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Thursday, October 23, 2008

Multipurpose sub for scrapping

The Zvezdochka shipyard and mechanical plant in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, has started the decommissioning of the multipurpose nuclear submarine K-480 “Bars”.

The retired vessel was built in the neighboring shipyard of Sevmash in 1978 and then taken out of service in 1988, Rosbaltnord.ru reports with reference to Itar-Tass.

The sub belongs to the Akula-class vessels, which is considered the most modern and silent-going of Russia’s multipurpose submarines.

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