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Russian Shipbuilders to Launch Fifth Project 636.3 Submarine Veliky
Novgorod on
March 17 |
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The
fifth Project 636.3 conventional submarine Veliky Novgorod
designed for the Black Sea Fleet will be put afloat in St. Petersburg
in northwest Russia on March 17, a source in the Russian Navy Main Staff
told TASS on Tuesday. The sixth Project 636.3 conventional submarine
Kolpino will be floated out in May, the source added. |
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The fifth Project 636.3 conventional submarine Veliky Novgorod
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"The fifth Project 636.3 submarine is planned
to be put afloat on March 17. This event will be dedicated to Submariner
Day and the 110th anniversary of the Russian submarine fleet that are
celebrated on March 19," the source said. "The sixth
submarine Kolpino will be floated out in May in accordance with the
schedule," the source added.
According to the source, the conventional submarines Veliky Novgorod
and Kolpino will be delivered to Russia’s Navy before the end
of 2016.
The Russian Navy already operates four Project 636.3 conventional submarines.
The lead submarine Novorossiysk joined the Russian Navy in August 2014.
The second Project 636.3 conventional submarine Rostov-on-Don was delivered
to the Russian Navy on December 30, 2014. The third Project 636.3 submarine
Stary Oskol has been operational with Russia’s Navy since July
2015. The fourth Project 636.3 submarine Krasnodar joined the Navy on
November 5, 2015. All Project 636.3 submarines undergo deep-water trials
in the north before joining Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.
The Project 636.3 conventional submarine Rostov-on-Don delivered a missile
strike against facilities of the Islamic State terrorist organization
(outlawed in Russia) in the Syrian province of Raqqa in December 2015
for the first time in the history of the Russian submarine fleet.
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