US navy vessel to visit Murmansk
The US frigate USS Taylor will visit Murmansk next week as part of the celebration of the 65th anniversary for the end of World War II.
The frigate USS Taylor will moor in the port of Murmansk on September 6, newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda reports. The visit is part of the celebrations of the 65th anniversary for the signing of the peace agreement on September 2, 1945.
During World War American merchant ships participated in transport of equipment and supplies to Murmansk as part of the Lend-Lease program. The convoys were escorted by British and American navy vessels.
USS Taylor was built in 1983 and has a crew of 15 officers and 190 enlisted.
