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KIROV CLASS (TYPE 1144.2)
"The Russian Heavy Missile Cruise Ship, Project 1144.2 Kirov Class was built by the Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg. The Kirov Class provides the capability to engage large surface ships and to defend the fleet against air and submarine attack. Four cruisers were built but only Admiral Nakhimov (commissioned in 1988) and Pyotr Velikhiy (commissioned in 1995) remain active.
MISSILES
The ship is armed with the Granit (Nato designation SS-N-19 Shipwreck) long range anti-ship missile system. Twenty Granit missiles are installed under the upper deck, mounted at a 60 degree elevation. The version of Granit on the Kirov is not controlled after launch. In ripple-fire mode, the lead missile follows a high flight trajectory, while the other missiles follow a low level flight path. If the lead missile is intercepted then one of the other missiles automatically takes on the lead role.
An S-300F Air Defence Missile Complex is installed on the ship, with 12 launchers and 96 vertical launch air defence missiles. The Osa-MA Air Defence Missile System is supplied by the Znamya Truda Plant based at Saratov. The ship has two double launchers and 40 missiles. The system can operate autonomously or it can be integrated into the ship's combat systems and download target data from the ship's sensors. Osa-MA has a range of 1.2 to 10 km at an altitude between 25 and 5,000 m.
The ship is equipped with a Kashstan air-defence missile/gun system, supplied by the Instrument Design Bureau of Tula. The system provides defence against a range of precision weapons including anti-ship and anti-radar missiles and air bombs, aircraft, and small naval ships. Two command modules and six combat modules are installed on the ship. The command module provides autonomous operation by detecting the threats, distributing the threat data and designating the targets to the combat modules. The combat module automatically tracks the target with radar and television, calculates firing data and engages the target with missiles and guns. The missile range is 8 km and the gun range is 1.5 km for altitudes up to 4,000 m. The system can engage up to six targets simultaneously, one for each combat module. The guns can fire at a rate of 1,000 rounds/minute.
GUNS
The Kirov is fitted with a 130 mm AK-130 multipurpose twin-barrel gun supplied by the Ametist Design Bureau, Izumrud JSC and the Tula Engineering Plant. The main components of the artillery system are a computer-based control system with a multi-band radar, television and optical target sighting, and a gun mount with a turret-mounted Kondensor optical sighting unit. The gun can be operated under fully automatic remote control interfaced to the radar control system, under autonomous control from the sighting unit or can be laid manually. Range is over 22 km and maximum rate of fire is 35 rounds/minute. The ship also has a 30 mm AK-630 artillery system.
ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE
The ship has 10 torpedo tubes for 20 Vodopad-NK anti-submarine missiles or torpedoes. The ship has two anti-submarine and anti-torpedo rocket systems, the Udav-1 with 40 anti-submarine rockets and the RBU-1000. The ship has two RBU-1000 six-tube launchers, with 102 rockets.
HELICOPTERS
The ship accommodates three Kamov Ka-27PL or Ka-25RT helicopters. The Kamov-27 (Nato codename Helix) is equipped for anti-submarine warfare with surface search radar, sonobuoys, dipping sonar, and magnetic anomaly detectors. The Ka-27 can be armed with torpedoes, bombs, mines and rockets. The Ka-25RT (Hormone) helicopter is the predecessor of the Ka-27.
PROPULSION
The ship's propulsion system is based on a combination of nuclear power and steam turbine, with four nuclear reactors and two auxiliary boilers. The four steam turbines deliver 28,000 horsepower. Two shafts drive two 5-bladed fixed pitch propellers. The propulsion system provides a full speed of 31 knots."
