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Russian Navy vessels make port call in S. Korea for friendship visit BUSAN, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Two vessels belonging to the Pacific Fleet of the Russian naval forces made a port call Tuesday at the South Korean coastal city of Busan as part of a regular exchange program with the South Korean Navy. The call at the port of South Korea's Naval Operations Command by the guided-missile cruiser Varyag and the tanker Pechenga, both 11,000-ton vessels, was the second this year to be made by Russian warships. The two vessels will stay in Busan for four days, with crew...

/begin my translation Two Russian Warships Dock at Busan 2017-04-10 11:31:01 [Busan=Newsis] Ha Kyung-min = Navay Operations Command Headquarter announced on Apr. 10 that a guided missile cruiser 'Varyag'(11,000 tons) and a logistics support ship 'Pechenga'(11,000 tons,) both belonging to Russian Pacific Fleet, will arrive at Busan Operation Base in Namku, Busan. Varyag is 187m long, 20.8m wide, and has 530 crews. The ship is armed with 16 P-500 Bazalt antiship missiles, 64 S-300 long-range antiaircraft missiles, an AK-130 130mm gun, and a Ka-25(or 27) helicopter. Pechenga is 130m long, 20m wide, and has 63 crews. She can carry 7,000...