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Thursday, July 12, 2007

Rusia's prestige submarines will not sail for Northern fleet

Russia’s three new strategic nuclear submarines of the Borei-class will not be based on the Kola Peninsula. Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Vladimir Masorin, earlier this week surprisingly announced that all three will head for the Pacific fleet at Kamchatka.

The Borei-class submarines currently under construction at the Sevmash-yard in Severodvinsk are the future of Russia’s sea-based nuclear forces. The previous strategic nuclear submarine (SSBN) to join the navy was Novomoskovsk - a Delta-4 class - launched from Sevmash in 1992. With other words; not a single new strategic submarine has been delivered to the Russian navy in 15 years.

Therefore, this new 4th generation submarine is of high prestige for the current Kremlin administration.

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