Russian submarine Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets (K-433)

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History
Russia
Name	K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets
Namesake	Saint George the Victorious
Laid down	24 August 1978
Launched	20 June 1980
Completed	15 December 1980
Commissioned	1981
Decommissioned	1997
Out of service	2018
Reinstated	2004
Fate	Retired from service
Status	Scrapped
General characteristics
Displacement	Surfaced: 13,500 tons Submerged: 18,200 tons
Length	166 m (544 ft 7 in)
Beam	12.3 m (39 ft 6 in)
Draught	8.8 m (29 ft)
Propulsion	Two pressurized water-cooled reactors powering two steam turbines delivering 44,700 kW (60,000 shp).
Speed	Surfaced: 14 knots Submerged: 24 knots
Range	Essentially unlimited
Complement	135
Armament	16 R-29R (SS-N-18) missiles and four 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes in the bow.

K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets (St. George the Victorious) is a Russian Project 667BDR Kalmar class (NATO reporting name: Delta III) nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. The submarine was built for the Soviet Navy and has continued to serve in the Russian Navy. K-433 was put in reserve in 1997 and remained there until 2004 when it was recommissioned. As of 2018,^[1] it is on active duty.

The submarine is slated to be retired and replaced by the Borei class submarine in the coming years.

On October 28, 2010 the submarine carried out a successful R-29R missile test.^[2][3] The submarine sustained minor damage when a fishing vessel collided with it on September 22, 2011.^[4]

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