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''Sevastopol'' is an amphibious assault ship of the French currently under construction that had been ordered by the Russian Navy.〔 In September 2014 increasing criticism of Russia by western nations over its intervention in the internal affairs of Ukraine triggered France to announce it planned to withhold delivery of the ''Mistral''-class vessels.〔 Subsequently the contract was cancelled by France and agreement on compensation reached with the Russian government. The ship will be purchased by Egypt instead. ==History== The Russian government placed an order for the ship in 2011. The construction of the ship would be shared between the countries with France building about 60 percent and Russia 40. Work started in France, Saint-Nazaire, on 18 June 2013 and in the Russian ''Baltiysky Zavod'' shipyard in St. Petersburg on 4 July 2013. Russia would send its parts to France for final assembling. The ship was expected to join the Russian Navy in 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Vladivostok, Russian Navy future Mistral class LHD, specificities and characteristics(Navy recognition) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Russia Moves Mistral Stern Construction to France )〕 After final assembly of the main structures in France the ship was scheduled to go to St. Petersburg for the outfitting of additional Russian-specific weapons and subsystems. The Russian acquisition of French ''Mistral''-class amphibious assault ships was considered to be the largest defense deal between Russia and the West since World War II. In 2014 as criticism of Russian intervention in Ukraine grew France came under increasing pressure to cancel or suspend the delivery of the two ''Mistral''-class hulls, and ''Sevastopol''.〔 Some commentators suggested France try to find alternative customers for the two vessels.〔 In August 2015 the two governments reached agreement on terms for cancelling the contract; France would keep the ships and fully reimburse Russia. According to France 24, Egypt and Saudi Arabia expressed interested in buying ''Vladivostok'' and/or ''Sevastopol''.〔http://www.france24.com/en/20150807-france-mistral-warship-egypt-saudi-arabia-repurchase〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Russian amphibious assault ship Sevastopol」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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