Kirov
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Kirov is a Soviet nuclear-powered guided-missile battlecruiser that served as the lead ship of one of the largest and most heavily armed surface combatant classes built since World War II.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battlecruiser
ⓘ
guided-missile cruiser ⓘ nuclear-powered surface combatant ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| builder | Baltic Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtIn | Leningrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Cold War naval ship of the Soviet Union
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guided-missile cruiser ⓘ nuclear-powered cruiser ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1980 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designedAs | large surface combatant ⓘ |
| designedBy | Soviet naval architects ⓘ |
| designedFor |
operations against carrier battle groups
ⓘ
operations in the North Atlantic ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 24000 tons standard
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over 25000 tons full load ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| flag | naval ensign of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAircraftFacility |
helicopter deck
ⓘ
helicopter hangar ⓘ |
| hasArmament |
P-700 Granit anti-ship missiles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
close-in weapon systems ⓘ naval guns ⓘ surface-to-air missiles ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| hullNumber | Project 1144 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1974 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1977 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sergey Kirov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | Kirov-class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest surface combatants built since World War II
ⓘ
heavy missile armament ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Russian Navy
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfClass | Kirov-class battlecruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInClass | lead ship ⓘ |
| propulsion |
nuclear reactor
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
flagship duties
ⓘ
fleet air defense ⓘ surface strike ⓘ |
| shipType | nuclear-powered guided-missile battlecruiser ⓘ |
| status | laid up ⓘ |
| successorName | Admiral Ushakov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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