Puchkov and the director of the Sevmash shipyard Mikhail Budnichenko. The submarine is classified as a special purpose submarine designed and build to launch the nuclear powered ‘Poseidon’ torpedo’s and is currently only one of two submarines capable of launching such torpedo’s with the other submarine being the special purpose submarine RFS Belgorod. Russia previously announced that it has tested these torpedo’s near the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago, reporting that these torpedo’s functioned as intended. During the roll-out, the propulsion unit of the submarine was covered in sails to prevent direct observation and ensure secrecy. Though the submarine was rolled out of the construction hall on November 1st, the submarine spend several weeks outside on the slipway before finally being placed in the water. During this time, construction was still ongoing with satellite images showing a shed placed on top of the aft hatch, directly aft the sail, and sails covering the bow to prevent observation of the outer torpedo doors. |
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