Login

 

Forgot password?
Vote History of votings
Subscription

Modify subscription

submarines shipbuilding Black Sea Fleet exercise Pacific Fleet Russian Navy Northern Fleet strategy cooperation Ukraine visits Russia piracy missiles trials Sevastopol history Sevmash presence contracts drills Baltic Fleet industry incident anti-piracy shipyards training Gulf of Aden frigate Somalia India developments reforms opinion Borei policy procurements Russia - India aircraft carrier Crimea arms exports USA St. Petersburg France tests financing Bulava Yury Dolgoruky US Navy Serdiukov Mediterranean cruise Zvezdochka NATO innovations United Shipbuilding Corporation Indian Navy Medvedev Arctic agreements commission Admiralteyskie Verfi Admiral Gorshkov Mistral Vladivostok accident hijacking corvettes overhaul Admiral Kuznetsov Russia - France anniversary Rosoboronexport Vysotsky event ceremony Yantar Severomorsk negotiations defense order conflict aircraft China deployment naval aviation Black Sea Putin investigations Varyag coast guard Vikramaditya Novorossiysk landing craft Far East marines crime Severnaya Verf meeting scandals memorials traditions Syria Japan escort South Korea statistics Neustrashimy Yasen tenders convoys Admiral Chabanenko Marshal Shaposhnikov Ukrainian Navy Chirkov problems Severodvinsk reinforcement tension tragedy technology firings provocation frontier service Caspian Flotilla hostages Baltic Sea upgrade search and rescue Almaz Moskva court rumors Dmitry Donskoy Turkey keel laying helicopters Kilo class Kaliningrad death World War II shipwreck Admiral Panteleyev Petr Veliky Atalanta Rubin Admiral Vinogradov Norway patrols Russia-Norway launching
Search
Strategy strategy Combat Capability [42%], Role and Missions, Structure of the Navy, in-service ships, surface ships, submarines, chronology.
Our friends russian navy weapons world sailing ships
 
Tell a friend Print version

Home / News / Russian Navy News

Memorial plaque to Yury Gagarin was opened in Northern Fleet Museum

Memorial plaque to Yury Gagarin was opened in Northern Fleet Museum 13.04.2011
Text: NF Information Support Group
Photo: NF Naval Aviation Museum. House of Yury Gagarin. Wikipedia
Memorial plaque in honor of Yury Gagarin was triumphantly hanged on the astronaut's house in Northern Fleet (NF) Naval Aviation Museum located in Safonovo, Murmansk region on Apr 12, 2011.

The plaque opening ceremony was attended by NF commanding officers, servicemen of naval aviation units, Murmansk regional officials, Severomorsk administration, educatees of "Young Sailors Club" and cadets of Severomorsk residential school.

Northern Fleet's acting commander Rear Admiral Andrei Volozhinsky delivered the speech at the solemn meeting. He pointed out that "obviously, Yury Gagarin stood on the top of the nation's efforts to explore the space. Behind his back was immense number of workers, engineers, and designers whose work makes us proud of our Motherland".

When the opening ceremony was over, all attendants could visit the house museum of Yury Gagarin.

Gagarin started his service at Northern Fleet, 169th fighter regiment deployed in Korzunovo (then named Luostari Novoe). Yury Gagarin had spent two years at Northern Fleet. On Dec 9, 1959 Snr Lt Gagarin wrote an application requesting to put him into astronaut candidate list; in a week he was called to Moscow.

In 80's the house of Yury Gagarin's family was brought to NF Naval Aviation Museum in Safonovo; the rooms interior was restored.

Back to the list




Back to news list