The Northern Fleet’s flagship, the nuclear-powered missile cruiser "Pyotr Veliky" (Peter the Great) is returning to its base in Severomorsk after a five months tour of duty on the World’s oceans.According to the Regional Command in Northern Norway (LDKN), "Pyotr Veliky" passed the coast of Northern Norway this weekend, Norwegian Broadcasting Cooperation reports.
During the tour, the vessel has taken part in joint drills with the Venezuelan Navy in Venezuelan and international waters and the joint Russian-Indian naval manoeuvres “Indra-2009” in the Arabian Sea. In January, it became the first Russian vessel to visit South Africa.
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