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It is reported that the
hull of the 35,000 ton battleship SOVIETSKI SOYUZ (ex Tretii
International), laid down at Leningrad in 1939, was so badly
damaged during the war that construction has been greatly retarded.
The report that this ship was launched in 1945 should therefore
be received with caution. As the material for her construction
(with the exception of the main engines, said to have been supplied
from Germany early in 1941) has to be furnished from Russian
sources, early completion is not to be expected. |