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rickusn · 11-17-2004, 21:16 PM

Created: 21.09.2004 17:26 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 19:22 MSK

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The Russian nuclear submarine Vepr entered French territorial waters on Tuesday.

The sub, belonging to Russia’s Northern Fleet, arrived at the strategic base of French naval forces in Brest, ITAR-TASS news agency reports.

This is the first such visit of a Russian nuclear submarine to a foreign port. According to the agreement with the French side, Vepr should have no nuclear weapons on board, the agency quoted a Russian Navy official as saying.

Vepr took part in joint Russian-French maneuvers in the Atlantic that ended on Tuesday. The other Russian vessel involved was the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Chabanenko, also from the Northern Fleet. The French side was represented by the destroyer Tourville and nuclear submarine Emerald from the French Atlantic Fleet.

The two submarines surfaced last week as part of the planned exercises. They established radio contact and submerged to periscope depth and exchanged telegraph and telephone messages underwater.

Aircraft carrying group of Russian Northern Fleet warships to set out for Atlantic exercises
22.09.2004, 07.11
ITAR-TASS

SEVEROMORSK, September 22 (Itar-Tass) - An aircraft carrying group of the Russian Northern Fleet will set out on Wednesday morning for an ocean training campaign.

The first to leave Severomorsk will be the big antisubmarine ships Severomorsk and Admiral Levchenko, which will participate in joint Russian-U.S. exercises in the North Sea.

The warships will be followed by the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky, the missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov, the destroyer Admiral Ushakov, the tanker Osipov and the rescue tugboats Altai and SB-406, fleet headquarters sources told Itar-Tass.

Deputy fleet commander vice-admiral Vladimir Dobroskochenko is in command of the campaign.

Before leaving for the sea, the commander told reporters that all the ships would be for more than a month in the northeast Atlantic where the main part of the exercises will take place.

Such an aircraft carrying ship groups of the Northern Fleet put out to sea for the last time eight years ago, the admiral said.

The main tasks in the campaign will be mastering cooperation of ships to repulse attacks of an enemy and flights from aircraft carriers.

Other two warships of the Northern Fleet - the big antisubmarine ship Admiral Chabanenko and the nuclear-powered missile submarine Vepr -- participate in joint Russian-French exercises.

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2....1823&PageNum=0

As you can see the Nortern Fleet has been quite active this year.

11-17-2004, 21:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
rickusn *Military Professional* Join Date: 08-09-03 Posts: 1,317	Created: 21.09.2004 17:26 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 19:22 MSK MosNews The Russian nuclear submarine Vepr entered French territorial waters on Tuesday. The sub, belonging to Russia’s Northern Fleet, arrived at the strategic base of French naval forces in Brest, ITAR-TASS news agency reports. This is the first such visit of a Russian nuclear submarine to a foreign port. According to the agreement with the French side, Vepr should have no nuclear weapons on board, the agency quoted a Russian Navy official as saying. Vepr took part in joint Russian-French maneuvers in the Atlantic that ended on Tuesday. The other Russian vessel involved was the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Chabanenko, also from the Northern Fleet. The French side was represented by the destroyer Tourville and nuclear submarine Emerald from the French Atlantic Fleet. The two submarines surfaced last week as part of the planned exercises. They established radio contact and submerged to periscope depth and exchanged telegraph and telephone messages underwater. Aircraft carrying group of Russian Northern Fleet warships to set out for Atlantic exercises 22.09.2004, 07.11 ITAR-TASS SEVEROMORSK, September 22 (Itar-Tass) - An aircraft carrying group of the Russian Northern Fleet will set out on Wednesday morning for an ocean training campaign. The first to leave Severomorsk will be the big antisubmarine ships Severomorsk and Admiral Levchenko, which will participate in joint Russian-U.S. exercises in the North Sea. The warships will be followed by the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky, the missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov, the destroyer Admiral Ushakov, the tanker Osipov and the rescue tugboats Altai and SB-406, fleet headquarters sources told Itar-Tass. Deputy fleet commander vice-admiral Vladimir Dobroskochenko is in command of the campaign. Before leaving for the sea, the commander told reporters that all the ships would be for more than a month in the northeast Atlantic where the main part of the exercises will take place. Such an aircraft carrying ship groups of the Northern Fleet put out to sea for the last time eight years ago, the admiral said. The main tasks in the campaign will be mastering cooperation of ships to repulse attacks of an enemy and flights from aircraft carriers. Other two warships of the Northern Fleet - the big antisubmarine ship Admiral Chabanenko and the nuclear-powered missile submarine Vepr -- participate in joint Russian-French exercises. http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2....1823&PageNum=0 As you can see the Nortern Fleet has been quite active this year.