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Friday, August 17, 2012

Russia to Lay Down New Diesel Sub for Black Sea Fleet

Varshavyanka (Kilo) classThe Admiralty Shipyard in St. Petersburg will lay down on Friday a new Varshavyanka class diesel-electric submarine for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, the company said.

Stary Oskol will be the third in a series of six Varshavyanka class submarines which are expected to join the fleet by 2016.

The first sub, the Novorossiisk, was laid down in August 2010, followed by Rostov-on-Don in November 2011.

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