Rubin Design Bureau
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Rubin Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering (
History
Early history
On January 4, 1901 the Marine Ministry of Russia assigned the task of designing a combat submarine for the Russian Navy to three officers: Lieutenant M.N. Beklemishev, Lieutenant I.S. Goryunov and
Construction of the
Pre-World War II
In 1926 the Construction Commission for Submarines became Technical Bureau No. 4, and six years later was renamed the Central Design Bureau for Special (Military) Shipbuilding No. 2, headed by
classes. Another milestone of the era came in 1935, when Central Design Bureau engineer S.A. Bazilevskiy proposed an air-independent propulsion system which allowed engine operation based on the closed cycle REDO in both surface and submerged submarine conditions. Experiments on this cycle implementation were carried out on board submarines of Series XII M-92 (S-92, R-1).More change came in 1937, when the Bureau was given the new name Central Design Bureau No. 18 (or TsKB-18), and furthermore became an independent economic organization directly subordinated to the Second Chief Department of People's Commissariat of Defence Industry.
World War II
By the beginning of
Cold War
In 1947 TsKB-18 completed the development of Project 613 (designated the
P.P. Pustyntsev (ru:Пустынцев, Павел Петрович), who headed the Bureau from 1951 to 1974, created the design for Project 641 (NATO classification: Foxtrot), which began development in 1955. 75 units of this class were commissioned to the Navy in 1963. The same year the Hotel-class submarine, which had begun development in 1956 as Project 658, was redesigned to enable underwater launching of D-4 ballistic missiles. In 1965 the Lenin Prize was awarded for works related to the underwater launch of ballistic missiles.
In 1963 Project 667A (NATO classification: Yankee), a second-generation nuclear missile submarine, was developed. Joining the Soviet fleet in 1967, the Project 667A submarine became the first ship of the largest series of nuclear missile submarines (34 units). Later known as "nuclear missile submarine cruisers," improvements to the Yankee-class submarines would include the installation of longer-range and multiple-warhead missiles. The success of submarine Projects 667A and 667B (Delta-class submarines) would be rewarded with Lenin Prizes in 1970 and 1974, respectively. The Yankee-based ballistic missile submarine family comprises: Project 667A Yankee, Project 667B Delta I, Project 667BD Delta II, Project 667BDR Delta III, and Project 667BDRM Delta IV.
TsKB-18 was renamed Rubin in 1966. The Oscar-class submarine started development in 1971, and followed by the Typhoon class (Project 941) in 1976. In 1974 Igor Spassky succeeded Pustyntsev as head of the bureau and remained in the position until the 2000s (decade).
Present day
Market economy
Since the advent of
Another of the company's important projects of recent years is Sea Launch, a unique spacecraft launch technology. With marine components produced by Rubin,[6] Sea Launch uses a specially-modified floating oil platform positioned in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, as a launch pad. In 1999, shortly after the company was founded, the Sea Launch consortium claimed that their launch-related operating costs would be lower than a land-based equivalent due in part to reduced staff requirements. The platform and command ship have 310 crew members.[7]
Rubin has also developed such exotic projects as a
Other recent projects include a
As a joint project with the Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri, Rubin is developing a new diesel air-independent propulsion submarine, the S1000, based on a new fuel cell air independent propulsion system developed in Italy. Its length is 56.2 m (184 ft 5 in) and its displacement is 1,000 tonnes. A mock-up was exhibited at Euronaval 2006.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "Celebrates 115-Anniversary". ckb-rubin.ru. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
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- ^ "Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering (RUBIN)". World Technology Evaluation Center. 19 May 1993. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Энциклопедия кораблей/Корабли/Ракетные ПЛ/Россия/955 Борей". ship.bsu.by. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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- ^ "ЦКБ МТ Рубин: Sea Launch". ckb-rubin.ru. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ Wilson, Jim (August 1999). "Sea Launch". Popular Mechanics. 176 (8): 64–67.
- ^ Nuclear Underwater Gas Transfer Station
- ^ Sokol
- ^ ЦКБ МТ «Рубин» (in Russian)
External links
- Rubin's website - in English
- Five colors of Time - article by Igor Spassky in English