North Wind

The new and powerful “Yuri Dolgoruky” has been ordered to move from an unknown missile test area and begin to patrol the Northern Hemisphere.

K-535 "Yuri Dolgoruky" - Russian nuclear submarine strategic relating to the 4th generation . The lead ship of Project 955 "Borey" , was named in honor of the Duke of Yuri Dolgoruky , who is considered the founder of Moscow.

After years of development and construction, Russia's newest submarine has finally entered service with the Russian Navy. The first in its kind, 557 feet long 'Borey'-class ( “ North Wind”) submarine is powered by an OK-650B nuclear reactor, has a maximum speed of 25 knots and can dive to more than 1,400 feet below the surface. Built using the most sophisticated technology, the vessel is equipped with 16 Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) and six RPK-2 Viyuga cruise missiles, with a 5,000 mile range.

Russia has commissioned three submarines of the Borei class. Yuri Dolgoruky’s sister boats, Aleksandr Nevsky and Vladimir Monomakh have been in construction since 2004 and 2006 respectively. Nevsky has been undergoing sea trials since October 2012 while Monomakh has been put on water in late December 2012.

I have been working on this "painting" for several days. I wanted to create a cold environment with a powerful look of weaponry. There are over (15) layers of colors and textures. Various photos from Google photos, mayyang skies, etc. Cheers, Mike