The British Royal Navy submarine chaser HMS Portland followed the cruise missile submarine Severodvinsk and the attack submarine Akula and chased it
The revelation that two Russian submarines were detected and driven out in North Sea did it today Royal Navy of Britain.
The hunter” submarine HMS Portland of the British war fleet was followed by the cruise missile submarine Severodvinsk and the attack submarine Vepr.
The Royal Navy said the Type 23 frigate spotted the submarines on Saturday July 16 and Tuesday July 19 as they made their underwater journey south along the Norwegian coast from the Arctic.
The British vessel with 180 people crewsupported by a P8 Poseidon “spy plane” with sensors and a specialized Merlin submarine-tracking helicopter, tracked the Russian duo until NATO and Baltic forces took over.
The Russian submarines then proceeded to St. Petersburg for the Russian Navy Day celebrations which are due to take place in just over a week on Sunday, July 31.
It is unclear whether the Russian submarines were spotted after they surfaced, with a Royal Navy press release saying only that HMS Portland was “put on alert” when submerged and then “followed the submarines as they exited separately into the North Sea .
Great to have @HMSPortland in Oslo on a short-notice visit following a busy time at sea 🚢 #UKandNorway #WeAreNATO https://t.co/FyvkVlMAsV pic.twitter.com/PLaS9rAMiw
— British Embassy Oslo 🇬🇧🇳🇴 (@UKinNorway) July 22, 2022
The capabilities of Russian submarines in detail:
Severodvinsk
Speed: 23 mph on surface, 40 mph submerged
Range: Unlimited
Crew: 90
Weapons: Kalibr cruise missiles
Vepr
Speed: 28 mph
Range: Unlimited
Crew: 62
Weapons: Torpedoes. Kalibr missiles
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