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KIROV CLASS (TYPE 1144.2) - SPECIFICATION
Complement
Ship's complement 727
Aircrew 18
Flagship staff 15
Dimensions
Length 251 metres
Length at the waterline 228 metres
Beam 28.5 metres
Beam at waterline 24 metres
Draft 10.33 metres
Displacement
Standard displacement 24,300 tons
Full load displacement 24,500 tons
Maximum displacement 26,190 tons
Propulsion
Nuclear power and steam turbine
Nuclear reactors 4
Oil fired auxiliary boilers 2
Steam turbines 4 x 7,000 horsepower
Shafts 2 shafts driving 5-bladed fixed pitch propellers
Power Generators
Turbogenerators 4 x 3,000 kW
Gas turbine generators 4 x 1,500 kW
Fuel Store
Auxiliary boiler fuel 1,120 tons
Aviation fuel 58 tons
Performance
Full speed 31 knots
Speed on auxiliary boilers 14 knots
Endurance 60 days
Anti-ship Missiles
Granit antiship missile system
Underdeck container launchers 20
Anti-ship missiles 20
ADGM Air Defence Gun Missile system
S-300F Air Defence Missile system
Launchers 12
Vertical launch air defence missiles 96
Osa-MA Air Defence Missile system
Launchers 2 x double launchers
Air defence missiles 40
Kashtan Air Defence Gun-Missile system
Command modules 2
Combat modules 6
Missiles 192
Cartridges 24,000
Guns Two 130 mm AK-130 multipurpose GM 1, with 840 rounds
30 mm AK-630 AD gun mount
8 x 6, 48,000 cartridges
Anti-Submarine Weapons Ten missile-torpedo launchers
20 Vodopad-NK anti-submarine missiles or torpedoes
Udav-1 anti-submarine and anti-torpedo system
40 anti-submarine rockets
RBU-1000 Anti-Submarine Rocket Launcher
2 x 6 launchers
102 anti-submarine rockets
Aircraft Three helicopters
Kamov Ka-27PL or Ka-25RT
Systems Combat information centre
Radio communications system
Satellite communications system
Anti-ship missile firing control
RBU-1000 and Udav fire control system
Radars Surveillance radar system
Low flying and surface target acquisition radar
Air defence missile system fire-control radar (2)
Fire control radar for 30 mm air defence gun (4)
Navigation radars (2)
Sonar Active and passive sonar system
Countermeasures Electronic countermeasures system
Decoy dispensers 2 x PK-2 with 400 rockets
Displacement:
standard: 19,000 t
full load: 24,300 t
Dimensions
Length, overall: 252.0 m (826.8 ft)
Length, waterline: 230.0 m (754.6 ft)
Beam: 28.5 m (93.5 ft)
Draught: 9.1 m (29.5 ft)
Speed: 30 kts
Range: 14,000 n miles at 30 kts
Endurance: 60 days
Complement: 692 (82 officers)
Peter The Great:
Builder Baltic Yard 189, St Petersburg, Russia
Laid down 25 Apr 1986
Launched 29 Apr 1989
Commissioned 1996
"The Russian Heavy Missile Cruise Ship, Project 1144.2 Kirov Class was built by the Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg. The Kirov Class provides the capability to engage large surface ships and to defend the fleet against air and submarine attack. Four cruisers were built but only Admiral Nakhimov (commissioned in 1988) and Pyotr Velikhiy (commissioned in 1995) remain active.
MISSILES
The ship is armed with the Granit (Nato designation SS-N-19 Shipwreck) long range anti-ship missile system. Twenty Granit missiles are installed under the upper deck, mounted at a 60 degree elevation. The version of Granit on the Kirov is not controlled after launch. In ripple-fire mode, the lead missile follows a high flight trajectory, while the other missiles follow a low level flight path. If the lead missile is intercepted then one of the other missiles automatically takes on the lead role.
An S-300F Air Defence Missile Complex is installed on the ship, with 12 launchers and 96 vertical launch air defence missiles. The Osa-MA Air Defence Missile System is supplied by the Znamya Truda Plant based at Saratov. The ship has two double launchers and 40 missiles. The system can operate autonomously or it can be integrated into the ship's combat systems and download target data from the ship's sensors. Osa-MA has a range of 1.2 to 10 km at an altitude between 25 and 5,000 m.
The ship is equipped with a Kashstan air-defence missile/gun system, supplied by the Instrument Design Bureau of Tula. The system provides defence against a range of precision weapons including anti-ship and anti-radar missiles and air bombs, aircraft, and small naval ships. Two command modules and six combat modules are installed on the ship. The command module provides autonomous operation by detecting the threats, distributing the threat data and designating the targets to the combat modules. The combat module automatically tracks the target with radar and television, calculates firing data and engages the target with missiles and guns. The missile range is 8 km and the gun range is 1.5 km for altitudes up to 4,000 m. The system can engage up to six targets simultaneously, one for each combat module. The guns can fire at a rate of 1,000 rounds/minute.
