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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Mistral over Pacific: rebuilding Russian naval bases


Vilyuchinsk base
The first pile of the future quay for the Vladivostok amphibious assault ship, - the Mistral-class lead ship for the Russian Navy, was driven in, in Ulysses Bay near Vladivostok, on February 11th.

The lead ship is expected to be able to cast anchor there by autumn 2015, while the entire system of quays is due to be built by late 2017.

The lack of up-to-date infrastructure has been the scourge of the Russian Navy since when Russia was an Empire.

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