According to a TASS source, this work will be carried out for the first time in winter
MOSCOW, January 27. /tass/. The rocket ship of the Caspian Flotilla "Tatarstan" of project 11661 has been docked at the Astrakhan Shipyard for repair and modernization. This was reported to TASS by a source in the ship repair industry.
"For the first time in winter conditions, the Tatarstan rocket ship was brought into the dock of the Astrakhan Ship Repair Plant, where its repair and modernization will be carried out. Previously, such operations were carried out only in the summer," he said.
TASS has no official confirmation of this information.
Shipbuilders of Zelenodolsk Shipyard (part of the Ak Bars Shipbuilding Corporation) Six ships of projects 11661 and 11661E were built: two for the Caspian Flotilla ("Tatarstan" and "Dagestan"), four for the Vietnamese Navy.
"Tatarstan" is a patrol ship of project 11661 (code "Cheetah"). Joined the Russian Navy in 2003 and at one time became the flagship of the Caspian Flotilla. The ship is designed to perform a complex of tasks: search and combat underwater, surface and air targets, patrol duty, convoy operations, as well as protection of the maritime economic zone. Its main strike weapon is the Uran missile system with X-35 cruise missiles and a firing range of up to 260 km.
