Russian submarine Belgorod
| History | |
|---|---|
| Russian Navy | |
| Name | K-329 Belgorod |
| Namesake | Belgorod (City) |
| Builder | Sevmash |
| Laid down | 24 July 1992 |
| Launched | 23 April 2019 |
| Commissioned | 8 July 2022 |
| Status | in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Oscar II-class submarine |
| Type | Unmanned underwater vehicle submarine mothership, Status-6 Oceanic Multipurpose System platform |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 184 m (603 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 15 m (49 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 pressurized water reactor OK-650M.02 nuclear reactors, 2 × steam turbines delivering 190 MW (250,000 shp) to two shafts |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) surfaced |
| Range | Unlimited |
| Endurance | 120 days |
| Test depth | 500 to 520 m (1,640 to 1,710 ft) by various estimates |
| Complement | 110 submariners |
| Notes | Home port: Severodvinsk, Russia |
K-329 Belgorod (Russian: БС-329 «Белгород») is a modified design of the Oscar II class (NATO designation) Russian nuclear submarine. It was laid down in July 1992 as a Project 949A cruise missile submarine, NATO designation Oscar II class. It was redesigned and the partly built hull was reconfigured as a special operations vessel, able to operate unmanned underwater vehicles. The vessel was relaid in December 2012. Due to chronic underfunding, its construction was suspended, then resumed at a low rate of progress before the ship was redesigned to become a unique vessel — the first Russian fifth-generation submarine, according to the Ministry of Defence.
The K-329 Belgorod, along with the Status-6 Oceanic Multipurpose System, was one of the latest weapons systems presented by Russian President Vladimir Putin during his annual speech in March 2018. It tested at sea in 1H2022 and was commissioned by the Russian Navy in July 2022. The submarine was delivered to the Russian Navy on 8 July 2022.
In light of the decommissioning of the last Typhoon-class submarine in 2023, the Belgorod is the world's largest operational submarine.
The Belgorod will reportedly be the first submarine to utilize the Status-6 Oceanic Multipurpose System.