Russian Submarine K-157 Vepr

Russian Submarine K-157 Vepr

Vepr (K-157) (Russian: Вепрь literally means "wild boar") is a Project 971 Schuka-B (also known by the NATO reporting name "Akula-II") class nuclear powered attack submarine of the Russian Navy. Her keel was laid down on 16 June 1990 by Sevmash. She was launched on 10 December 1994, commissioned on 25 November 1995, and homeported in Gadzhievo.

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