Tour For Missile Cruiser To Include Singapore Visit
October 27 2009
The flagship of the Russian Pacific Fleet left Tuesday for a month-long tour that will include a visit to Singapore, RIA Novosti reports.
The guided-missile cruiser Varyag left Vladivostok accompanied by the Fotiy Krylov salvage tug and the Pechenga tanker, said a Russian navy official.
A naval infantry unit, an air support group and a number of naval cadets are on board the cruiser.
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