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Tuesday, April 05, 2011

Admiral Gorshkov to reach Murmansk


The aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov is expected is to reach Murmansk in November 2011. The vessel is to be sold to India upon completion of the upgrade works.

The vessel will be delivered to Murmansk ship-repair yard # 35, say the unconfirmed sources at Sevmash. The aircraft carrier is expected to take performance tests and some further upgrade at the ship repair yard, informs the leak.

Originally known as Baku, the vessel was renamed after Admiral Gorshkov (Soviet naval officer) in 1991 following the Soviet Union collapse.

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