Russian battlecruiser Admiral Lazarev
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 Frunze c.1986 |
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| Career (Soviet Union) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Frunze |
| Namesake: | Mikhail Frunze Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev |
| Builder: | Baltiysky Naval Shipyard, Leningrad |
| Laid down: | July 27, 1978 |
| Launched: | May 26, 1981 |
| Commissioned: | October 31, 1984 |
| Renamed: | Admiral Lazarev |
| Fate: | Laid up in Severomorsk, said to be slated for disposal because of insufficient funding for needed repairs in 1997. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Kirov class battlecruiser |
| Displacement: | 24,300 tons Standard, 28,000 (Full Load) |
| Length: | 252 m (830 ft) 230 m (750 ft) (Waterline) |
| Beam: | 28.5 m (94 ft) |
| Draft: | 9.1 m (30 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2-shaft CONAS, Nuclear propulsion with steam turbine boost 140,000 shp |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Range: | 1,000 nautical miles (2,000 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h) (combined propulsion), Essentially unlimited with nuclear power at 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Complement: | 727 Aircrew: 18 Flag staff: 15 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
·Voskhod MR-800 (Top Pair) 3D search radar on foremast ·Fregat MR-710 (Top Steer) 3D search radar on main mast ·2 × Palm Frond navigation radar on foremast ·2 × Top Dome for SA-N-6 fire control ·4 × Bass Tilt for AK-360 CIWS System fire control ·2 × Eye Bowl for SA-N-4 fire control ·Horse Jaw LF hull sonar ·Horse Tail VDS (Variable Depth Sonar) |
| Armament: | 20 P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) AShM 16x8 (128) SA-N-8 surface-to-air missiles 12x8 (96) S-300PMU Favorit SA-N-6 Grumble surface-to-air missiles 44 OSA-MA (SA-N-4 Gecko) PD SAM 2x RBU-1000 305 mm ASW rocket launchers 2x RBU-12000 (Udav-1) 254 mm ASW rocket launchers 1 twin AK-130 130 mm/L70 dual purpose gun 10 533 mm ASW/ASuW torpedo tubes, Type 53 torpedo or SS-N-15 ASW missile 8x AK-630 hex gatling 30 mm/L60 PD guns |
| Armour: | 76 mm plating around reactor compartment, light splinter protection |
| Aircraft carried: | 3 Kamov Ka-27 "Helix" or Ka-25 "Hormone" |
| Aviation facilities: | Below-deck hangar |
Admiral Lazarev (Адмирал Лазарев) is the second Kirov class battlecruiser. Until 1992 she was named Frunze (Фрунзе) after Bolshevik leader Mikhail Frunze; at that time she was renamed after Russian admiral Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev.
She was laid down on July 27, 1978 at Baltiysky Naval Shipyard, Leningrad, launched on May 26, 1981, and commissioned on October 31, 1984.[1] In December 1984 she joined the Soviet Navy's Pacific Fleet. The following summer she visited Luanda, Aden, and Vietnam.[citation needed]
[edit] Differences from lead ship
Admiral Lazarev was constructed differently from the lead ship of the class. On the forward part of the ship, the twin SS-N-14 ASW missile launcher was replaced with two SA-N-8 surface to air missile vertical launchers. On the aft part, a single twin AK-130 130mm gun, similar to the guns used on Slava and Sovremennyy, was used instead of two 100mm guns. Near the flight deck, the 30mm CIWS cannons were moved to the aft superstructure and replaced with two four tube SA-N-8 vertical launchers. There were also some differences in the sensors, ESM/ECM suite and communication systems.[2]
[edit] Fate
Admiral Lazarev was laid up at Severomorsk for several years before being decommissioned in July 1999. As of 2004 it was reported that she was awaiting recommissioning into the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet, pending release of funds for the necessary overhaul.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Kirov Class - Project 1144
- ^ Modern naval combat. / David Miller, Chris Miller. p. 114. London ; New York : Salamander Books, c1986. ISBN 0861012313
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