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in the past 15 years the Soviet Navy has steadily grown from a coastal defense force into a blue water navy powerful enough to challenge the US Navy in most major ocean areas of the world
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)The operating areas of maritime forces range from the deep waters of the open oceans (known colloquially as blue water).
The operating areas of maritime forces range from the deep waters of the open oceans (known colloquially as blue water).
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