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Published
November 26,
2013 | By admin
SOURCE: RIA
Novosti
India's
Vikramaditya
aircraft carrier
left a shipyard in
northern Russia
on Tuesday,
embarking on a
long voyage to
its permanent
base half way
across the world,
the Sevmash
shipbuilder said.
The
Vikramaditya, a
refurbished
Russian carrier
known as the
Admiral
Gorshkov, will
make a short
stop for
refueling in the
White Sea then
proceed to the
port of
Murmansk,
where the
warship will
stay for several
days stocking up
on fuel and other
supplies before
heading to a
naval base in
Karwar in
southwestern
India.
The aircraft
carrier, which
was handed over
to the Indian
navy on
November 16,
will be
accompanied by
an Indian tanker
and a frigate on
the first leg of
the voyage,
which is
expected to take
about two
months.
According to
Sevmash, there
are some 180
Russian
specialists on
board the
warship who are
tasked with
monitoring the
vessel's overall
performance and
the on-site
training of the
Indian crew, as
well as providing
assistance in
fixing any
possible glitches
in the operation
of the ship's
systems,
including air
conditioning.
Part of the
Russian
personnel will
stay on the
Vikramaditya
after its arrival
in India in order
to provide
maintenance
services under a
one-year
warranty
agreement,
followed by a
servicing
contract for a
period of up to 40
years, the
Sevmash said.
The
Vikramaditya
carrier, which is
now five years
past its original
2008 delivery
date, was
supposed to have
been handed over
to India in
December 2012,
but last year's
sea trials
revealed that the
vessel's boilers
were not fully
functional.
The ship's
refitting has
lurched from one
crisis to another
since India and
Russia signed a $
947 million deal
in 2004 for its
purchase and
refurbishment.
Delivery has
been delayed
three times,
pushing up the
cost to $2.3
billion, sparking
acrimony
between Moscow
and New Delhi
over the
contract.
The Indian Navy
has already
taken delivery of
some of the
carrier's
MiG-29K naval
fighter aircraft,
which were
completed before
their parent ship
was ready for
sea.
Source: idrw
November 26,
2013 | By admin
SOURCE: RIA
Novosti
India's
Vikramaditya
aircraft carrier
left a shipyard in
northern Russia
on Tuesday,
embarking on a
long voyage to
its permanent
base half way
across the world,
the Sevmash
shipbuilder said.
The
Vikramaditya, a
refurbished
Russian carrier
known as the
Admiral
Gorshkov, will
make a short
stop for
refueling in the
White Sea then
proceed to the
port of
Murmansk,
where the
warship will
stay for several
days stocking up
on fuel and other
supplies before
heading to a
naval base in
Karwar in
southwestern
India.
The aircraft
carrier, which
was handed over
to the Indian
navy on
November 16,
will be
accompanied by
an Indian tanker
and a frigate on
the first leg of
the voyage,
which is
expected to take
about two
months.
According to
Sevmash, there
are some 180
Russian
specialists on
board the
warship who are
tasked with
monitoring the
vessel's overall
performance and
the on-site
training of the
Indian crew, as
well as providing
assistance in
fixing any
possible glitches
in the operation
of the ship's
systems,
including air
conditioning.
Part of the
Russian
personnel will
stay on the
Vikramaditya
after its arrival
in India in order
to provide
maintenance
services under a
one-year
warranty
agreement,
followed by a
servicing
contract for a
period of up to 40
years, the
Sevmash said.
The
Vikramaditya
carrier, which is
now five years
past its original
2008 delivery
date, was
supposed to have
been handed over
to India in
December 2012,
but last year's
sea trials
revealed that the
vessel's boilers
were not fully
functional.
The ship's
refitting has
lurched from one
crisis to another
since India and
Russia signed a $
947 million deal
in 2004 for its
purchase and
refurbishment.
Delivery has
been delayed
three times,
pushing up the
cost to $2.3
billion, sparking
acrimony
between Moscow
and New Delhi
over the
contract.
The Indian Navy
has already
taken delivery of
some of the
carrier's
MiG-29K naval
fighter aircraft,
which were
completed before
their parent ship
was ready for
sea.
Source: idrw
