The keel of a new transport floating dock Sviyaga was laid on 30 November 2012, at the Zelenodolskiy Shipyard named after A.M. Gorkiy.
Vice Admiral Alexey Burilichev as a Representative of the Customer – the Russian Navy, Tatarstan Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce Ildar Mingaleyev, the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau General Director Alexander Shliakhtenko, Project Chief Designer Alexander Levoshkin, the Zelenodolskiy Shipyard CEO Serghey Ilyin, Head of Representation Office 490 of the Russian Ministry of Defence Nikolay Ivanov and other very important persons took part in the ceremony devoted to the dock keel-laying.
After installation of the ceremonial keel-laying plate on the hull of the dock, awards were distributed to the Yard personnel who contributed most to construction and commissioning of ships to the Russian Navy.
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Press Release, December 7, 2012