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Russia’s Pacific Fleet Commissions First Improved Kilo-class / Project 636.3 Submarine

The Admiralty Shipyard handed over the first Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky submarine of project 636.3 to the Pacific fleet. The submarine hoisted St. Andrew’ flag.

Xavier Vavasseur 26 Nov 2019

TASS Russian news agency

“The wonderful series of submarines continues. The submarines for the Pacific fleet have been upgraded with the latest solutions. The Navy received another sub for the Pacific fleet,” Navy Chief-of-Staff Vice Admiral Andrey Volozhinsky said.

The Admiralty Shipyard is to build six project 636.3 submarines for the Pacific fleet. It previously built six of them for the Black Sea fleet. The project can be extended also for the Baltic fleet.

Tags Project 636.3 Russia Russian Navy Submarine

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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur

Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

Russia’s Pacific Fleet Commissions First Improved Kilo-class / Project 636.3 Submarine

The Admiralty Shipyard handed over the first Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky submarine of project 636.3 to the Pacific fleet. The submarine hoisted St. Andrew’ flag.

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