BCNS Cutlass

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BCNS Cutlass
History
Name: Cutlass
Builder: Sevmash
Laid down: 16 June 1990
Launched: 10 December 1994
Commissioned: 25 November 1995
Homeport: Naval Base Hanaki
Status: Ship in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Attack nuclear submarine
Type: Project 971U Schuka-B ("Akula-II")
Displacement: 8,140 tonnes surfaced, 12,770 tonnes submerged
Length: 114.3 meters
Beam: 13.6 meters
Draught: 9.7 meters
Propulsion: one 190MWt OK-650 V reactor
Speed: 24 knots
Complement: 73 officers and men

BCNS Cutlass is an Akula-II class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Blackhelm Confederate Navy. Her keel was laid down on 16 June 1990 by the Russian company Sevmash. She was launched on 10 December 1994, delivered to Redemption on August 21, 1995, and commissioned on 25 November 1995. The Cutlass is assigned to Submarine Squadron 5, and is currently homeported at Naval Base Hanaki.