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Thursday, March 19, 2009

Sevmash shipyard to lay down modern nuc submarine

RFS Yuri DolgorukiThe Sevmash military shipyard in Severodvinsk is about to lay down a new fourth-generation submarine, chief press officer of the shipyard Mikhail Starozhilov told Itar-Tass on Thursday, March 19, Russia’s Submariner Day.

He also noted a leading fourth-generation nuclear-powered, missile-carrying submarine “Yuri Dolgorukiy” (Project 955) is passing mooring exercises at the shipyard and is being prepared for a trial sea voyage.

“The Yuri Dolgorukiy is to be handed over to the Navy in 2009,” Starozhilov said.

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