Russian President Vladimir Putin took part, via videoconference, in a ceremony for raising the Russian navy flag on the new vessels delivered to the Navy and to launch the nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Imperator Aleksandr III. During the event, shipyards in Severodvinsk, Baltiysk and Vladivostok handed over to the Navy the nuclear-powered cruise submarine Generalissimus Suvorov, the small-size missile ship Grad and the sea minesweeper Anatoly Shlemov, respectively. PHOTO: The Russian Presidential Office
"Today navy flags are raised on the Generalissimus Suvorov nuclear-powered submarine and on the ships Grad and Anatoly Shlemov: they are now part of the Russian Navy and begin their military service. At the same time, the nuclear submarine Imperator Aleksandr III is launched in Severodvinsk. I would like to congratulate all the Navy men and shipbuilders of Russia on this significant, milestone event for the fleet, and thank the teams of Sevmash, Zelenodolsk and Sredne-Nevsky shipyards for their hard work, for the timely and high-quality execution of tasks. The designers, engineers and workers of these enterprises have once again proved their great professionalism in practice. I would like to especially note the contribution that the enterprises of the United Shipbuilding Corporation – the Rubin Design Bureau and the Sevmash plant – made to the creation of the nuclear submarine fleet. The latest nuclear missile carriers that are being designed and built there have no analogues in the world in many respects. The new submarines and surface ships are equipped with advanced navigation, communications and hydroacoustic systems, high-precision weapons and robotic systems. For example, the Generalissimus Suvorov is armed with Bulava ballistic missiles, which significantly increase the capability of our naval nuclear forces. I would also like to note that four more such submarines will be built as part of the current state armament program, which will ensure Russia’s security for decades to come." - Vladimir Putin.
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