Admiral Lazarev

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Admiral Lazarev is a Soviet Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruiser that served as one of the largest and most heavily armed surface combatants of the Cold War era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kirov-class battlecruiser
nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser
warship
aircraftFacilities helicopter deck and hangar
alternativeClassification guided-missile battlecruiser
armament P-700 Granit anti-ship missiles NERFINISHED
anti-submarine rocket launchers
naval guns
surface-to-air missile systems
beam about 28.5 meters
builtDuring late 1970s
classLeadShip Kirov NERFINISHED
commissioned 1984-10-31
conflictContext Cold War naval arms race NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
decommissioned 1999-03-01
designedFor engaging aircraft carrier battle groups
displacement about 24000 tons standard
about 28000 tons full load
enteredServiceDuring mid-1980s
era Cold War
followedBy Admiral Nakhimov NERFINISHED
homeFleet Pacific Fleet NERFINISHED
hullNumber K-3 (Soviet designation, often cited as Project 1144.2) NERFINISHED
laidDown 1978-05-27
launched 1981-05-26
length about 252 meters
maximumSpeed about 31 knots
notableCharacteristic heavily armed with long-range missiles
one of the largest surface combatants built since World War II
operator Russian Navy NERFINISHED
Soviet Navy NERFINISHED
originalName Frunze NERFINISHED
partOfClass Kirov-class battlecruiser NERFINISHED
portOfRegistry Vladivostok NERFINISHED
precededBy Frunze NERFINISHED
projectNumber Project 1144 Orlan NERFINISHED
propulsion nuclear reactors with steam turbines
reactorType pressurized-water nuclear reactor
renamed Admiral Lazarev NERFINISHED
renamedInHonorOf Mikhail Lazarev NERFINISHED
shipRole air defense
anti-submarine warfare
surface strike
shipyard Baltic Shipyard NERFINISHED
status awaiting scrapping
laid up
subProject Project 1144.2 NERFINISHED

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