Severodvinsk

The Barents Observer, which is a very good source on Arctic matters, has brought to my attention an article in Voenno-Promyshelly Kuryer on the problems and delays with the nuclear submarine Severodvinsk. The keel of this first sub in Yasen class was laid back in 1993, but the sea trials that started in 2011 have revealed problems – primarily with the propeller that is visible in this picture where then-quasi-President Medvedev pronounced the construction successfully completed.