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> The nuclear submarine Kazan and three other Russian naval vessels, including the missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov, an oil tanker and a salvage tug, will dock
by bell-cot 2y ago
> The nuclear submarine Kazan and three other Russian naval vessels, including the missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov, an oil tanker and a salvage tug, will dock in the Cuban capital from 12-17 June, Cuba’s ministry of the revolutionary armed forces said in a statement.
(Also stated: none of the vessels have any nuclear weapons. Though obviously "nuclear" is prime clickbait, from The Guardian's PoV.)
Per Wikipedia, both of the warships have been in commission for less than 6 years. Yet they brought along a salvage tug. And an oil tanker.
It sounds like the Russian Navy has limited faith in the reliability of their newer vessels. And either their frigate has extremely limited cruising range, or Russia's popularity is too low for them to refuel in neutral ports.
- WhereIsTheTruth 2y agosource: trust me bro, i work for the FSB
- maximinus_thrax 2y agoAs a speaker of Romanian, Kazan is a funny name for a submarine. 'Kazan' means 'boiler' or 'cauldron' in Russian. In Romanian, 'Cazan' has the same meaning, as both words are traced to a Turkic word with the same meaning. However, in Romanian jargon, 'cazan' is also used to describe an old beaten down car or machine, a jalopy, clunker, rattletrap.
- r721 2y agoI think the submarine is named after the city: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazan (see "Etymology" section there).