Russia started building new sub to carry Bulava missiles
The Russian shipyard Sevmash has started construction of the fourth Borey-class nuclear powered submarine Svyatitel Nikolay, a source in Severodvinsk tells RIA Novosti.
The keel of the fourth Borey-class strategic sub – to be named Syvatitel Nikolay or St. Nicholas in English - was supposed to be laid on December 22nd, but was postponed to the first quarter of 2010 because of the repeated problems with the test-launching of the Bulava missile.
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A source at the town administration in Severodvinsk, where Sevmash is located, tells the Russian news agency RIA Novosti that construction did start in December 2009. - The keel-laying might be celebrated in a closed ceremony, but it is also possible that there will be an official ceremony at the Submariner’s day on March 19, he said.
