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Saturday, August 15, 2009

Russia sends another strategic nuclear submarine for scrapping

Delta III class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarineAn official farewell ceremony for a strategic nuclear submarine from the Russian Northern Fleet was held on Friday at the Zvezdochka shipyard in northern Russia.

The K-496 Borisoglebsk, a Delta III class ballistic missile nuclear submarine, was decommissioned in December 2008 after over 30 years service. The operational lifetime of these submarines is estimated to be 20-25 years.

"The submarine's crew, Zvezdochka and Sevmash workers, Northern Fleet's active-duty personnel and veterans attended the farewell ceremony on August 14," the shipyard said in a statement.

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1 comment:

  1. Pete19/8/09 16:46

    Russia's ability to build replacement subs has been severely handicapped by the plunge in Russia's all important oil revenue - due to lower oil prices.

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