Soviet cruiser Kronstadt
Kronstadt (Russian: Кронштадт) was a Project 1134A Kresta II-class cruiser of the Soviet Navy which served during the Cold War. She was built in the Zhdanov Shipyard with yard number 721. Kronstadt was laid down on 11 November 1966, launched on 2 October 1968 and completed on 29 December 1969. She became part of the 120th Missile Brigade of the Northern Fleet in 1970. [1] In 1972, she participated in the evacuation of the crew of Soviet submarine K-19. Kronstadt was damaged in a 1975 collision with the Kashin-class destroyer Smyshlennyy . She sailed to Kronstadt shortly after for repairs and modernization. Kronstadt returned to service in May 1980. She was decommissioned on 26 June 1991 and sold for scrap in 1993.
References
- ↑ "Kresta II class". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
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- Krondstadt
- Admiral Isakov
- Admiral Nakhimov
- Marshal Voroshilov / Khabarovsk
- Admiral Makarov
- Admiral Oktyabrsky
- Admiral Isachenkov
- Marshal Timoshenko
- Vasily Chapaev
- Admiral Yumashev
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- List of cruisers of the Soviet Navy
- List of cruisers of the Russian Navy
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