Soviet Battlecruiser Kirov, photographed while at sea

Kirov, the lead ship of the eponymous class of missile cruisers, is one of the major and biggest surface warships of the Russian Navy, though it was originally built for the Soviet Navy. It is one of the biggest warships of the world and is similar in size to a World War I battleship. Although commissioned as a missile cruiser Kirov's size and weapons complement have given her the unofficial designation of a battlecruiser throughout much of the world. The appearance of the Kirov class was a significant factor in the US Navy recommissioning the Iowa class. She was named after Sergey Kirov, a Bolshevik hero. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (960x642, 127 KB) Summary Kirov class battlecruiser. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (960x642, 127 KB) Summary Kirov class battlecruiser. ... The lead ship is the first of a series or class of ships all constructed according to the same general design. ... Radars: Voskhod MR-800 (Top Pair) 3D search radar on foremast Fregat MR-710 (Top Steer) 3D search radar on main mast 2 × Palm Frond navigation radar on foremast Sonar Horse Tail VDS (Variable Deep Sonar) Fire control: 2 × Top Dome for SA-N-6 fire control 4 × Bass Tilt... Russian Navy Jack Russian Navy Ensign The Naval Cathedral in St Petersburg is the main church of the Russian Navy. ... The Soviet Naval ensign The Soviet Naval jack The Soviet Navy (Russian: Военно-морской флот СССР, Voyenno-morskoy flot SSSR, literally Naval military forces of the USSR) was the naval arm of the Soviet armed forces. ... Combatants Allies: Serbia, Russia, France, Romania, Belgium, British Empire, United States, Italy, and others Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead:5 million Civilian dead:3 million Total dead:8 million Military dead:4 million Civilian dead:3 million Total dead:7 million The First World... HMS Victory in 1884. ... HMS Hood (left) and HMS Barham (right), in Malta, 1937. ... Four Iowa-class battleships were built in the early 1940s in the United States. ... Sergey Mironovich Kirov (Серге́й Миро́нович Ки́ров) (March 15 O.S. = March 27 N.S., 1886 - December 1, 1934) was a Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet communist. ...

She was laid down in June 1973, launched on December 26, 1977 and completed in December 1980. She was placed in reserve in 1990 following an accident. December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

This ship has an impressive armament of missiles and guns as well as electronics. Its largest radar antenna is mounted on its foremast, and called "Top Pair" by NATO. Kirov's main weapons are 20 × SS-N-19 Shipwreck missiles mounted on deck, designed to engage large surface targets, and air defense is provided for with 12 × S-300F launchers with 96 missiles, 2 × Osa-MA with 40 missiles and the Kashstan air-defence missile/gun system. M*A*S*H , see Corporal Walter (Radar) OReilly. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The P-700 Granit (NATO reporting name SS-N-19 Shipwreck) is a Russian naval anti-ship missile. ... A single S-300-PM missile TEL ready to fire. ...

Other weapons are the automatic 130 mm AK-130 gun system, 30 mm AK-630, 10 × torpedo/missile tubes, Udav-1 with 40 anti-submarine rockets and the 2 × RBU-1000 six-tube launchers.

Kirov (renamed Admiral Ushakov after the 18th Century admiral Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov in 1992 for political reasons) was laid down in June of 1973 at Leningrad (now St. Petersburg)'s Baltiysky Naval Shipyard, launched on December 26, 1977 and commissioned on December 30, 1980. When she appeared for the first time in 1981, NATO observers called her BALCOM I (Baltic Combatant I). Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov (1744 – October 2, 1817) was the most illustrious Russian naval commander and admiral of the 18th century. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Kirov suffered a reactor accident in 1990 while serving in the Mediterranean Sea. Repairs were never carried out, due to lack of funds and the changing political situation in the Soviet Union. She may have been cannibalized as a spare parts cache for the other ships in her class. This article is about the year. ... Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ... // The rise of Gorbachev Although reform in the Soviet Union stalled between 1969–1982, a generational shift gave new momentum for reform. ... In marketing, cannibalization refers to a reduction in the sales volume, sales revenue, or market share of one product as a result of the introduction of a new product by the same producer. ...

In June 2004 the name Admiral Ushakov was transferred to the Sovremenny-class destroyer Besstrashny. In September 2004 it was revealed that the Severodvinsk-based Design Bureau Onega had been tasked with developing the dismantlement project for the cruiser, currently moored at the Severdovinsk Zvezdochka plant. According to the Zvezdochka plant, dismantlement of the former Admiral Ushakov would cost $40 million.

Statistics

• Displacement: 28,000 tons
• Dimensions:
  • Overall length: 826.8 ft (252.0 m)
  • Waterline length: 754.6 ft (230.0 m)
  • Beam: 93.5 ft (28.5 m)
  • Draft: 29.5 ft (9.0 m)
• Propulsion System:
  • 2 × KN-3 water pressurized nuclear reactors
  • 2 × oil fired high pressure boilers
  • 2 × GT3A-688 geared steam turbines 70,000 hp (52 MW) each
  • Two shafts with fixed pitch propellers
• Performance:
  • Power: 140,000 hp (104 MW)
  • Maximum speed: 30 to 32 knots (56 to 59 km/h)
  • Endurance: 1000 nautical miles (1,852 km) at full speed
• Weapon Systems
  • Guns
    • 2 × 100 mm/59 cal AK-100 (Kirov)
    • 1 × twin 130mm AK-130
    • AK-630 30mm rotary cannons as the CIWS system
  • Missiles
    • Surface-to-air missiles:
      • 2 × twin retractable SA-N-4 Gecko missiles twin launchers
      • 12-cell VLS for 96 SA-N-6 Grumble missiles
    • Surface-to-surface missiles: VLS for SS-N-19 Shipwreck missiles
    • Anti-submarine warfare
      • 1 × twin cylinder launcher for SS-N-14 Silex missiles
      • Torpedoes: 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes.
• Electronic Systems
  • Radar:
    • Voskhod MR-800 (Top Pair) 3D search radar on foremast
    • Fregat MR-710 (Top Steer) 3D search radar on main mast
    • 2 × Palm Frond navigation radar on foremast
    • 2 × Top Dome for SA-N-6 fire control
    • 4 × Bass Tilt for AK-360 CIWS System fire control
    • 2 × Eye Bowl for SA-N-4 fire control
  • Sonar:
    • Horse Tail VDS (Variable Deep Sonar)
• Aircraft: 3 × Kamov Ka-27 "Helix" stored in a below-deck hangar at the stern
• Crew:
  • Ship's complement: 727
  • Aircrew: 18
  • Flag staff: 15

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Kirov-class battlecruiser

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