Flag-hoisting ceremony held for patrol ship Sapfir in Primorsk Territory (photo)

A flag-hoisting ceremony has been held today, May 28, for the patrol ship Sapfir, press center of Primorsk Territory authoroties say.

The Sapfir is the first patrol ship built by Vostochanaya Verf. The vessel was designed by Severnoye Design Bureau OJSC (Saint-Petersburg). The Sapfir is the sixth ship in the series and the first one built in Primorje.

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