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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Russia delays construction of 4th Borey-class nuclear sub

Project 955 Borey nuclear-powered strategic submarineThe start of construction of Russia's fourth Borey-class nuclear-powered submarine has been postponed from December to the first quarter of next year, a Defense Ministry official said on Tuesday.

Construction of the Project 955 Svyatitel Nikolai (St. Nicholas) ballistic-missile submarine was to begin on December 22 at the Sevmash shipyard in the northern Russian city of Severodvinsk.

The keel-laying ceremony was timed to coincide with the shipyard's 70th anniversary.

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