Russian cruiser Varyag (1983)
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 Varyag c.1995 though Chervona Ukraina is still written on the hull. |
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| Name: | Chervona Ukraina |
| Namesake: | Chervona Ukraina or red Ukraine Varangians |
| Builder: | 61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant (SY 445), Mykolaiv |
| Laid down: | 1979 |
| Launched: | July 1983 |
| Commissioned: | October 16, 1989 |
| Renamed: | Varyag |
| Status: | Pacific Fleet, caretaker status. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Slava class cruiser |
| Displacement: | 11,490 tons |
| Length: | 186.4 metres (611.5 ft) |
| Beam: | 20.8 metres (68.2 ft) |
| Draft: | 8.4 metres (27.6 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 4 COGOG gas turbines, 2 shafts 121,000 shp |
| Speed: | 32 knots |
| Range: | 10,000 miles @ 16 knots |
| Complement: | 480 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
·Voskhod MR-800 (Top Pair) 3D search radar ·Fregat MR-710 (Top Steer) 3D search radar ·Palm Frond navigation radar ·Pop group SA-N-4 fire control radar ·Top Dome SA-N-6 fire control radar ·Bass Tilt AK-360 CIWS System fire control radar ·Bull horn MF hull mounted sonar |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
Rum Tub and Side Globe EW antennas 2x PK-2 DL (140mm chaff / flare) |
| Armament: | 16x P-500 Bazalt (SS-N-12 Sandbox) anti-ship missiles 8x8 (64) S-300PMU Favorit (SA-N-6 Grumble) long-range surface-to-air missiles 2x20 (40) OSA-MA (SA-N-4 Gecko) SR SAM 1x twin AK-130 130mm/L70 dual purpose guns 6xAK-630 close-in weapons systems possibly replaced by Kashtan (CADS-N-1) 2x RBU-6000 anti-submarine mortars 10x(2 quin) 533mm torpedo tubes |
| Armor: | Splinter plating |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 Ka-25 or Ka-27 Helicopter |
Russian cruiser Varyag, (ex-Chervona Ukraina), is the third ship of the Slava class of guided missile cruisers built for the Soviet Navy now serving the Russian Navy.
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[edit] History
Chervona Ukraina was laid down in 1979 at 61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant (Shipyard 445) in Mykolaiv, was launched in July 1983 and commissioned October 16, 1989. Joined the Pacific Fleet in 1990 and was listed as having only a caretaker crew up to 2002.[1]
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[edit] See also
- Russian cruiser Varyag for other ships with a similar name.
- Chervona Ukraina for another ship named for Red Ukraine.
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