Russian battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov
- Russian battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov
Admiral Nakhimov (Russian: Адмирал Нахимов) is the third battlecruiser of the Kirov class. The ship was known as the "Kalinin" (Калинин) until 1992.
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[GlobalSecurity.org [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/1144-list.htm Ship list] .] and joined the Northern Fleet on 21 April 1989Fact|date=December 2007 though GlobalSecurity noted the cruiser was a Pacific fleet unit.]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.Fact|date=December 2007 In 2006, a decision was made to modernize this ship instead of completing the construction of SSGN Belgorod. [ [http://en.rian.ru/russia/20060720/51609321.html No plans to commission Belgorod nuclear submarine - minister] . 20 July 2006.]
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 eight SA-N-9 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 eight SA-N-9 vertical launchers.
References
*http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/1144.htm
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