Pyotr Veliky (1996)
The Pyotr Veliky on the quay on January 14, 2009
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The Pyotr Veliky ( Russian Пётр Великий ) is a cruiser the Kirov class in the Russian navy . The name stands for Peter the Great .
Data
The nuclear-powered ship is 251 meters long and reaches a speed of 31 knots. It is mainly engaged in ground-to-ground and ground-to-air missiles equipped.
history
The Pjotr Veliki was launched in 1989 - then named Yuri Andropow - was completed by 1998 under the now new name and is the flagship of the northern fleet . On November 11, 2013, the cruiser took over the command of Russia's Mediterranean flotilla from the cruiser Moskva as the flagship .
literature
- Tony Gibbons: The World of Ships. Bassermann Verlag 2007, ISBN 978-3-8094-2186-3 .
Web links
Commons : Pjotr Veliki - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Footnotes
- ↑ Tony Gibbons: The World of Ships. Page 483 Specifications
- ↑ Ria Novosti: "Nuclear Cruiser Leads Russian Task Force in Mediterranean" from November 11, 2013, viewed on November 11, 2013