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Tuesday, April 05, 2011

Russia floats out new missile frigate for Caspian Sea

Gepard 3.9 classShipbuilders in Russia's republic of Tatarstan floated out a second Gepard class frigate for the Russian Navy, the Zelenodolsk Shipyard said on Monday.

The Dagestan frigate is expected to join the Caspian Flotilla in 2011 after a series of sea trials.

The first Gepard class frigate in the Russian Navy, the Tatarstan, has been serving as the flagship of the Caspian Flotilla since 2002.

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