Destroyer "Admiral Ushakov. Heavy nuclear missile cruiser tarkr "Admiral Ushakov" Destroyer Admiral Ushakov

April 13th, 2015

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Of all the ships of the 3rd generation of the Soviet Navy, the destroyers of project 956 suffered the greatest non-combat losses. Of those laid down in 1976-1992.22 corps (planned 50) the fleet was transferred17 , and up to today survived in one state or another10 . Of these tenthree enlisted in the Navy,two are in the technical reserve of the 2nd category,one - in frozen repair, andfour - awaiting disposal.


Destroyer"Fast" project 956 (scheme from the book by Yu. Apalkov "Attack ships", 2010; by click- 2500 pix.)


1. " Admiral Ushakov "

It is part of the permanent readiness forces of the Northern Fleet. The youngest of the destroyers, project 956 (21 years old)- transferred to the Navy on 12/30/1993 under the name "Fearless", the flag was raised on 04/17/1994, renamed on 04/17/2004- on his 10th birthday. (it must be assumed that after the transfer of the name, the fate of the lead TARKR pr. 1144 was finally decided).20.06.2000-21.07.2003 the ship underwent factory repairs (VTG) at the Zvezdochka shipyard in Severodvinsk, which in those days was perceived almost as a miracle. After renovation. "Ushakov" twice went to the northeast Atlantic. in the CAG. led by "Admiral Kuznetsov"-
23.09-21.10.2004 . and. 23.08-14.09.2005 . . There is evidence that at least once the destroyer underwent dock repairs in the 35th shipyard.


Probably the most fresh photo"Ushakova" (with number, put on in a new way ), January 2015 (fromavsky Withforums. airbase. en)

The ship is still actively engaged in combat training, often goes to sea (unfortunately, now only in the Barents and Norwegian)- participated in the exercise "West-2013", in April 2014 successfully passed K-2 (link 1 ), in September- K-3 (link 2 ), 16-21.03.2015 was involved in unscheduled inspection combat readiness of the forces of the Northern Fleet and Western Military District (link 3 ). In 2015, the destroyer "will have to take part in a number of exercises of the Northern Fleet and ensure that responsible events are carried out as part of the USC in the Arctic zone" (link 4 ). The crew of "Ushakov" is 70% staffed by contract servicemen (06/05/2014 - reference 1). ship commander- captain 1st rank Oleg Gladky (as of 01/23/2015- link 4).

2. " Quick "

It is part of the permanent readiness forces of the Pacific Fleet. The "oldest" of the combatant 956s (25 years old)- transferred to the Navy on 09/30/1989, the flag was raised on 10/28/1989. A constant participant in tactical and operational-tactical exercises of the Pacific Fleet, in particular- 09.08-26.09.2013 OTU in the North Pacific Ocean (in the Okhotsk and Barents Seas off the coast of Kamchatka).14.05-01.06.2014 made a trip to Shanghai to participate in the Russian-Chinese exercise "Sea Interaction" (joint Sea2014) in the East China Sea (May 20-26).. This trip has become farthest for destroyers project 956 after a long break(since the time of the second Atlantic BS "Admiral Ushakov").


"Fast" in the Bosphorus-East Strait during a joint exit with the "Varyag",08.07.2014 (a photo pressa_tof , 2950 pix.)

07/15-19/2014 "Fast" was supposed to participate in the naval part of the Russian-Indian exerciseINDRA-2014 ( link 5 ). 08.07 he, together with the Varyag (and, possibly, with the Peresvet), went to sea (link 6 ) to the dress rehearsal, but Admiral Vinogradov went to Indra instead. During the maneuvers "Vostok-2014" (19-25.09.2014 ) "Fast" paired with the Rubezh anti-ship missile system launched a missile attack on surface targets at a distance of up to 120 km (link 7 ). . 27-29.10.2014 . the destroyer performed almost its main task as intended- supported the amphibious landings at Klerk Proving Ground (link 8 , link 9 ).

As of03.04.2015 "Fast" was undergoing repairs (VTG) at the Dalzavod Central Station (at least with14.03 - ). The previous visit to the CSD was only a year ago (16.02?-28.04.2014) -apparently, the notorious capriciousness of the power plant affects. ship commander- captain 2nd rank Ruslan Petrachkov (as of 07/25/2014- link 11 ).

3. " Persistent "

Included in the combat composition of the Baltic Fleet in the status of the flagship of the fleet. In series- the youngest after "Ushakov" (22 years old), transferred to the Navy on 12/30/1992, the flag was raised on 03/27/1993. In July 2008, he made a military-political cruise on the Baltic Sea, visiting Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Poland (link 12 ). Before this campaign (or immediately after it), serious problems arose with the power plant, which were "resolved" by rearranging the turbines from the combatant "Restless" (link 13 ). At the beginning of 2012, "Nastya" (naval nickname) underwent repairs (VTG) at the Yantar Shipyard (04.03 the ship was still there).


"Persistent" and "Restless" in Baltiysk,08.10.2014 (a photoDragon 64 Withforums. airbase. ru, on click- 3640 pix.)

04.09.2013 there was information that "Persistent" is urgently preparing for a campaign to the mediterranean sea in order to strengthen the operational connection operating there (link 14 ), but12.09 trip was canceledlink 15 ). 20-26.09.2013 the destroyer took part in the West-2013 maneuvers,. on the last day of which he supported the landing of an amphibious assault at the Khmelevka training ground. ( ) , . 10-20.06.2014 . was involvedin the demonstrative teaching of the Western Military District. against NATO exercisesSaber StrikeandBALTOPS (

The first cruiser of project 1144 Orlan (Kirov) "Admiral Ushakov" / Photo: upload.wikimedia.org

One of the largest warships of the domestic surface fleet, the heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser (TARK) Admiral Ushakov, which has been idle since 1990 awaiting repairs, will be scrapped at the defense shipyard Zvyozdochka Ship Repair Center in Severodvinsk. TASS was informed by the press service of the plant Yevgeny Gladyshev.

"The fundamental decision to scrap the ship has been made, the state corporation Rosatom has been instructed to include the TARK in the scrapping plan," he said. "The 2015 budget provides funds to finance the development of the Admiral Ushakov scrapping project."

The representative of the shipyard also specified that at present the cruiser is at the berth of the enterprise, its reactors are muffled, all outboard fittings are sealed, the survivability of the ship is supported by the reduced crew of the Northern Fleet.


Vladimir Nikitin / Photo: ria.ru

Earlier, Zvezdochka CEO Vladimir Nikitin said that the ship arrived at the shipyard in 1997, as it was then supposed, for repairs. There was no money for these works in those days, and the cruiser is still in cold sludge. The ship was decommissioned from the Navy. Since 1980, nuclear fuel has not been unloaded from its reactors.

“We can say that now this ship poses a certain threat to Severodvinsk and its inhabitants. The timeframe for docking the cruiser and repairing the hull has long passed, so today keeping it afloat near the embankment is not only costly, but also unsafe,” V. Nikitin.

In addition, the cruiser occupies a mooring place, which the plant lacks at today's load. At one time, international projects were worked out to scrap the cruiser within the framework of the Global Partnership program adopted at the G8 summit in 2002, but for a number of reasons they were not implemented. According to expert estimates, the dismantlement of TAKR will cost about 10 times more than the dismantling of the largest nuclear submarine, since there is still no technology and experience in dismantling such ships in Russia.

Technical reference

Project 1144 Orlan cruisers - a series of four highly autonomous heavy nuclear missile cruisers built at the Baltic Shipyard in the USSR from 1973 to 1989, the only surface ships with a nuclear power plant in the Russian Navy. Chief designer ship design - B. I. Kupensky. According to NATO classification, the project is designated as English. Kirov-class battlecruiser, i.e. " battle cruiser”, due to its exceptional size and armament. The chief designer of the project was V. E. Yukhnin.

Heavy atomic missile cruiser"Admiral Ushakov" / Photo: www.warships.ru

As of 2012, only one of the four cruisers built, the Peter the Great TARKR, is in service. From 1977 to 1996, according to project 1144, four heavy nuclear missile cruisers were built at the Baltic Shipyard. These ships were armed with almost all types of combat and technical means created for military surface ships.

On March 26, 1973, the construction of the first lead ship of project 1144, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser (TARK) Kirov (since 1992 - Admiral Ushakov), began at the Baltic Shipyard. The launch took place on December 27, 1977, and on December 30, 1980, the cruiser was transferred to the fleet.

TARK "Admiral Ushakov" / Photo: wikimapia.org

The bow of the TARK / Photo: upload.wikimedia.org

On October 31, 1984, the second ship of the series, the Frunze TARK (since 1992, the Admiral Lazarev), was commissioned.

On December 30, 1988, the Baltic Shipyard handed over the Kalinin TARK fleet (since 1992 - Admiral Nakhimov) to the fleet.

In 1986, the plant began construction last ship series - TARK "Peter the Great" (originally called "Kuibyshev", then - "Yuri Andropov"). Its construction was completed in 1996, after which the cruiser left for sea ​​trials which, in accordance with the plan, were carried out in the harsh conditions of the Arctic. In 1998 nuclear cruiser was handed over to the Navy.

On the this moment TARK "Pyotr Veliky" is the most powerful strike warship not only in the Russian Navy, but throughout the world.

There are about 1600 rooms on the ship, including 140 single and double cabins for officers and midshipmen, 30 cabins for sailors and foremen (for 6-30 people each), 220 vestibules, 49 corridors with a total length of almost 20 kilometers, 15 showers, two baths, one sauna with a swimming pool 6 × 2.5 m, a two-story medical block with infirmaries-isolations, a pharmacy, an X-ray room, an outpatient clinic, a dentist's office and an operating room.

The power plant of the Project 1144 cruiser could provide electricity and heat to a city with a population of 100-150 thousand inhabitants. The nuclear power plant with KN-3 reactors (VM-16 type core), although it was created on the basis of OK-900 icebreaking reactors, has significant differences. The most important thing is that fuel assemblies (manufacturer - machine-building plant in Elektrostal) contain uranium with a high degree of enrichment (about 70%). The term of operation of such a zone until the next recharge is 10-11 years. Double-circuit reactors, pressurized water, thermal neutrons,

High-purity water (bidistillate) is used as a moderator and coolant, which circulates under high pressure (about 200 atmospheres) through the reactor core, ensuring the boiling of the secondary circuit, which goes to the turbines in the form of steam.

On each side of the Project 1144 cruisers, two heavy multi-purpose Ka-27 helicopters are based in the modification of the radar and submarine. Helicopters are used in the anti-submarine version and as a repeater-spotter for the flight of the Granit anti-ship missiles.

Project 1144 cruisers were the first and last nuclear surface missile carriers of the Soviet Navy, the first large-displacement ships built after a long break, and the largest non-aircraft-carrying ships built after World War II.

Main characteristics:

  • Displacement, t - 25 860
  • Length, m - 250.1
  • Width, m - 28.5
  • Draft, m - 10.3
  • Engines - nuclear power plant
  • Power, hp - 163,000
  • Travel speed, knot - 31
  • Autonomy of navigation, days - 60
  • Crew, people - 759

Armament:

  • artillery - 2 × 100 mm AK-100 gun mounts or 1 × 130 mm AK-130
  • anti-aircraft artillery - 8 × ZUAK-630, or 6 × ZRAK "Dagger
  • missile weapons - 20 anti-ship missile launchers P-700 Granit 2 × 2 "Osa-M" (40 missiles) or 8 × 8 "Dagger" (64 missiles) 1-S-ZOOF, 1-S-ZOOFM.
  • anti-submarine weapons - PLUR "Metel" or PLUR "Waterfall", RBU-6000 "Smerch-3" or RBU-12000 "Boa".
NATO code - "Modern class destroyer".

17th Project 956 destroyer "Sarych"

Story

Laid down at the plant number 190 named. A. A. Zhdanova on May 6, 1988 (building number 877), launched on December 28, 1991, the crew was formed on December 31. The ship passed factory sea trials from November 27 to December 25, 1993 in Baltiysk. Accepted by the fleet on December 30, 1993 (on December 25, the naval flag was raised on the ship). On April 17, 1994, the destroyer joined the Russian Navy. During the construction period (since June 16, 1993) he was included in the 13th brigade of ships under construction and repair (13 brigade) of the Leningrad Naval Base, for the duration of the tests included in the 76th brigade missile ships 12th missile ship division.

Service

Since 1994 - as part of the 56th brigade of destroyers of the 7th operational squadron of the Northern Fleet. On June 2, 1994, Fearless arrived in Baltiysk to prepare for the inter-naval transition, which took place from August 9 to 16, 1994. On December 27, the destroyer was put on permanent alert.

On April 4, 1995, together with the destroyer Rastoropny, he took part in anti-aircraft missile firing (received a “good” rating). Under the flag of Rear Admiral V. D. Veregin, he paid a visit to Oslo (Norway) (May 6 - 9), on November 22 he performed artillery firing in the presence of the Minister of Defense and the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. December 21 "Fearless" under the flag of Admiral I. V. Kasatonov, together with the aircraft-carrying cruiser "Admiral Kuznetsov" entered combat service in the Mediterranean Sea; passed on January 4 next year through the Strait of Gibraltar, from January 29 to February 3 made a business call to Tartus (Syria); from February 17 to 18, together with Admiral Kuznetsov, he was on a visit to La Valetta (Malta), where the President of the Republic of Malta visited the destroyer. On March 22, 1996, the ship returned to Severomorsk, having traveled 14,156 nautical miles during its combat service and completed 7 exercises and 49 combat exercises. In August-September, "Fearless" was docked at the shipyard No. 82 in Roslyakovo.

For a comprehensive check of combat readiness on April 14, 1997, the destroyer went to sea, from April 16 to April 17 and from April 23 to April 25 of the same year, he took part in command and staff exercises of the fleet as part of two destroyers and two large anti-submarine ships. August 21 "Fearless" performed artillery firing with jamming from PK-10 and PK-2M (received an overall rating of "good"). September 2 shot "Mosquito", was rated "excellent". September 16 "Fearless" made as part of a ship group going to sea, in the period from September 22 to 26 paid a visit to Portsmouth (England); On October 4, in the Kattegat Strait, the destroyer was refueled by the wake method from the tanker "G. Hasanov. After passing 4391 nautical miles, the squadron returned to Severomorsk on October 8, 1997.

On May 1, 1998, the destroyer "Fearless" was included in the 43rd division of missile ships of the 7th operational squadron. During a trip in the summer of 1998, in a storm, the ship's boiler and turbine installation stopped, because of which it was almost thrown onto the rocks.

In 2004, the destroyer Fearless changed its name to Admiral Ushakov.

commanders

From 2001 to 2003 - Captain 1st Rank Kuznetsov Viktor Ivanovich

From 2004 to 2005 - Captain 1st Rank Sidorov Valery Dmitrievich

From 2005 to 2007 - Captain 1st Rank Neklyudov Igor Vladislavovich

From 2007 to 2009 - captain 1st rank Naboka Andrey Valerievich

From November 2009 to March 2016 - Captain 1st Rank Oleg Anatolyevich Gladky

Since March 2016 - Captain 1st Rank Nikitin Igor Aleksandrovich

Board numbers

During the service, the destroyer changed a number of the following side numbers:
-1993 - No. 694;
-1995 - No. 678;
-1996 - No. 434.
-2016 - No. 474

performance characteristics

Main characteristics

Displacement: 6600 tons standard, 8000 tons gross
- Length: 145.0 m (DWL), 156.5 m (largest)
- Width: 16.8 m (DWL), 17.2 m (largest)
- Draft: 5.96 m, 8.2 m (overall)
-Engines: 2 GTZA-674 boiler-turbine units,
-Power: 100,000 HP With.
- Propulsion: 2 five-bladed propellers
- Travel speed: 18.4 knots economic, 32.7 knots (full), 33.4 knots maximum
-Cruising range: 1,345 miles at 33 knots, 3,920 miles (at 18 knots), 4,500 miles (with fuel in overload)
-Autonomy of navigation: 30 days
- Crew: 296 people (including 25 officers) in peacetime, 344-358 people (including 31 officers) in wartime

Shortly after the end of the bloody World War II, the major world powers began preparing for a new military threat. Churchill's famous speech at Fulton, the split of the world into two camps, the complete redistribution of it by the victors, and the fierce struggle for spheres of influence did not promise universal peace and prosperity.

According to the first post-war military shipbuilding program for the next ten years, it was envisaged to build light cruisers to modernize the fleet.

It was decided to create two types of ships: a cruiser (project 63), a second one and an air defense ship (project 81). It was planned to install a nuclear reactor on the ships.

After a while, project 81 was closed, and work on both types of ships was combined in one direction. Unfortunately, project 63 was also soon closed.

In the late 1960s, the Leningrad Central Design Bureau was entrusted with the creation of a nuclear patrol vessel.

The ship had to have a displacement of about 8000 tons, be able not only to escort other ships, but also provide them with fire support, as well as track down and, if necessary, destroy enemy ships. One of the main advantages of the ship was to be an unlimited cruising range.

In the spring of 1971, weapons are being actively developed for both ships. future ship receives the latest weapons options at that time.

In 1973, the lead cruiser was laid down at the Ordzhonikidze Baltic Shipyard.

In the latest version of the Orlan project, it was planned to create five ships, four of which were built. But it should be noted that the fourth ship ("Peter the Great") was different from its "brothers". It had greater cruising autonomy, improved anti-submarine and sonar weapons, and more modern cruise missiles were installed on board.

In the winter of 1977, the heavy nuclear cruiser Admiral Ushakov (formerly Kirov) was launched and officially enlisted in the Navy of the Soviet Union.

An important point: this year a new classification was introduced, and a vessel from the category of a simple anti-submarine ship becomes a heavy nuclear missile cruiser.

The cruiser did not receive its current name "Admiral Ushakov" immediately, it happened in 1992. He and three other ships received new names. One of them bears the name "Peter the Great", and the other three became "admirals" (Ushakov, Lazarev and Nakhimov).

Construction and description of the ship

The ship "Admiral Ushakov" has a fully welded hull, extended by a forecastle and reinforced anti-aircraft weapons. To protect important parts of the ship, traditional armor was made: anti-projectile, anti-bullet and anti-fragmentation. For protection, mostly homogeneous armor was used.

Almost all superstructures of the vessel are made of aluminum-magnesium alloys. Most of the weapons are located in the stern and bow. Additional armored shields cover the engine room and ammunition cellars.

The cruiser has an elongated forecastle and a double bottom for the entire length of the vessel. The surface part consists of five decks (along the entire length of the hull). At the rear is an underdeck hangar that can accommodate three helicopters. A lifting mechanism was also designed here and rooms were provided for storing materials needed for flights.

home power plant The cruiser was a mechanical twin-shaft with two steam turbo-gear units and 6 boilers, which were located in eight adjacent compartments in the middle part of the ship's hull.

Armament

According to the plan, the Admiral Ushakov cruiser was supposed to strike at enemy aircraft carrier groups, track down and destroy enemy submarines, and also ensure the security of its territories from air threats. Based on the tasks assigned, the ship received a lot of all kinds of weapons.

The main strike armament is represented by the Granit system - an anti-ship missile system located in the bow. It consists of twenty missiles, the maximum flight range of which reaches 550 km. The warhead of the missiles is atomic, the warhead weighing 500 kg.

The anti-aircraft armament of the ship is the Fort missile system. The cruiser is equipped with twelve drum mounts with eight missiles each.

In addition to air targets, the Admiral Ushakov is capable of hitting enemy ships with a class up to a destroyer.

The ship's anti-submarine equipment includes the Metel missile system - 10 missile torpedoes, the firing range of which reaches 50 km, and the depth of destruction is up to 500 m. In addition to the Metel, there are two five-tube torpedo tubes. Also on the deck of the ship there are many small cannons and guns.

Service "Admiral Ushakov"

The ship was officially in the service of the Navy and participated in many combat and training missions. Among them, there are several interesting points. For example, in the winter of 1983, NATO ships, acting on the side of Israel, began to conduct military operations against Syria and Lebanon, which were allies of the USSR. The command of the ship received an order to go to the Mediterranean Sea.

When the "Admiral Ushakov" entered the desired waters, and less than a day's journey remained to the destination, the NATO ships immediately ceased fire and left for the island zone. The Americans did not dare to approach less than 500 km to our ship.

In 1984, the ship made its first combat voyage to the Mediterranean.

A feature of the cruiser "Admiral Ushakov" was the presence of special artillery radar stations. In addition to two KDP-8 command and rangefinder posts and DM-8-2 turret artillery rangefinders, the Rif and Zalp radars were used on the ship to control the firing of the main caliber, and MK-5-bis were installed on II and III towers own radio rangefinders. Proper use of the main caliber artillery was provided by the Molniya AC-68bis A fire control system. Ships of this type were also equipped with modern means of communication for that period of time.

In 1971, the cruiser underwent a large-scale modernization according to project 68-A. One of the tasks was to strengthen air defense, as well as communications. Besides technical plan provided for the installation of the Cyclone-B navigation space complex with the Tsunami-BM communication system, additional AK-230 30-mm guns with the MR-104 Rys control systems, modern means of communication and radar countermeasures, as well as special transmission devices cargo on the go.

The ship's hull was refitted to mount bow and stern groups, four mounts each, 30 mm short-range artillery.

Communication on board the ship was coordinated from the flagship command post. To install active jamming, the Crab-11 and Crab-12 SAP stations were installed.

After modernization, the cruiser performed combat and training tasks until 1991. Due to a number of technical faults, the ship was placed in a repair berth.

Unfortunately, the ship was never restored and modernized. The country had a difficult turning point, and there was simply no money to restore such a huge ship.

For many years, "Admiral Ushakov" was laid up. In 2013, specialists from the Zvyozdochka Shipbuilding Center announced the need to decommission the cruiser's core.

In the summer of 2015, the final decision was made to scrap the cruiser Admiral Ushakov.

It is noteworthy that the cruiser "Admiral Ushakov" (formerly "Kirov") was mentioned more than once in popular culture. For example, in 1982, he appeared in the Soviet film "The case in the square 36-80".

The Russian cruiser is also mentioned in Tom Clancy's novel The Red Storm Rises. According to the author's idea, during the third world war, the ship went to the Atlantic to hunt for enemy ships and was sunk by a Norwegian submarine, which shot the cruiser with torpedoes.

The cruiser is also in the center of attention of the Kirov series of books by John Shettler. According to the plot, in 2017-2021, the ship underwent a total modernization, for which three other cruisers were dismantled for spare parts. After that, he became the flagship of the Northern Fleet.

During the first rocket firing, the Kirov, due to a mystical anomaly, falls into the past, namely in August 1941, where its appearance leads to a change in history. As a result, the cruiser begins a long journey through various times and alternate realities.

Also, the Soviet nuclear cruiser "Kirov" appears in the film "Threads", filmed for the BBC television company.

Decided to dispose of.
One of the largest warships of the domestic surface fleet, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Admiral Ushakov, is being dismantled at the defense shipyard Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center in Severodvinsk, Yevgeny Gladyshev, a plant press officer, said.

TARKR "Admiral Ushakov", in his distant youth bearing the name "Kirov", and the patrol ship "Impeccable", December 22, 1989, Mediterranean Sea

Heavy nuclear missile cruiser TARKR "Admiral Ushakov" , in its distant youth bearing the name "Kirov" was renamed in May 1992. Built at the Baltic Shipyard in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), just in time for the Olympics in 1980. Since about 1990, the nuclear raider began to need repairs, and stopped taking part in sea voyages.

Heavy nuclear missile cruiser "Kirov", October 1986, waters of the Atlantic

What the heavy missile cruisers of project 1144 Orlan are like, you can see in detail in the article dedicated to the more successful and much more famous representative of the series, which is the flagship of not only the northern fleet, but most likely Russian fleet generally .

For those who are too lazy to follow the links, let me remind you. According to the Orlan project, 4 ships were built, clean strikers, with which to crack such a tough nut as an aircraft carrier strike group (this is an aircraft carrier and more than a dozen escort ships, it is too tough for even the great sailors of the British), there are more than 10 such groups in the Americans , which they can combine into a connection (this connection in the world will not be gnawed by anyone, and we, of course, too). But we can pinch the aircraft carrier group a little. Just built four ships of this project.

Heavy nuclear missile cruisers Pyotr Veliky, Admiral Ushakov winter 1996-1997

Only one remained on combat duty - the flagship of the Northern Fleet, built in 1996. Another one, "Admiral Nakhimov", built in 1989, after 10 years of campaigns, has been standing at the pier since 1999 and is waiting for repairs at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk. According to the latest data, the matter moved forward, and it was decided to turn it into a "missile battleship", of course, as always, "unparalleled in the world." Equip the Caliber, Biryuza and P-900 Onyx complexes to bring the total number of missiles to eighty. Against today's twenty, which tells me the 20th can be held back, but the 80th ... the concept is probably changing. Let me remind you the American Ohio-type submarine missile carrier carries 154 Tamahawkas (cruise missiles). This should be done by 2018, at a price approximately equal to one Mistral.

Heavy nuclear missile cruiser Kirov at the berth, Severodvinsk, June 2005

Back to Heavy nuclear missile cruiser TARKR "Admiral Ushakov" , “The fundamental decision on the disposal of the ship has been made, the state corporation Rosatom has been instructed to include the TARK in the disposal plan. Already, as it were, the budget for 2015 includes funds to finance the development of the Admiral Ushakov disposal project. “Now the ship poses a certain threat to Severodvinsk and its inhabitants. The terms for docking the cruiser and repairing the hull have long passed, so today keeping it afloat near the embankment is not only costly, but also unsafe,” Nikitin believes. Earlier, the general director of Zvyozdochka, Vladimir Nikitin, said that the ship arrived at the shipyard in 1997, as it was then supposed, for repairs. There was no money for these works in those days, and the cruiser is still in cold sludge. The ship was decommissioned from the Navy. Since 1980, no fuel has been unloaded from its reactors. nuclear fuel. In addition, the cruiser occupies a mooring place, which the plant lacks at today's load.

TARKR Admiral Ushakov, waiting for his fate, deck view

The representative of the shipyard also specified that at present the cruiser is at the berth of the enterprise, its reactors are muffled, all outboard fittings are sealed, the survivability of the ship is supported by the reduced crew of the Northern Fleet, ITAR-TASS reports. Well, thank God, even though it is old, from the times of the USSR, one more ship will return to service, and will not be put on needles. See =>> .

At one time, international projects for the cruiser's disposal were worked out as part of the Global Partnership program adopted at the G8 summit in 2002, but for a number of reasons they were not implemented.
By expert opinion, the disposal of TARKR will cost about 10 times more than the dismantling of the largest nuclear submarine, since there is still no technology and experience in dismantling such ships in Russia.

In 2011, the Main Headquarters of the Navy announced the start of a comprehensive modernization of the Admiral Nakhimov. It is known that the next to the dock for repairs and the same modernization will be the Peter the Great TARKR, which is in service, although the General Staff at first stated that after the Admiral Nakhimov, the cruisers Admiral Ushakov and Admiral Lazarev will undergo modernization.
The headquarters stated that the Project 1144 nuclear missile cruisers in reserve would return to combat by 2020.

Photo of the raider Admiral Ushakov, former Kirov

But what to do with another missile cruiser - "Admiral Lazarev" has been in the sludge since 1999 in the Pacific Fleet (formerly "Frunze") He now looks especially decrepit. If we take into account the planned modernization of Peter the Great, the turn to the missile carrier until 2020, most likely will not come. And no one knows what to do with these ships.