K SS LAUNCH KOMSOMOLSK SHIPYARD AMUR 199, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91T00712R000200330006-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 15, 2011
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: October 3, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. SIGNIFICANCE: THE FIFTH K-CLASS ATTACK SUBMARINE (SS) HAS BEEN
LAUNCHED FROM RAIL 1 RECENT CHANGES 25X1
AT THE YARD SUGGEST THAT THE PRODUCTION RATE FOR THIS SUBMARINE
WILL INCREASE IN THE FUTURE. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: THIS IS THE FIRST LAUNCH OF A SUBMARINE FROM THIS
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
WARNING NOTICE
Intelligence Sources
and Methods Involved
SECRET
25X1
25X1
RECENTLY EXTENDED AND REINFORCED RAIL AND THE SECOND K SS
LAUNCH FROM THE YARD IN 1983. THE K SS IS BERTHED OUTBOARD OF
A 975-CLASS RADIOLOGICAL REPAIR BARGE (YRRN) AT THE FITTING-OUT
PIER AND A LOG BOOM IS POSITIONED AROUND THE SUBMARINE. A
SIMILAR BERTHING ARRANGEMENT WAS USED WHEN THE FOURTH K SS WAS
LAUNCHED NORMALLY, THE 975-CLASS 25X1
YRRN IS ASSOCIATED WITH OUTFITTING NUCLEAR-POWERED SUBMARINES.
THE TRANSPORTER/LAUNCH DOCK, WHICH HAD ARRIVED AT THE YARD BY
K SS LAUNCH
KOMSOMOLSK SHIPYARD AMUR 199, USSR
IS ALSO MOORED AT THE PIER WITH KEEL BLOCKS IN 25X1
PLACE FOR THE DOWN-RIVER DELIVERY OF THE K SS. PREPARATIONS
FOR THE LAUNCH OF K SS UNIT FIVE WERE OBSERVED AS EARLY AS
AT BUILDING WAY 1, WHEN PADS FOR SUPPORTING THE 25X1
RAMP OF THE TRANSPORTER/LAUNCH DOCK WERE IN PLACE IN FRONT OF
THE LAUNCH RAILS. (SWN)
PREVIOUS K SS WERE LAUNCHED FROM LAUNCH RAIL 2 AT THE RATE OF
ONE PER YEAR. WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE NEW RAIL AND THE NEW
PERMANENT-LAUNCH DOCK BCW LAUNCH SUPPORT DEVICE, TWO K SS
LAUNCHES PER YEAR CAN BE ANTICIPATED. THE K SS IS A SMALL,
DIESEL/ELECTRIC-POWERED ATTACK SUBMARINE THOUGHT TO BE A
REPLACEMENT FOR THE OLDER W AND/OR F SS. (SWN)
IN OTHER ACTIVITY, THE MOBILE LAUNCH DOCK BOW LAUNCH ASSIST
DEVICE REMAINS IN THE BASIN OPPOSITE LAUNCH RAIL 5 FOR THE
ANTICIPATED LAUNCH OF A V-III NUCLEAR-POWERED ATTACK SUBMARINE
(SSN). THE UNIDENTIFIED COMPONENT REMAINS ON RAIL 4. (SWN)
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