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Thanks Dean, great pics.

Correct. it was late.

Same here Mistral. The Russian vessels always seem packed with weapons and equipment. I think the west is better at "miniaturising" their missile motors etc so often they can be hidden below deck and they became obsessed with stealth a long time ago. Or maybe the Russians don't care, who knows They just build them big.

I have never really liked the look of most Russian naval vessels but some of their newer surface combatants look great. Take a look at the Admiral Gorshkov class frigate, it's a stunner. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral_G ... ss_frigate

Some similarity to Meko class vessels....she's a looker though

The "pattern" for the current generation of multirole frigates is quite well established - even the USN's Littoral Combat Ships have a similar configuration, though the Independence-class is unusual with a trimaran hull.

When do they leave?
Want to visit them tomorrow

If you are talking about the Russians...they have already departed.