Slava class cruiser
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| Moskva | |
| Soviet Union | Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg |
|---|---|
| Ships in Class
<tr valign=top><td>Ships in class:</td><td>4</td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Ships in active service:</td><td>Moskva | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 11,490 tons |
| Length: | 186.4 m |
| Beam: | 20.8 m
<tr valign=top><td>Draught:</td><td>8.4 m</td></tr> |
| Speed: | 32 knots
<tr valign=top><td>Range:</td><td>7,500 miles</td></tr> |
| Complement: |
<tr valign=top><td>Armament:</td><td>16 anti-ship missiles |
The Slava class cruiser, Soviet designation Project 1164 Atlant, is a large conventionally-powered warship, currently operated by Russia and Ukraine.
The design started in the late 1960s and was based around the SSN-12 Bazalt missile, as a less expensive alternative to the Kirov class battlecruiser. There was a long delay in the programme, while the problems with this weapon were resolved. These ships acted as flagships for numerous task forces. All ships were built at the 61 Kommunar yard, in Mykolaiv, Ukraine (Nikolaev).
[edit] General characteristics
- Displacement: 10,000 tonnes standard, 12,500 tonnes full load
- Length: 187 m
- Beam: 20.8 m
- Draught: 7.5 m
- Machinery: COGOG gas turbines, 125,000 hp
- Speed: 34 knots
- Range: 9,000 nm at 15 kn
- Armament:
- 16 × SS-N-12 Sandbox SSM,
- 8 × SA-N-6 Grumble SAM VLS (64 missiles),
- 1 × 2 130 mm guns,
- 6 × 30 mm AK-630 gatling guns (4× CADS-N-1 Kashtan in Varyag),
- 2 × 5 553 mm torpedo tubes,
- 1 Ka-25 or Ka-27 Helicopter
- Complement: 600
[edit] Ships
- Moskva, Москва, ("Moscow", ex-Slava, "Glory") hull number 121 — Laid down 1976, launched 1979, completed 1982, renamed in 1995. Based in the Black Sea Fleet. Had been refitting from 1990 to 2002.
- Marshal Ustinov , Маршал Устинов , hull number 055 — Laid down 1978, launched in 1982, completed in 1986. In service with the Russian Navy, Northern Fleet.
- Varyag , Варяг , ("Varangian", ex-Chervona Ukrayina, "Red Ukraine") hull number 011 — laid down 1979, launched 1983, completed 1989. In service with the Russian Pacific Fleet.
- Ukrayina ("Ukraine", ex-Admiral Flota Lobov)—laid down 1984, launched 1990, slowly being completed for the Ukrainian Navy. Current status uncertain, but public data suggests the ship has reverted to Russian control and has re-assumed the name Admiral Lobov.
- Admiral Gorshkov -was cancelled at the end of the Cold War.
- Oktyabr'skaya Ryevolyutsiya ("October Revolution") -was cancelled at the end of the Cold War.
[edit] External links
- Slava class data at Warships on the Web
- Krasina/Slava class at FAS.org
- Series 1164 Slava at the Encyclopedia of Ships (Russian language)
- Moskva—Project no: 1164 Atlant at Airwing Kuznetsovde:Slawa-Klasse
