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Navy Submarine Zaporozhye (Foxtrot class) Sails for Sea Trials |
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Ukraine’s
only submarine, the Zaporozhye, has left the port of Sevastopol on the
Black Sea for sea trials for the first time after many years of repairs.
The Soviet-era Foxtrot class (Project 641) diesel-electric submarine
stood grounded at a dock in Sevastopol for years without repair and
became a symbol of the demise of Ukraine’s navy.
Russian engineers repaired and serviced the submarine and a crew of
Ukrainian submariners was trained at Russian naval bases. |
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Ukrainian Navy Submarine Zaporozhye (Foxtrot class)
(picture: Internet)
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“The sea trials of the Zaporozhye submarine
is an important event for the Ukrainian navy,” Defense Minister
Dmytro Salamatin said. “Successful sea trials will ensure the
revival of Ukraine’s submarine fleet.”
The trials, scheduled until April 27, will test the submarine’s
power plant and other key equipment while sailing on surface.
Though the submarine was built 40 years ago, the vessel has been upgraded
with new equipment and will certainly raise the combat capability of
the Ukrainian navy.
Submarines of this type are most efficient in the Black Sea as they
feature low radar and noise signatures.
Russia, Bulgaria, and Romania also have one submarine each in the Black
Sea.
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