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SEVERODVINSK, Russia, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Russia has begun construction on its fourth strategic nuclear-powered submarine designed to carry sea-launched ballistic missiles, officials confirmed.
The submarine, named St. Nicholas, is being built at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk in northern Russia, RIA Novosti reported Monday.
The 580-foot long submarine will be operated by a crew of 107 and is designed to carry as many as 16 Bulava missiles along with torpedoes, the news agency said.
Capable of a maximum depth of almost 1,500 feet and an underwater speed of 29 knots, the sub is expected to cost more than $700 million to build.
The first submarine of the so-called Borey class, the Yury Dolgoruky, is presently undergoing sea trials. Two more, the Alexander Nevsky and the Vladimir Monomakh, are under construction, RIA Novosti reported.
Russia says it plans to build a total of eight Borey-class submarines.
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