Russia's lead Project 885 Yasen-class nuclear-powered attack/guided-missile submarine (SSN/SSGN) Severodvinsk (K 329) has been accepted into full service, it has been announced.
A flag raising ceremony took place on 17 June on the Kola Peninsula in northern Russia. The event was attended by Navy Commander Admiral Victor Chirkov, Northern Fleet Commander Admiral Vladimir Korolev, and senior officials from builder Sevmash and designer Malachite Central Design Bureau.
The vessel was previously handed over to the fleet on 30 December 2013 for operational trials.
Severodvinsk will reportedly operate under the (newly created) 10th Anti-Aircraft Carrier Division of the Northern Fleet, stationed at the Zapadnaya Litsa Naval Base on Motovka Bay, previously known as Murmansk-150.
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