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On March 28, Russia folated the first Project 636.3 submarine Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky for its Pacific Fleet at the Admiralty Shipyard in St. Petersburg.
“A contract for the construction of submarines for the Pacific Fleet was signed in September 2016 at the Army forum. In 2019, the submarine will be delivered to the Pacific Fleet,” Admiralty Shipyard CEO Alexander Buzakov stressed during the launch ceremony.
The Project 636.3 Varshavyanka is the third generation of Russian diesel-electric submarines. It develops a speed of up to 20 knots, has a sea endurance of 45 days and a crew of 50 men. The submarines of this class displace over 2,000t in their surface position and about 4,000t under the water. They are armed with Kalibr cruise missiles.
A total of 6 such submarines will be built for the Pacific Fleet by 2022.
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