Explosions reported at Russian nuclear sub base Explosions and rising smoke were reported on Sunday in Severomorsk, Russia—the home port of the Northern Fleet and one of the most strategically sensitive military sites in the country. Located on the...

" #Severomorsk is the primary base for Russia’s #nuclear-powered #submarine fleet and houses 2/3 of its nuclear-armed platforms. [And] submarines such as the #Yasen-, #OscarII-, and #SierraII-class, as well as various special-purpose underwater assets."

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HSwMS Oscar II Swedish Coastal Defence Ship - Destination's Journey Oscar II was a coastal defence ship of the Swedish Navy serving from 1907 to 1974. She was the last of the Swedish Coastal Defence ships

www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #HSwMSOscarII #OscarII #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #ship #CoastalDefenceShip #CoastalBattleship #SwedishNavy

#OscarII was born in Stockholm #OnThisDay in 1829, becoming king of #Sweden in 1872 & reigning until his death in 1907; he oversaw the peaceful dissolution of the union with #Norway, which became independent in 1905; his grandnephew would become Haakon VII of Norway:

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