GUNS
The Kirov is fitted with a 130 mm AK-130 multipurpose twin-barrel gun supplied by the Ametist Design Bureau, Izumrud JSC and the Tula Engineering Plant. The main components of the artillery system are a computer-based control system with a multi-band radar, television and optical target sighting, and a gun mount with a turret-mounted Kondensor optical sighting unit. The gun can be operated under fully automatic remote control interfaced to the radar control system, under autonomous control from the sighting unit or can be laid manually. Range is over 22 km and maximum rate of fire is 35 rounds/minute. The ship also has a 30 mm AK-630 artillery system.
ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE
The ship has 10 torpedo tubes for 20 Vodopad-NK anti-submarine missiles or torpedoes. The ship has two anti-submarine and anti-torpedo rocket systems, the Udav-1 with 40 anti-submarine rockets and the RBU-1000. The ship has two RBU-1000 six-tube launchers, with 102 rockets.
HELICOPTERS
The ship accommodates three Kamov Ka-27PL or Ka-25RT helicopters. The Kamov-27 (Nato codename Helix) is equipped for anti-submarine warfare with surface search radar, sonobuoys, dipping sonar, and magnetic anomaly detectors. The Ka-27 can be armed with torpedoes, bombs, mines and rockets. The Ka-25RT (Hormone) helicopter is the predecessor of the Ka-27.
PROPULSION
The ship's propulsion system is based on a combination of nuclear power and steam turbine, with four nuclear reactors and two auxiliary boilers. The four steam turbines deliver 28,000 horsepower. Two shafts drive two 5-bladed fixed pitch propellers. The propulsion system provides a full speed of 31 knots."
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KIROV CLASS (TYPE 1144.2) - SPECIFICATION
Complement
Ship's complement 727
Aircrew 18
Flagship staff 15
Dimensions
Length 251 metres
Length at the waterline 228 metres
Beam 28.5 metres
Beam at waterline 24 metres
Draft 10.33 metres
Displacement
Standard displacement 24,300 tons
Full load displacement 24,500 tons
Maximum displacement 26,190 tons
Propulsion
Nuclear power and steam turbine
Nuclear reactors 4
Oil fired auxiliary boilers 2
Steam turbines 4 x 7,000 horsepower
Shafts 2 shafts driving 5-bladed fixed pitch propellers
Power Generators
Turbogenerators 4 x 3,000 kW
Gas turbine generators 4 x 1,500 kW
Fuel Store
Auxiliary boiler fuel 1,120 tons
Aviation fuel 58 tons
Performance
Full speed 31 knots
Speed on auxiliary boilers 14 knots
Endurance 60 days
Anti-ship Missiles
Granit antiship missile system
Underdeck container launchers 20
Anti-ship missiles 20
ADGM Air Defence Gun Missile system
S-300F Air Defence Missile system
Launchers 12
Vertical launch air defence missiles 96
Osa-MA Air Defence Missile system
Launchers 2 x double launchers
Air defence missiles 40
Kashtan Air Defence Gun-Missile system
Command modules 2
Combat modules 6
Missiles 192
Cartridges 24,000
Guns Two 130 mm AK-130 multipurpose GM 1, with 840 rounds
30 mm AK-630 AD gun mount
8 x 6, 48,000 cartridges
Anti-Submarine Weapons Ten missile-torpedo launchers
20 Vodopad-NK anti-submarine missiles or torpedoes
Udav-1 anti-submarine and anti-torpedo system
40 anti-submarine rockets
RBU-1000 Anti-Submarine Rocket Launcher
2 x 6 launchers
102 anti-submarine rockets
Aircraft Three helicopters
Kamov Ka-27PL or Ka-25RT
Systems Combat information centre
Radio communications system
Satellite communications system
Anti-ship missile firing control
RBU-1000 and Udav fire control system
Radars Surveillance radar system
Low flying and surface target acquisition radar
Air defence missile system fire-control radar (2)
Fire control radar for 30 mm air defence gun (4)
Navigation radars (2)
Sonar Active and passive sonar system
Countermeasures Electronic countermeasures system
Decoy dispensers 2 x PK-2 with 400 rockets
Displacement:
standard: 19,000 t
full load: 24,300 t
Dimensions
Length, overall: 252.0 m (826.8 ft)
Length, waterline: 230.0 m (754.6 ft)
Beam: 28.5 m (93.5 ft)
Draught: 9.1 m (29.5 ft)
Speed: 30 kts
Range: 14,000 n miles at 30 kts
Endurance: 60 days
Complement: 692 (82 officers)
Peter The Great:
Builder Baltic Yard 189, St Petersburg, Russia
Laid down 25 Apr 1986
Launched 29 Apr 1989
Commissioned 1996
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