page_title: Russian submarine Vepr (K-157)
hierarchical_section_title: Russian submarine Vepr (K-157)
caption_attribution_description: English: Crop of Image:Submarine Vepr by Ilya Kurganov.jpg Русский: Обрезка Image:Submarine Vepr by Ilya Kurganov.jpg
context_page_description: Vepr (K-157) is a Project 971 Shchuka-B class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Russian Navy. Her keel was laid down on 16 June 1990 by Sevmash. She was launched on 10 December 1994, commissioned on 25 November 1995, and homeported in Gadzhievo. Vepr is armed with four 533 mm torpedo tubes which can use Type 53 torpedoes, RPK-6 or the RPK-2 missiles - older type and Kalibr type armament, naval mines, and four 650 mm torpedo tubes which can use Type 65 torpedoes, or the RPK-7 missile.
context_section_description: Vepr (K-157) (Russian: Вепрь literally means "wild boar") is a Project 971 Shchuka-B (also known by the NATO reporting name Akula-II) class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Russian Navy.  Her keel was laid down on 16 June 1990 by Sevmash. She was launched on 10 December 1994, commissioned on 25 November 1995, and homeported in Gadzhievo. Vepr is armed with four 533 mm torpedo tubes which can use Type 53 torpedoes, RPK-6 or the RPK-2 missiles - older type and Kalibr type armament, naval mines, and four 650 mm torpedo tubes which can use Type 65 torpedoes, or the RPK-7 missile.
caption: K-157 Vepr in 2008
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