Russian Move Nuclear Submarine To Northern Fleet

Russia: Nuclear Submarine to Serve in Northern Fleet

 

Lead nuclear submarine of Project 955 Borei SSBN Yury Dolgoruky will serve in Northern Fleet (NF); the second submarine, SSBN Alexander Nevsky will be based in Pacific Fleet (PF), said Anatoly Shlemov, head of state defense order department at United Shipbuilding Corporation.
“Pacific Fleet will receive the second sub, the lead one Yury Dolgoruky is meant for Northern Fleet“, reports RIA Novosti citing Shlemov.
As for him, it was decided to station Borei-class nuclear-powered strategic submarines at two fleets, Northern and Pacific ones. At first, crews of the both subs will serve at NF, and then crew of SSBN Alexander Nevsky will start preparing for a transfer to PF via the Northern Sea Route.
“Normally, it takes a year“, specified Shlemov.

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