Pyotr Veliky (1996)

Pyotr Veliky

The Pyotr Veliky on the quay on January 14, 2009

Ship data flag  Russia Ship type Nuclear cruiser class Kirov class Shipyard Baltic plant , Saint Petersburg Keel laying 1986 Launch 1989 takeover 1996 Commissioning 1998 Whereabouts in service

Ship dimensions and crew length 250.1 m ( Lüa ) width 28.5 m Draft Max. 10.3 m displacement Empty: 23,750 t Use: 25,860 t   crew up to 655 men

Machine system machine 2 × KN-3 reactors 2 × steam turbines Machine performance 2 × 70,000 PS (51,485 kW) Top speed 32 kn (59 km / h) propeller 2 × five-leaf

Armament Missiles: 20 × SM-233 starters for P-700 granite 48 × S-300F 46 × S-300FM 128 × 3K95 Kinschal Guns: 1 × 2 130mm L / 70 AK-130 Depth thrower: 1 × 10 RBU-12000 2 × 6 RBU-1000 Torpedoes: 2 × 5 torpedo tubes ∅ 53.3 cm or SS-N-16 Stallion Helicopter: 3 × Kamow Ka-27 Armor Reactor section: 35-100 mm Rudder system : 50–70 mm Tower structure: 80 mm

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

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Footnotes

1. ↑ Tony Gibbons: The World of Ships. Page 483 Specifications
2. ↑ Ria Novosti: "Nuclear Cruiser Leads Russian Task Force in Mediterranean" from November 11, 2013, viewed on November 11, 2013