Russian battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov

For other ships with the same name, see Russian ship Admiral Nakhimov and Soviet ship Kalinin.

Kalinin c. 1991
History
→ Soviet Union → Russia
NameKalinin
NamesakeMikhail Kalinin (in Soviet service)
BuilderBaltiysky Naval Shipyard, Leningrad
Laid down17 May 1983
Launched25 April 1986
Commissioned30 December 1988
IdentificationPennant number: 180 (1988) → 064 (1989) → 085 (since 1990)
NamesakePavel Nakhimov (in Russian service)
RenamedAdmiral Nakhimov (since 22 April 1992)
IdentificationPennant number: 080 (1994)
StatusUndergoing refit
General characteristics
Class and typeKirov-class battlecruiser
Displacement24,300 tons Standard, 28,000 (Full Load)
Length
  • 252 m (827 ft)
  • 230 m (750 ft) (Waterline)
Beam28.5 m (94 ft)
Draft9.1 m (30 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2-shaft CONAS, Nuclear propulsion with steam turbine boost 100,000 kW (140,000 shp)
    • 2x300 MW KN-3 nuclear reactors (2 x 70000 hp)
    • 4x3000 kW GTZA-653 oil-fired high-pressure steam turbines
Speed32 knots (59 km/h)
Range
  • 1,000 nautical miles (2,000 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h) (combined propulsion),
  • Essentially unlimited with nuclear power at 20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement
  • 727
  • Aircrew: 18
  • Flag staff: 15
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Voskhod MR-800 (Top Pair) 3D search radar on foremast
  • Fregat MR-710 (Top Steer) 3D search radar on main mast
  • 2 × Palm Frond navigation radar on foremast
  • 2 × Top Dome for SA-N-6 fire control
  • 2 × Eye Bowl for SA-N-4 fire control
  • Horse Jaw LF hull sonar
  • Horse Tail VDS (Variable Depth Sonar)
Armament
Armour76 mm (3 in) plating around reactor compartment, light splinter protection
Aircraft carried3 Kamov Ka-27 "Helix" or Ka-25 "Hormone"
Aviation facilitiesBelow-deck hangar

Admiral Nakhimov (Russian: Адмирал Нахимов) is the third battlecruiser of the Russian Navy's Kirov class. The ship was originally commissioned into service with the Soviet Navy in 1988, known back then as Kalinin (Калинин), a name the ship kept until 1992 when it was renamed for Pavel Nakhimov. From 1997 Admiral Nakhimov is undergoing a repair and a refit to receive new and improved weaponry and had been scheduled to re-enter service with the Russian Navy in around 2022.[1][2][3] The date for the ship's return to service is uncertain. In 2021 it was reported that the ship's return to service would be delayed until "at least" 2023[4] while in February 2022 it was reported that Sevmash CEO Mikhail Budnichenko noted that the warship was planned for delivery in 2022.[5] Later in the year it was again reported that the vessel's return to service might be delayed as late as 2024, with this being eventually confirmed by the head of United Shipbuilding Corporation Alexei Rakhmanov.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (20 August 2020). "Russian Navy Kirov-class Cruiser Admiral Nakhimov Back in the Water". Naval News.
  2. ^ "Ремонт и модернизация тяжелого атомного ракетного крейсера "Адмирал Нахимов" идет в соответствии с графиком" [Repair and modernization of the heavy nuclear missile cruiser "Admiral Nakhimov" is proceeding in accordance with the schedule]. Russian Ministry of Defence (in Russian). 27 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Ремонт атомного ракетного крейсера "Адмирал Нахимов" завершат к 2021 году" [Repair of the nuclear-powered missile cruiser "Admiral Nakhimov" will be completed by 2021]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 27 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Handover of Admiral Nakhimov battlecruiser to Russian navy postponed — source". TASS. 7 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Russia's Sevmash Shipyard Says it Will Deliver Admiral Nakhimov in 2022". 18 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Delivery of Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov delayed again".
  7. ^ "Глава ОСК назвал сроки возвращения в строй крейсера "Адмирал Нахимов"". flotprom.ru (in Russian). 27 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Атомный ракетный крейсер "Адмирал Нахимов" вернется на флот в 2024 году". RIA (in Russian). 27 February 2023.