At the Shipash Shipyard, the Sevmash OSK, a ceremony of transferring the naval fleet of Russia of the nuclear submarine (nuclear submarine) of the 4th generation of the Yasen-M Arkhangelsk project (nuclear submarine). This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The event was held under the leadership of the Commander -in -Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Alexander Moiseev. The ceremony was attended by representatives of the Main Command of the Navy, the command of the Northern Fleet, the United Shipbuilding Corporation, counterparty organizations.
During the ceremony, Moiseev handed the Andreevsky flag to the commander of the submarine to the captain of the 1st rank Alexander Gladkov. Then the flag was raised on the flagpole of the atomic underwater cruiser, which will serve as part of the underwater forces of the Russian Navy.
“The fourth modern nuclear submarine cruiser with the winged missiles of the Yasen-M family becomes defending the sea borders of our great homeland. The ships of this project successfully perform tasks in the Pacific and Northern Fleets, with honor and pride carry the St. Andrew Flag in all areas of the world Ocean, ”Moiseev said.
He noted that “the high results of the task of the military presence of the Navy in the World Ocean were achieved as part of the campaign of the head ship of Project 885m Kazan to the Republic of Cuba this year.”