Vepr

Vepr (K-157) is a Project 971 Shchuka-B class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Russian Navy. Her keel was laid down on 16 June 1990 by Sevmash. She was launched on 10 December 1994, commissioned on 25 November 1995, and homeported in Gadzhievo. Vepr is armed with four 533 mm torpedo tubes which can use Type 53 torpedoes, RPK-6 or the RPK-2 missiles - older type and Kalibr type armament, naval mines, and four 650 mm torpedo tubes which can use Type 65 torpedoes, or the RPK-7 missile. The submarine is of a unique design within the Akula-class featuring a "3- to 4-meter hull extension (“plug”) inserted aft of the sail to house more advanced quieting systems and machinery rafting".

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Akula-class submarine, nuclear-powered attack submarine, Soviet Navy, Russian Navy, Sevmash, 

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Submarine Vepr by Ilya Kurganov

Submarine Vepr by Ilya Kurganov crop

К-335 «Гепард»

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Submarine Vepr by Ilya Kurganov		Commons
commons	image		Submarine Vepr by Ilya Kurganov crop		Commons
commons	image		К-335 «Гепард»		Commons