Bellona Report nr. 2:96. Written by: Thomas Nilsen, Igor Kudrik and Alexandr Nikitin.
Project 1144 (Orlan) - Kirov
|
Northern Fleet |
Pacific Fleet |
Total |
| In service |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Inactive |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Dismantled |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Under construction: |
- |
- |
1 |
| Number |
|
|
3 |
Technical Data
| Length: |
251.2 m |
Displacement: |
28000 tons |
| Beam: |
28.5 m |
Crew: |
610 |
| Draught: |
9.1 m |
Speed: |
30 knots |
Reactor
Two pressurised water reactors, model KN-3 generating 300 MWt and a shaft
power of 140 000 hp.
Construction Yard
All four battle cruisers were built at Baltiysky Shipyard (formerly
Shipyard-189) in St. Petersburg.
Individual Vessels
Northern Fleet:
- Admiral Ushakov
- (until April 22, 1992 known as Kirov). Keel laid down on
March 27, 1974. Launched on December 27, 1977, and commissioned by the Navy on
December 30, 1980. Based at Severomorsk. Inactive since 1990 when there was an
accident in the ship's machinery.[262]
- Admiral Lasarev
- (until 1992 known as Frunze). Laid down on July 27, 1978.
Launched on May 26, 1981, and commissioned on October 31, 1984. The ship is
based at Severomorsk, but has been laid up over the last few years. It is
expected that the vessel will be decommissioned.[263]
Pacific Fleet:
- Admiral Nakhimov
- (until 1992 known as Kalinin.) Keel laid down on May 17,
1983. Launched on April 25, 1986, and commissioned on December 30, 1988.
- Pyotr Veliky
- (until 1992 known as Yury Andropov). Keel laid down on April
25, 1986. Launched on April 25, 1989, and first sea trial completed in autumn
1995. The battle cruiser is scheduled to be transferred to the Pacific Fleet
over the course of 1996.[264]
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Endnotes
[262] R. Lee, State of the
Russian navy data page, last updated on January 9, 1996.
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[263]
Jane's Fighting Ships 1996-96, 98th edition. Return
[264] Krasnaya Zvezda, October 13 1995.
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