Russian Nakhimov frigate to undergo refit after 2012

Russia will begin the refit of its mothballed nuclear-powered frigate Admiral Nakhimov (former Kalinin) with advanced weaponry and electronics at the Sevmash shipyard, Russia.Commissioned in 1988, the Nakhimov Kirov-class cruiser was mothballed in 1999 and has been reportedly undergoing a major overhaul at the Severodvinsk Shipyard since 2005.RIA Novosti has quoted Sevmash general director Andrei Dyachkov as saying: "During the talks with the Russian Defence Ministry, we have concluded that it

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