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Monday, September 26, 2011

Three of four Albanian submarines for scrap metal

Whiskey-class submarinesThe Albanian submarines will not be seen anymore at the Pashalimani military base. Last Friday, three from the last four Albanian submarines were transported to the melting furnaces of the Elbasan Metallurgy.

These submarines were Albania’s pride during the Cold War. They arrived in the country after signing the Warsaw Treaty and were proposed to turn into a museum.

The Albanian-Russian joint military base of the 50s had 8 submarines, four of which left when Albania abandoned the military alliance of the communist countries.

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