The ship, a symbol of the great Russian October Revolution, will be overhauled at the Admiralty Verfi shipyard within two years.
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| The Aurora battleship – a symbol of the great Russian October Revolution – lies inside the dry dock at the Admiralty Verfi plant – where Kilo submarines are being built for the Vietnam People's Navy. |
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| Previously, on September 21, the Aurora warship was taken by a powerful tugboat fleet from its anchorage area for decades across the Nerva River to the Admiralty Shipyard. The journey was watched by thousands of St Petersburg residents. |
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| Repairs at the Admiralty Verfi plant are expected to take place over a period of two years. Thus, the completion of major repairs is likely to occur in early 2017, in time for the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Great October Revolution (1917-2017). |
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| Scaffolding has been erected around the hull to begin major repairs to the 114-year-old ship (launched in 1900). |
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| The stern of the cruiser Aurora. |
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| Rang Dong has a displacement of 6,731 tons, length of 126.8m, beam of 16.8m, draft of 7.3m. |
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| Scaffolding was erected to facilitate repairs. |
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| Repairs were probably carried out from the outside of the hull – which had suffered extensive damage from decades of exposure to seawater. |
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| rudder |
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| The ship is equipped with 14 152mm guns, 4 76mm anti-aircraft guns, machine guns and 3 torpedo tubes (2 underwater). In the photo, the 152mm gun turret is located at the bow of the ship. |
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| View around the ship repair area. |
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| Everything is stained with time, the crane systems have not been painted for a long time. |
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| In front of the Aurora is an icebreaker undergoing major repairs. |
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