Russian battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov
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 Kalinin c.1991 |
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| Career (RUS) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Kalinin |
| Namesake: | Mikhail Kalinin Pavel Nakhimov |
| Builder: | Baltiysky Naval Shipyard, Leningrad |
| Laid down: | May 17, 1983 |
| Launched: | April 25, 1986 |
| Commissioned: | December 30, 1988 |
| Renamed: | Admiral Nakhimov |
| Fate: | Active as of 2005 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Kirov class battlecruiser |
| Displacement: | 24,300 tons Standard, 28,000 (Full Load) |
| Length: | 252 m (830 ft) 230 m (750 ft) (Waterline) |
| Beam: | 28.5 m (94 ft) |
| Draft: | 9.1 m (30 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2-shaft CONAS, Nuclear propulsion with steam turbine boost 140,000 shp |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Range: | 1,000 nautical miles (2,000 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h) (combined propulsion), Essentially unlimited with nuclear power at 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Complement: | 727 Aircrew: 18 Flag staff: 15 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
·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 ·Horse Jaw LF hull sonar ·Horse Tail VDS (Variable Depth Sonar) |
| Armament: | 20 P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) AShM 16x8 (128) SA-N-8 surface-to-air missiles 12x8 (96) S-300PMU Favorit SA-N-6 Grumble surface-to-air missiles 44 OSA-MA (SA-N-4 Gecko) PD SAM 2x RBU-1000 305 mm ASW rocket launchers 2x RBU-12000 (Udav-1) 254 mm ASW rocket launchers 1 twin AK-130 130 mm/L70 dual purpose gun 10 533 mm ASW/ASuW torpedo tubes, Type 53 torpedo or SS-N-15 ASW missile Kashtan (CADS-N-1) point defense gun/missile system |
| Armour: | 76 mm plating around reactor compartment, light splinter protection |
| Aircraft carried: | 3 Kamov Ka-27 "Helix" or Ka-25 "Hormone" |
| Aviation facilities: | Below-deck hangar |
Admiral Nakhimov (Russian: Адмирал Нахимов) is the third battlecruiser of the Kirov class. The ship was known as the Kalinin (Калинин) until 1992.
[edit] History
Kalinin was laid down on May 17, 1983 at Baltiysky Naval Shipyard, Leningrad, launched on April 25, 1986, and commissioned on December 30, 1988[1] and joined the Northern Fleet on 21 April 1989[citation needed] though GlobalSecurity noted the cruiser was a Pacific fleet unit.[1]
In 2006, she was undergoing refit at Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk, but was finished ahead of schedule and so is in active service in the Northern Fleet. The Admiral Nakhimov is to be completely refitted with new computerized management systems and Onyx missiles.[citation needed] In 2006, a decision was made to modernize this ship instead of completing the construction of SSGN Belgorod.[2]
[edit] Differences from lead ship
Kalinin was constructed differently from the lead ship of the class. On the forward part of the ship, the twin SS-N-14 ASW missile launcher was replaced with two SA-N-8 surface to air missile vertical launchers. The forward 30 mm CIWS cannons were replaced by CADS-N-1. On the aft part, a single twin AK-130 130 mm gun, similar to the guns used on Slava and Sovremennyy, was used instead of two 100 mm guns. Near the flight deck, the 30 mm CIWS cannons were replaced by CADS-N-1 and moved to the aft superstructure and replaced with two four tube SA-N-8 vertical launchers.
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