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UPDATED: Yury Dolgoruky left Severodvinsk
The Russian Northern Fleet (Russian: Северный флот, Severny Flot) is an operational-strategic part of the Russian Navy. It is the youngest of the Russian fleet, established in 1933.
The fleet's headquarters are in the closed town Severomorsk, where the main base and administrative centre for several bases located throughout the Kola Gulf are located.
The Northern Fleet is the most powerful of Russia’s four fleets. About two thirds of all the Russian Navy's nuclear force is based there. The fleet consists of nuclear-powered missile and torpedo submarines, missile warships, aircraft carriers and anti-submarine ships. Russia’s only operating aircraft carrier, “Admiral Kuznetsov”, belongs to the Northern Fleet. The flagship of the Northern Fleet is the nuclear-powered large guided missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky.
In 2008, the Russian Navy resumed its presence on the world’s oceans after several years of low activity. Northern Fleet vessels operated in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean Sea.
Change of Captain on the ”Yury Dolgoruky”
Yury Dolgoruky (Illustration Ng.ru)
Russia’s newest strategic nuclear submarine “Yury Dolgoruky” started sea trials in the White Sea last Friday. Just before it left the shipyard, the captain was replaced.
According to Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Commodore Konstantin Mitkin was replaced by Commodore Vladimir Shirin just before the sea trials started. The Navy did not want to comment on this information, but it was confimed by sources at Sevmash.
Just before the departure, the submarine was inspected by Head of the Russian Navy Vladimir Vystosky. “Yury Dolgoruky” is not only the first submarine of the “Borey” class, it is also the first missile submarine to be built in a sovereign Russia.
“Yury Dolgoruky” will be out in the White Sea for approximately 20 days. Specialists from Sevmash and the Navy command are aboard to inspect the submarines performance.
Just before the departure, the submarine was inspected by Head of the Russian Navy Vladimir Vystosky. “Yury Dolgoruky” is not only the first submarine of the “Borey” class, it is also the first missile submarine to be built in a sovereign Russia.
“Yury Dolgoruky” will be out in the White Sea for approximately 20 days. Specialists from Sevmash and the Navy command are aboard to inspect the submarines performance.
