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Project-677 submarine set for final sea trials - shipyard
ST. PETERSBURG, January 23 (RIA Novosti) - St. Petersburg's Admiralty Shipyards said Tuesday it will soon begin a final round of sea trials of a fourth-generation diesel submarine.
The construction of the Project-677, or Lada-class diesel submarine, named the St. Petersburg, began in 1997 and involved a unique design developed by the Rubin design bureau.
The submarine, whose export version is known as the Amur 1650, features a new anti-sonar coating for the hull, an extended cruising......
