Zvezdochka Shipyard to deliver 3 subs to Russian Navy
Zvezdochka Shipyard plans to deliver to the Russian Navy three nuclear-powered submarines undergoing overhaul and upgrade at the shipyards by the end of 2012, Interfax reported quoting the shipbuilding company’s General Director Vladimir Nikitin.
Zvezdochka Shipyard will hand over this year two Delta class submarines IV-class SSBN Verkhoturye (K-51), SSBN Novomoskovsk (K-407) and diesel-electric KILO-class SS Kaluga (B-800). Besides, the shipbuilder plans to deliver to India the submarine "Sindurakshak" by the end of this year, undergoing maintainance and upgrade at the shipyards.
Severodvinsk-based Shipbuilding Center ‘Zvezdochka’ is a diversified shipbuilding enterprise. It has two covered slipways with 7 shipbuilding sites which are designed for overhaul and construction of vessels with a launching weight of up to 18,000 tons. The firm is majority owned by Northern Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Center, part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation.