The missile cruiser heavy nuclear propulsion Pyotr Veliky, flagship of the Northern Fleet, took to the sea after two years. This is confirmed by the Russian Admiralty.
"This is the first exit of the missile cruiser at sea after the modernization works. The first mission will verify the level of crew training and the technical capabilities of the ship during operations at sea. Pyotr Veliky and the oil tanker Sergey Osipov they are in business outside Severomorsk, in northern Russia. The Pyotr Veliky will be escorted offshore by five destroyers ".
The last journey of Pyotr Veliky dates back to January of the 2014, during an exercise in the Mediterranean. At that juncture, he remained in business for seven months.
Il Pyotr Veliky it is the world's largest nuclear-powered warship, equipped with anti-ship missiles Turkish Granite and defense strong, naval version of the S-300. In 2019, the heavy cruiser will re-enter the shipyard for further action aimed at the implementation of hypersonic missiles Tsirkon. The first patrol with hypersonic missiles should take place within the 2022.
Nuclear-class battle missile cruisers Kirov they are the most beautiful ships of the Soviet era. Four have been built (only one is active, two "should" be put back into service by the 2020, while the fourth has been demolished) and represent the maximum Soviet expression of the first line battleships. Their armament is so heavy that there is no Western equivalent.
It would be correct to say that the class Kirov for conception and power it is a middle way between classes Ticonderoga and Iowa American. The heavy armament of the Kirov includes, as the main end, twenty SS-N-19 missiles Shipwreck. We are talking about an armored anti-ship missile, weighing seven tons, ten meters long and with a range of 700 km. If launched in swarms, the missiles can interact with each other by setting priority.
Lo Shipwreck equip the Kirov, Admiral Kuznecov and the nuclear attack submarines class Oscar-II, designed specifically for the role of Carrier Killer.
(photo: MoD Russian Federation)
