Source: The Diplomat
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Knyaz Vladimir (Prince Vladimir), the Russian Navy’s first upgraded Project 955A Borei-(A)-II-class (“North Wind”) or Dolgorukiy-class SSBN, is expected to enter its second stage of sea trials at the end of this month, according to a Russian defense industry source.
“After electromagnetic field measurements at the Sevmash Shipyard’s dockside are over, the Knyaz Vladimir will take to the sea in late June for the second stage of shipbuilders’ trials that will last several months,” the defense industry source was quoted as saying by TASS news agency on June 14.
The first round of sea trials of the boomer reportedly took place in late November/early December 2018 and finished in January 2019. “The trials revealed some technical problems, which, however, will not affect the sub’s delivery to the Navy in late 2019,” according to the source.
Read more at: https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/russias-first-borei-a-class-missile-sub-to-enter-second-round-of-sea-trials-in-june/