Yuri Dolgoruki's official entry

2013 10/month10, Yuri Dolgoruki's induction ceremony was held in North Machinery Factory in North Devonsk. Russian Defense Minister Sergei shoigu attended the grand ceremony of receiving Yuri Dolgoruki into the navy and raising the St. Andrews flag (the flag of the Russian navy) on board.

At the ceremony that day, the Russian military did not announce which of the four Russian fleets Yuri Dolgoruki would join. According to the information disclosed in 20 12 of the Ministry of National Defense, the "Yuri Dolgoruki" will join the Pacific Fleet operating in the Far East and be deployed to the Viliyusk nuclear submarine base in kamchatka peninsula.

The construction of two other 955 "God of the North Wind" class submarines has been completed. Among them, "alexander nevsky" is undergoing national tests and is expected to be delivered to the Russian Navy in 20 13. Another Vladimir Monomakh was launched on 20 12.

At present, the North Devinsk Shipyard is building the fourth "God of the North Wind" class nuclear submarine "Archduke Vladimir". According to the 20 1 1 national weapons plan to 2020 revised by the Russian Ministry of Defence, Russia will purchase 10 strategic nuclear submarines by 2020, two more than originally planned.