The French brought in the sea the second "Mistral"
Started 2 test access to the sea landing vertretenen ship dock (Mistral-class helicopter carrier) "Sevastopol" in the likeness "Mistral". The transfer is planned for autumn 2015.
"Today, 2 tugboats output "Sevastopol" in the mouth of the Loire from the pool of Benoa in French Saint-Nazaire, where it was located recently in conjunction with the Mistral-class helicopter carrier-1," said a military-diplomatic source. 1st test out to sea weekly duration Mistral-class helicopter carrier-2 "Sevastopol" performed in March.
The contract for the supply of 2 helicopter carrier on the similarity of the "Mistral" was signed between the French DCNS/STX and the "Rosoboronexport" in 2011. Price of the contract is estimated at 1.12 billion euros. Aft of the helicopter were built at the Baltic shipyard, which is part of the United shipbuilding company, in St. Petersburg. Dock with warheads and completion performed at the shipyard STX France in Saint-Nazaire.
France promised to pass the 1st ship-"Vladivostok" - November 14, 2014, but it never happened. In early December, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls declared that he considered the conversation about the failure of the transaction early.
Russia expects France or the supply of ships or the return of cash. Earlier, the head of Rosoboronexport Anatoly Isaykin announced that Moscow and Paris still have about 2 months to decide the fate of "Mistral" without appeals to the Tribunal.