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July News 2020 Navy Naval Maritime Defense Industry 24 JULY 2020 “Admiral Kasatonov”, the second project 22350 (Admiral Gorshkov-class) frigate built by Severnaya Verf Shipyard has joined the Russian Navy. The St. Andrew’s flag was hoisted on July 21st during a commissioning ceremony held in St Petersburg. “Admiral Kasatonov”, the second project 22350 (Admiral Gorshkov-class)Continue reading “Second Admiral Kasatonov frigate of Project 22350 joins the Russian Navy”

National Museum of the Royal Navy ‘saved from insolvency’ 23 July 2020 Image captionThe museum’s collection includes Lord Nelson’s flagship HMS Victory in Portsmouth The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) has been saved from imminent insolvency by a promise of emergency government funding, its director has said. The museum said the closure ofContinue reading

Russian battle cruiser Pyotr VelikiyPyotr Velikiy (Russian: Пётр Великий) is the fourth Kirov-class battlecruiser of the Russian Navy. It was initially named Yuri Andropov (Russian: Юрий Андропов) for Yuri Andropov, the former General Secretary of the Communist Party, but the ship’s name was changed after the fall of the Soviet Union. The Russian designation forContinue reading “Pyotr Velikiy (Russian: Пётр Великий) is the fourth Kirov-class battlecruiser of the Russian Navy. It was initially named Yuri Andropov (Russian: Юрий Андропов) for Yuri Andropov, the former General Secretary of the Communist Party, but the ship’s name was changed after the fall of the Soviet Union. The Russian designation for the type is “heavy nuclear missile cruiser”, but Western defense commentators have resurrected the term “battlecruiser” to describe them, as they are the largest surface combatant warships in the world. Pyotr Velikiy is the flagship of the Northern Fleet.”