17 Mar 2017 11:11

Construction of 2 Project 636.3 subs for Russian Pacific Fleet to begin in May, July

ST. PETERSBURG. March 17 (Interfax-AVN) - Admiralteiskie Verfi (Admiralty Shipyards), a leading Russian shipbuilding enterprise, will lay down the first pair of Project 636.3 submarines for the Russian Pacific Fleet within the next four months, a defense sector source told Interfax-AVN on Friday.

"The construction of the Mozhaisk submarine is due to begin in May, and the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky submarine will be laid down in July this year," the source said.