in the 15 january 1990 edition of the newspaper izvestiya and in the no. 2 , 1990 edition of the journal morskoy sbornik , captain 1st rank kolyada used the soviet military encyclopedia in an attempt to persuade everyone that the submarine `` komsomolets '' was simply `` a vessel intended for experimentation , specially equipped and fitted out for various tests on new armament and hull structural units , and for experimental research on propulsion units , engines and other technical resources at sea. ''