Slava class cruiser
 Slava c.1986 |
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | 61 Kommunara |
| Operators: |  Soviet Navy Russian Navy |
| Preceded by: | Kara class |
| Succeeded by: | Kirov |
| Building: | 0 |
| Planned: | 10[1] |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Cancelled: | 6 |
| Active: | 3 |
| Preserved: | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 11,490 tons |
| Length: | 186.4 m |
| Beam: | 20.8 m |
| Draught: | 8.4 m |
| Propulsion: | Gas turbines, 130,000 shp |
| Speed: | 32 knots |
| Range: | 7,500 miles @ 18 knots |
| Complement: | 485 (66 Off, 419 WO/Enl) [1], alternate information 476-529 (84 Off, 75 WO, 370 Enl)[2] |
| Armament: | 16 P-500 Bazalt (SS-N-12 Sandbox) anti-ship missiles 64 S-300PMU Favorit (SA-N-6 Grumble) long-range surface-to-air missiles 48 OSA-M (SA-N-4 Gecko) SR SAM 1 twin AK-130 130mm/L70 dual purpose guns 6 AK-630 close-in weapons systems 2 RBU-6000 anti-submarine mortars 10 (2 quin) 533mm torpedo tubes |
| Armor: | Splinter plating |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 Kamov Ka-25 or Kamov Ka-27 Helicopter |
The Slava class cruiser, Soviet designation Project 1164 Atlant, is a large conventionally-powered warship, currently operated by Russia.
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Design
The design started in the late 1960s and was based around the P-500 Bazalt missile, as a less expensive, conventional alternative to the nuclear powered 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). The class was a follow up to the Kara class cruiser, constructed at the same shipyard and appears to be built on a stretched version of Kara hull.[3]
The Slava class was initially designated BLACKCOM 1 (Black Sea Combatant 1) and then designated the Krasina class for a short period until Slava was observed at sea. The SS-N-12 launchers are fixed facing forward at around 8° elevation with no reloads available. As there was nothing revolutionary about the design of the class western observers felt they were created as a hedge against the failure of the more radical Kirov class.[4] The helicopter hangar deck is located 1/2 deck below the landing pad with a ramp connecting the two.[5]
Today three ships serve in the Russian Navy and one uncompleted vessel is owned by Ukraine. No replacements for the class are yet planned and the three vessels in the Russian Navy will continue to be in service for some years to come.
Units
| Original Ship Name | Renamed | Commissioned | Service | Status |
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| Slava ("Glory") | Moskva Москва ("Moscow") | Laid down 1976, launched 1979, commissioned 1982, renamed in 1995. | In service with the Black Sea Fleet. | Overhauled from 1991 to 1998.[1] Was involved in the 2008 South Ossetia war. 3.Dec 2009 was laid up at floating dock PD-30 for scheduled interim overhaul. Back in service in 2010 with exercises scheduled in the Indian Ocean.[6] Involved in Russia's Vostok 2010 military drills in the Sea of Okhotsk in July 2010.[7] |
| Fleet Admiral Lobov | Marshal Ustinov Маршал Устинов (named after Dmitriy Ustinov) | Laid down 1978, launched in 1982, commissioned in 1986. | In service with the Russian Navy, Northern Fleet | |
| Chervona Ukrayina, ("Red Ukraine") | Varyag Варяг ("Varangian") | laid down 1979, launched 1983, commissioned 1989. | In service with the Russian Pacific Fleet. | Listed as under reduced manning since 2002. Operating with a caretaker crew at reduced readiness since arrival with Russian Pacific Fleet in 1990. Re-entered service in the Pacific Fleet in early 2008 after an overhaul.[8] |
| Komsomolets, then Admiral Flota Lobov | Ukrayina ("Ukraine") | Laid down 1983, Launched 1990 | Was never finished because of budget problems and was later passed to Ukraine. | Docked unfinished in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. In May 2010 Russia agreed to help complete the Crusier.[9] |
| Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya ("October Revolution")[1] | Laid down 1988 | cancelled and disassembled on the ways in 1990 | ||
| Fleet Admiral of the Soviet Union Gorshkov[1] | Lay down planned for 1990 | cancelled in 1990 | ||
| Varyag[1] | cancelled in 1990 | |||
| Sevastopol[1] | cancelled in 1990 |
See also
- Slava a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Imperial Russian Navy, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships.
- Slava, the name of the Kirov-class cruiser Molotov after 1957.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Ударные корабли, Том 11, часть 1, Ю.В. Апалков, Галея Принт, Санкт-Петербург, 2003
- ↑ GlobalSecurity.org Project 1164 Atlant - Specs.
- ↑ GlobalSecurity.org Project 1164 Atlant.
- ↑ Modern naval combat. / David Miller, Chris Miller. p. 150. London ; New York : Salamander Books, c1986. ISBN 0861012313
- ↑ Encyclopedia Of World Sea Power by Tony Cullen p.86 ISBN 0517653427
- ↑ http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20100409/158493420.html
- ↑ http://en.rian.ru/russia/20100704/159681918.html
- ↑ "Krasina/Slava class". GlobalSecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/1164.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
- ↑ http://www.en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20100517/159052017.html
External links
- "Slava class data". Warships on the Web. http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aj.cashmore/russia/cruisers/slava/index.html. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
- "Krasina/Slava class". Federation of American Scientists. http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/1164.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
- "Moskva—Project no: 1164 Atlant". Airwing Kuznetsov. http://home19.inet.tele.dk/airwing/ships/moskva.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
- "75 Photos Guided Missile Cruiser "Moskva" (English language)". Cruiser Moskva. http://www.cruiser-moskva.info/eng/photos. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
- "Series 1164 Slava". Encyclopedia of Ships (Russian language). http://ship.bsu.by/main.asp?id=100198. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
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