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Dean
PostPosted: 20 Mar 2017, 11:12 
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A three-ship Russian task group is due to arrive this week in Cape Town.

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Arriving today ... the Udaloy class destroyer has already docked :-)
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The tanker Dubna just docked. Support vessel Kristina on the horizon :-)
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These are the three ships that arrived :D

Udaloy I (Project1155) class ASW Destroyer - Severomorsk #619.
Dubna class replenishment tanker - Dubna.
Ingul (Project 1453) class salvage tug - Altay.

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Useless without pics :!: Are the Kremlins taking it easy :?: :wink:
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Mistral wrote:
Useless without pics :!: Are the Kremlins taking it easy :?: :wink:
After the balls-up that was the navy festival, I have lost my naval mojo ... Mrs Kremlin however is still on the ball. Here's her pics :wink:

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=D>

:smt023 to Mrs Kremlin.

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Mistral wrote:
Useless without pics :!: Are the Kremlins taking it easy :?: :wink:
After the balls-up that was the navy festival, I have lost my naval mojo ... Mrs Kremlin however is still on the ball. Here's her pics :wink: ]




I too am in recovery mode as it was not a People's Navy weekend at all. :( A real PR disaster.....sadly. :oops: :oops: :oops:
Still we are having a feast of foreigners here at present with HMS Clyde, the German Tornados and now the Russians. And superb pics they are indeed Mrs K. :smt023 :smt023
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Nice, any heli's onboard the Ruskies?
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Nice, any heli's onboard the Ruskies?
None visible. We are hoping to go aboard on Wednesday ... maybe there is one in the hangar :D

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There should be a Kamov KA-31 on board..GLF4 since when does helicopters interest you?

I normally ask such questions :lol:

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Thanks for the pics Mrs.K :smt023

That big boat is so sleek it looks like it's going at 30 knots :shock:
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If it's a MIL heli, I'm interested :) If not, then I'll stick to Airliners and biz!!
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GLF4 wrote:
If it's a MIL heli, I'm interested :) If not, then I'll stick to Airliners and biz!!


If anything it will most likely be a Ka-32
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Romeo Yankee wrote:
GLF4 wrote:
If it's a MIL heli, I'm interested :) If not, then I'll stick to Airliners and biz!!


If anything it will most likely be a Ka-32


KA-32 is the civil version..KA-31 Naval..with more powerful Klimov TV3-117VMAR x 2 powerplants,and other improvements for naval operations.

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