Northern Fleet naval vessels

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The Russian Northern Fleet consists of nuclear powered submarines, surface ships, special mini submarines for rescue and other precise underwater activities, service ships, and special tankers. Thirty-five of the submarine in the northern fleet await dismantlement with their nuclear fuel on board. Service ships and tankers also posed special problems. Having served years beyond their engineered life-spans, they are irradiated and old.

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[ 13.02.2008 ]
Russian navy puts first nuke sub to sea since Soviet fall

Russia has launched its first new-generation nuclear submarine since the fall of the Soviet Union, the submarine's maker said on Wednesday.

[ 13.09.2007 ]
Plans for top-secret Russia nuke sub flicker across Web

NEW YORK - Russia could be developing a top-secret new type of submarine capable of patrolling underwater longer than existing diesel-powered submarines, the Russian daily Kommersant reported Wednesday.

[ 30.03.2007 ]
Sevmash ready to launch nuclear submarine Yury Dolgoruky

The Russian Northern Machine-Building Enterprise Sevmash is ready to launch the prototype of the fourth-generation nuclear submarine Yury Dolgoruky.

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