Missile Sub Rejoins Russia’s Northern Fleet After Refit

The Russian Navy ballistic-missile submarine Verkhoturye has returned to service with the Northern Fleet after completing a refit, Fleet Spokesman Captain First Rank Vadim Serga said on Wednesday.

The Project 667 class boat (NATO Delta 4) arrived at the main nuclear submarine base in Gadzhiyevo, Murmansk Region, after refit at the Zvezdochka shipyard at Severodvinsk, Serga said.

“During the refit, defense shipyard specialists made around a hundred improvements to the submarine,” Serga said.

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