In addition to surface ships of various classes, the navy
will also commission the third Borey-class nuclear powered ballistic missile
submarine, the Vladimir Monomakh, and a Varshavyanka-class diesel electric
submarine, Rear Admiral Viktor Bursuk, a deputy commander of the Russian navy,
said.
Bursuk, who oversees weapons procurement for the navy, said
that Russia
will continue the repair and overhaul of the Admiral Nakhimov nuclear-powered
missile cruiser and three nuclear-powered attack submarines this year.
The Kirov-class cruiser, known as the Kalinin
until 1992, was commissioned in 1989 and mothballed in 1999. It has since been
docked for upgrades at the Sevmash shipyard in the northern Russian city of Severodvinsk ,
on the White Sea .
The Admiral Nakhimov is expected to rejoin the Russian navy
in 2018 with the most advanced weapons systems for its vessel type, the Sevmash
shipyard said in June last year.
Auxiliary ships to be commissioned by the end of 2014
include the Igor Belousov, an advanced search-and-rescue ship designed to boost
the navy’s ability to rescue submarines and ships in distress, Bursuk said.
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