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Friday, April 23, 2010

The battle-cruiser Pyotr Veliky

Kirov Class nuclear-powered guided missile cruiserAlthough the heavy nuclear-powered cruiser Pyotr Veliky (Peter the Great) has been at sea for the past six months, her voyage is just beginning.

She will take part in a large-scale, high-seas exercise involving other Russian warships and Moscow's military partners, and will also call at various foreign ports. Her combat readiness is facilitated by every crew member.

Although there is not a single ship within several dozen kilometers of the Pyotr Veliky, few of her 800-strong crew feel lonely.

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