Russian warship to visit San Francisco

SFGate.com ^ | 6/11/10 | Carl Nolte

[NormsRevenge]

A Russian warship will pay a rare visit to San Francisco later this month.

The guided missile cruiser Varyag left Vladivostok on June 4 bound for San Francisco and will arrive on June 20 for a five-day stay.

The cruiser sailed in company with the Russian navy tanker Boris Butoma and the salvage tug Fotiy Krylov. It was not clear whether these two ships will accompany the Varyag to San Francisco.

The Russian ships are commanded by Rear Adm. Vladimir Kasatonov, and the purpose of the visit, which may include other California ports, is to promote U.S.-Russian military cooperation, according to a spokesman for the Russian Pacific Fleet.

No one at the port of San Francisco could remember the last time a Russian naval vessel visited the West Coast, though merchant ships from the Russian Far East occasionally call at San Francisco Bay.

[NormsRevenge]

This could be interesting..

No nukes aboard, I'm sure..

Get me Jack Bauer, just in case.

[ilovesarah2012]

The “Rear Admiral” better be careful in SF!

[NormsRevenge]

SF Locals.. Please to not kick drunken Russian sailors.. They’ll be gone soon.. and their fun money

[Tijeras_Slim]

[NormsRevenge]

I bet he ain’t on the salvage tug..

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

San Francisco....home port for the Rooskies, isn’t it?

[ClearCase_guy]

[Joe 6-pack]

Is this the same San Francisco that rejected the mooring of the USS Iowa and wanted to ban the Blue Angels?

[sten]

oh come on. the headline writer wasn’t even trying.

russian rear admiral to visit san francisco. will sail missile cruiser directly into the bay with help from a little tug.

[ClearCase_guy]

Beat me!

[DesertRhino]

San Francisco rejected the USS Iowa, accepted the Russian navy. Amazing,,,,

[Tijeras_Slim]

This place is merciless. ;)

[Puppage]

Is this the same San Francisco that rejected the mooring of the USS Iowa and wanted to ban the Blue Angels?

My first thought as well.

[dfwgator]

[Berlin_Freeper]

Russian Sailor singing Let it Be

[DCmarcher-976453]

It figures that the only Navy allowed in SF is the Russians, I hope they shoot the place up.

[Dem Guard]

"The cruiser sailed in company with the Russian navy tanker Boris Butoma and the salvage tug Fotiy Krylov."

ROTFLMAO, It has to bring along a tanker and a salvage tug to make the trip??? Bwaaaahhhh!!!

[RexBeach]

Didn’t SF do something about not permitting the Blue Angels to perform there?

Or am I thinking of recruiting?

[hennie pennie]

*ping*

[Philo1962]

This is the guided missiles cruiser Moskva, the sister ship of the Varyag.