Kirov class battlecruiser

General characteristics

Displacement	24,300 tons standard, 28,000 (full load)
Length	252 m (826.8 ft)
Beam	28.5 m (93.5 ft)
Draft	9.1 m (29.9 ft)
Speed	32 kn (59.3 km/h)
Range	1000 nmi (1852 km) at 30 kn (55.6 km/h) (combined propulsion), unlimited at 20 kn (37 km/h) on nuclear power
Complement	710
Sensors and processing systems	Radars: (NATO reporting name): Voskhod MR-800 (Top Pair) 3D search radar, foremast Fregat MR-710 (Top Steer) 3D search radar, main mast 2 × Palm Frond navigation radar, foremast Sonar:Horse Jaw LF hull sonar Horse Tail VDS (Variable Depth Sonar)
Electronic warfare and decoys	2 x PK-2 Decoy dispensers (400 rockets)
Armament	Missiles: • 20 x P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) AShM • 14 x SS-N-14 Silex ASW cruise missiles (Ushakov only) • 96 S-300PMU Favorit SA-N-6 Grumble surface-to-air missiles (Ushakov, Lazarev, Nakhimov) • 96 S-300FM (SA-N-20 Gargoyle) long-range SAM (Pyotr Velikhy) • 192 9K311 Tor (SA-N-9 Gauntlet) point defense SAM • 44 OSA-MA (SA-N-4 Gecko) PD SAM Guns: •1 x twin AK-130 130 mm/L70 dual purpose gun (2x AK-100 100 mm/L60 DP guns in Ushakov) •8 xAK-630 six-barreled Gatling 30 mm/L60 PD guns (Ushakov, Lazarev) •6 x CADS-N-1 Kashtan gun/missile system (Nakhimov, Pyotr Velikhy) Torpedoes and others: • 1 x 10 RBU-1000 305 mm ASW rocket launchers • 2 x 6 RBU-12000 (Udav-1) 254 mm ASW rocket launchers • 10 x 533 mm ASW/ASuW torpedo tubes, Type 53 torpedo or RPK-2 Viyuga (SS-N-15) ASW missile
Armour	76 mm plating around reactor compartment, light splinter protection
Aircraft carried	3 helicopters
Aviation facilities	Below-deck hangar

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Original Ship Name	Renamed	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Status
Kirov	Admiral Ushakov	March 26, 1974	December 27, 1977	December 30, 1980	Planned to be refitted and return to service by 2020.
Frunze	Admiral Lazarev	July 26, 1978	May 26, 1981	October 31, 1984	Planned to be refitted and return to service by 2020.
Kalinin	Admiral Nakhimov	July 21, 1983	March 4, 1986	December 30, 1988	Overhaul (In overhaul since 1999, expected to be in service in 2012 after overhaul)
Yury Andropov	Pyotr Velikiy	March 11, 1986	April 29, 1989	April 9, 1998	Active (Ops in Atlantic and Indian Oceans and Mediterranean Sea 2010)
Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov	N/A	never laid down	N/A	N/A	Cancelled October 4, 1990

Original Ship Name

Renamed

Laid down

Launched

Commissioned

Status

Kirov

Admiral Ushakov

March 26, 1974

December 27, 1977

December 30, 1980

Planned to be refitted and return to service by 2020.

Frunze

Admiral Lazarev

July 26, 1978

May 26, 1981

October 31, 1984

Planned to be refitted and return to service by 2020.

Kalinin

Admiral Nakhimov

July 21, 1983

March 4, 1986

December 30, 1988

Overhaul (In overhaul since 1999, expected to be in service in 2012 after overhaul)

Yury Andropov

Pyotr Velikiy

March 11, 1986

April 29, 1989

April 9, 1998

Active (Ops in Atlantic and Indian Oceans and Mediterranean Sea 2010)

Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov

N/A

never laid down

N/A

Cancelled October 4, 1990

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Battlecruisers		Kirov ⁄ Admiral Ushakov * Frunze ⁄ Admiral Lazarev * Kalinin ⁄ Admiral Nakhimov * Yuri Andropov ⁄ Pyotr Velikiy * Dzerzhinsky \|
Command ship		SSV-33

Aircraft carriers		Moskva class helicopter carrier * Orel ^X * Kiev class aircraft carrier * Ulyanovsk * Admiral Kuznetsov class aircraft carrier
Battlecruisers		Stalingrad class battlecruiser ^X * Kirov class battlecruiser
Cruisers		Sverdlov class cruiser * Kynda class cruiser * Kresta I class cruiser * Kresta II class cruiser * Kara class cruiser * Slava class cruiser
Destroyers		Skoryy class destroyer * Neustrashimy class destroyer * Kotlin class destroyer (Project 56) * Kildin class destroyer * Krupny / Kanin * Kashin class destroyer * Sovremenny class destroyer * Udaloy class destroyer
Frigates		Kola class frigate * Riga class frigate * Petya class frigate * Mirka class frigate * Koni class frigate * Burevestnik class frigate * Gepard class frigate * Neustrashimy class frigate * Admiral Sergey Gorshkov class frigate
Corvettes		Poti class corvette * Pauk class corvette * Parchim class corvette * Nanuchka class corvette * Tarantul class corvette * Bora class guided missile hovercraft * Grisha class corvette * Ivan Susanin class icebreaker * Buyan class corvette * Steregushchy class corvette
Patrol, Missile and Torpedo boats		Kronshtadt class submarine chaser * Osa class missile boat * Komar class missile boat * Stenka class patrol boat * Turya class torpedo boat * Shershen class torpedo boat * Matka class missile boat * Muravey class patrol boat * Sarancha class missile boat * Svetlyak class patrol boat
Minesweepers		T43 class minesweeper * T58 class minesweeper * Yurka class minesweeper * Natya class minesweeper * Gorya class minesweeper * Sasha class minesweeper * Vanya class minesweeper * Zhenya class minesweeper * Sonya class minesweeper * Yevgenya class minesweeper
Amphibious warfare ships		Ivan Rogov class landing ship * Alligator class landing ship * Ropucha class landing ship * Polnocny class landing ship * Pomornik * Ivan Gren
Miscellaneous Vessels		SSV-33 * Balzam class intelligence ship * Vishnya class intelligence ship * Primor'ye class surveillance ship * Ugra class submarine tender * Don class submarine tender * Smolnyy class training ship

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Kirov class battlecruisers

Soviet Navy and Russian Navy ship classes after World War II