Silent killer: Nuclear submarine is latest in Russian fleet

**tom dougherty** · 06-06-2013, 04:28 PM

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Russia has begun testing the latest in its fleet of new nuclear submarines nearly seven years after it was started to be built.
The silent submarine, the Vladimir Monomakh, which is the third ship in Russia's Borei project, began its sea trials on Sunday as it bids to become fully operational this year

Silent killer: Nuclear submarine is latest in new fleet of Russian missile-carriers to have started sea trials nearly seven years after building began

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2255683/Silent-killer-Nuclear-submarine-Vladimir-Monomakh-latest-new-fleet-Russian-missile-carriers-started-sea-trials-nearly-seven-years-building-began.html

The Vladimir Monomakh (pictured), the third submarine to be built in Russia's Borei project, has started sea testing while the first was taken on by the navy after it completed the test programme.