The
Submarine Cargo Vessel (russian: Подводное транспортное судно) is a proposed idea from the
Russia
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Rubin Design Bureau
Rubin Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering ( Russian: Центральное конструкторское бюро "Рубин", shortened to ЦКБ "Рубин") in Saint Petersburg is one of three main Russian centers of submarine desi ...
. The idea is to use decommissioned
SSBNs (''
nuclear
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-powered ballistic missile submarine'') from the
Russian Navy to carry cargo under the
Arctic Ocean
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. The reason for this solution is that it would be considerably cheaper than designing and producing an entirely new type of submarine.
Concept
The basis for the project is a Project 941
''Typhoon'' class submarine, which was designed by Rubin in 1976. It would have its
ballistic missile
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launchers removed and replaced with cargo holds, as well as receive extra reinforcement for surface icebreaking.
The concept of
Submarine Freight Transportation System (SFTS) was suggested in 1997 by Vladimir Postnikov. Present time this system is considered as a sea subsystem of
Global Intelligent Transportation System.
See also
*
Merchant submarine
A merchant submarine is a type of submarine intended for trade, and being without armaments, it is not considered a warship like most other types of submarines. The intended use would be blockade running, or to dive under Arctic ice.
Strictly ...
References
External links
Official Rubin site
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Merchant submarines
Proposed ships
Submarines of Russia