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Russian ship to take part in Battle of Trafalgar anniversary
21:22 24/06/2005
MURMANSK, June 24 (RIA Novosti, Yekaterina Kozlova) - The Admiral Levchenko large anti-submarine ship will join the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar in Great Britain, a Russian Northern Fleet spokesman said.
"On June 25, Admiral Levchenko will leave the French port of Brest and sail to Portsmouth," he said.
"Ships from some 50 countries are invited to the celebrations," the spokesman said.
In early June, Admiral Levchenko paid an official visit to Norway, which was marking the 100th anniversary of its independence, the spokesman said.

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