PLAKR K-410 “Smolensk” pr.949A in floating dock PD-1 (captured German floating dock divided into 2 PDs) Nuclear submarine with anti-ship cruise missiles (SSGN).  The project was developed by the LMPB “Rubin” under the leadership of the chief designer P.P. Pustyntsev, the chief designer for the Granit missile system – V.N. Chelomey.  In August 1977, after … Continue reading Russian Submarine History