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Friday, December 09, 2011

Russian Nakhimov frigate to undergo refit after 2012

Admiral NakhimovRussia will begin the refit of its mothballed nuclear-powered frigate Admiral Nakhimov (former Kalinin) with advanced weaponry and electronics at the Sevmash shipyard, Russia.

Commissioned in 1988, the Nakhimov Kirov-class cruiser was mothballed in 1999 and has been reportedly undergoing a major overhaul at the Severodvinsk Shipyard since 2005.

RIA Novosti has quoted Sevmash general director Andrei Dyachkov as saying: "During the talks with the Russian Defence Ministry, we have concluded that it would be senseless to continue the repairs without determining the final variant of the modernisation, so the repair work has been suspended until after 2012."

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