Two submarines of the Black Sea Fleet project 636.3 “Novgorod” and “Kolpino”, a long time being in the Mediterranean Sea, may soon embark on a renovation in one of the friendly countries of the region, reports “Interfax” citing a military-diplomatic source.
There are three ways to solve the problem – or boats return to the factory – manufacturer (“Admiralty Shipyards”, St. Petersburg), or sending to the point of logistics (PMTO) Russian Navy in Syria's Tartus floating dock, or docking in a friendly Mediterranean – he explained.
According to him, “third embodiment is considered preferable from the viewpoint of resource savings and boats and stored in exploring, especially since a number of countries in the region the Navy on submarines are armed with this and similar projects”.
earlier it was reported, that carriers of cruise missiles “Caliber-PL” submarine “Novgorod” and “Kolpino” We remain on a permanent basis as part of the Permanent task force of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea. According to reports, thanks to the E & P opportunities in Tartus carried reload their ammunition, in March – April was the first rotation of crews.
