Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Viktor Chirkov arrived to the Novorossiysk military naval base to inspect the testing of the small-sized missile ships and submarines, says press center of RF Defence Ministry. In particular, he checked the preparation of the quay zone for diesel-electric submarines of project 636.3, the first of which will arrive today, on September 21. Admiral Viktor Chirkov also saw the dwelling houses built for the crews of submarines and equipped with everything necessary for servicemen.
In the second half of the day, Admiral Viktor Chirkov held a working meeting and heard reports of the Director General of the Zelenodolsky shipbuilding plant Renat Mistakhov and the Comander of the Novorossiysk military naval base Captain 1st rank Oleg Shastov concerning the course of testing of the small-sized missile ships Zeleny Dol and Serpukhov. Renat Mistakhov also informed the Commander-in-Chief about the building of a series of patrol ships.
Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Viktor Chirkov arrived in Novorossiysk to meet the diesel-electric submarine Novorossiysk as well as on the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the military naval base.