Russian cruiser Moskva

Moskva in Sevastopol bay, 2009
Moskva seen from the air in 2009
History
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Name: Slava (in Soviet service)
Namesake: Glory
Builder: 61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant (SY 445), Nikolayev
Laid down: 1976
Launched: 1979
Commissioned: 30 January 1983
Decommissioned: September 1990
Name: Moskva (in 2000)
Namesake: Moscow
Recommissioned: April 2000
Status: In service, Black Sea Fleet
General characteristics
Class & type: Slava-class cruiser
Displacement: 12,490 tons
Length: 186.4 m (611.5 ft)
Beam: 20.8 m (68.2 ft)
Draught: 8.4 m (27.6 ft)
Propulsion: 4 COGOG gas turbines, 2 shafts 121,000 shp (90,000 kW)
Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range: 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
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
& decoys:
  • Rum Tub and Side Globe EW antennas
  • 2 × PK-2 DL (140mm chaff / flare)
Armament:
Armour: Splinter plating
Aircraft carried: 1 Ka-25 or Ka-27 Helicopter

Moskva (Russian: Москва — "Moscow", formerly Slava (Russian: Слава — "Glory")) is the lead ship of the Project 1164 Atlant class of guided missile cruisers in the Russian Navy.

The ship is currently named for the city of Moscow.

History

Slava c. 1983.

As Slava

Slava was laid down in 1976 in Shipyard 445 of the 61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant in Nikolayev, was launched in 1979, and commissioned on 30 January 1983.

Slava played a role in the Malta Summit (2-3 December 1989) between Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George H. W. Bush. She was used by the Soviet delegation, while the US delegation had their sleeping quarters aboard USS Belknap.[1][2][3] The ships were anchored in a roadstead off the coast of Marsaxlokk. Stormy weather and choppy seas resulted in some meetings being cancelled or rescheduled, and gave rise to the moniker the "Seasick Summit" among international media. In the end, the meetings took place aboard Maxim Gorkiy, a Soviet cruise ship anchored in the harbor at La Valletta.

Slava returned to Nikolayev in December 1990 for a refit but was not returned to service until April 2000.

As Moskva

Recommissioned as Moskva in April 2000, she replaced the Kynda-class cruiser Admiral Golovko as the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet.[4]

In early April 2003, Moskva, along with Pytlivy, Smetlivy, and a landing ship departed Sevastopol for exercises in the Indian Ocean with a Pacific Fleet task group (Marshal Shaposhnikov and Admiral Panteleyev) and the Indian Navy.[5] The force was supported by the Project 1559V tanker Ivan Bubnov and the Project 712 ocean-going tug Shakhter.

In August 2008, in response to the Georgian crisis, Moskva was deployed to secure the Black Sea.[6][7][8] After Russia's recognition of Abkhazia's independence, the ship was stationed at the Abkhazian capital, Sukhum.[9]

On 3 December 2009, Moskva was laid up for a month at floating dock PD-30 for a scheduled interim overhaul which comprised replacement of cooling and other machinery, reclamation work at bottom and outboard fittings, propulsion shafts and screws, clearing and painting of bottom and above-water parts of the ship's hull.

In April 2010 it was reported that the cruiser would join other navy units in the Indian Ocean to conduct exercises.[10] In August 2013 the cruiser visited Havana, Cuba [11]

In late August 2013, the cruiser was deployed to the Mediterranean Sea in response to the build-up of American warships along the coast of Syria.[12] During the 2014 Crimean Crisis, Moskva was responsible for blockading the Ukrainian fleet in Donuzlav Lake.[13]

Since the end of September 2015, while in eastern Mediterranean, the cruiser is charged with the air defences for the Russian aviation group based near the Syrian town of Latakia that conducts the air campaign in Syria.[14] On 25 November 2015, after the 2015 Russian Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown, it was reported that Moskva, armed with the S-300F surface-to-air missile system,[15] would be deployed near the coastal Syria-Turkey border.[16] In 2016, she was replaced by sister ship Varyag in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Dowd, Maureen (3 December 1989). "THE MALTA SUMMIT: Reporter's Notebook; Superpowers Cooperating, But Not Seas". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Malta Summit : Today's Schedule". Los Angeles Times. 2 December 1989. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Shanker, Thom (2 November 1989). "Ships Off Malta Site For Seaborne Summit". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Project 1164 Atlant Krasina/Slava class Guided Missile Cruiser". GlobalSecurity.org. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Richard Scott, 'Russia deploys naval squadron to Indian Ocean,' Jane's Defence Weekly, 16 April 2003, 6
  6. ↑ Search results - Blueprint Directory
  7. ↑ "Russian Navy carries out Black Sea anti-terror exercise | Russia | RIA Novosti". En.rian.ru. 11 August 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "Russian navy blockade Georgia". News.xinhuanet.com. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  9. ↑ Fernandez, Yusuf (3 September 2008). "US, Russia standoff takes to the Black Sea". Presstv.ir. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  10. ↑ "Russia sends additional missile cruiser to Indian Ocean | Defense | RIA Novosti". En.rian.ru. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  11. ↑ Russian Naval Detachment Calls at Havana Harbor
  12. ↑ Heritage, Timothy (29 August 2013). "Russia sends warships to Mediterranean as Syria tension rises". Reuters. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  13. ↑ Osborn, Andrew (8 March 2014). "Ukraine facing loss of its navy as Russian forces in Crimea dig in". Reuters. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Российские корабли приготовились прикрывать с воздуха авиабазу под Латакией". Интерфакс. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Turkey Takes Action Against Russia’s Syrian Air War". Aviation International News. 26 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "Putin’s furious act of retaliation". NewsComAu. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  17. ↑ Isachenkov, Vladimir (21 January 2016). "Russia displays naval might off Syria’s Mediterranean coast". Washington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved 21 January 2016.

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