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Monday, November 24, 2008

Missile submarine launched after modernization in Severodvinsk

The Northern Fleet strategic-purpose missile submarine cruiser K-18 Karelia was launched in a ceremony at the Zvyozdochka ship repair centre in Severodvinsk on Saturday.

The nuclear-powered submarine was brought from the plant berth, and according to the shipbuilding tradition, a bottle of champagne was smashed against its side. The ship was also blessed in an Orthodox Church ceremony.

The submarine is 71 percent ready, the plant press service told Itar-Tass. The work will continue afloat near the plant moorage wall. The missile carrier will be put into service in 2009.

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