BCNS Cutlass
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 BCNS Cutlass
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| History | |
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| 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.