Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Chernavin keeps the submarine projects

Vladimir Chernavin preserved existing submarine programs and placed more weight on practical fighting capability while restricting new projects.

Akula Class SubmarinesDelta IV Class Ballistic Missile SubmarinesForce StructureNaval ProcurementSoviet NavySubmarinesTyphoon Class Ballistic Missile SubmarinesVladimir Chernavin
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Vladimir Chernavin kept Akula, Delta IV, Typhoon, and other existing work alive after Gorshkov. His policy restricted new starts while defending programs already underway. Akula offered strong military capability with a crew structure that fitted the wider Soviet Navy better than Alpha's officer-only arrangement. Later Akula variants are described with 62 crew, including 31 officers, so technical specialists also served alongside sailors. Chernavin is assessed as placing more emphasis on practical warfighting capability within the inherited fleet. He became the last commander-in-chief of the Soviet Navy and is tentatively identified as the only commander-in-chief of the Commonwealth of Independent States Navy in 1991-1992.