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.

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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
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
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
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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