Russian cruiser Varyag (1983)

Varyag (then Chervona Ukraina) c. 1990 underway en route to the Pacific Ocean from the Black Sea
History
 Russia
NameVaryag (ex-Chervona Ukraina)
NamesakeViking or Varangians
Builder61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant (SY 445), Mykolaiv
Laid down31 July 1979
Launched28 August 1983
Commissioned16 October 1989
StatusIn active service
NotesFlagship of the Pacific Fleet
General characteristics
Class and typeSlava-class cruiser
Displacement11,490 tons
Length186.4 m (611.5 ft)
Beam20.8 m (68.2 ft)
Draft8.4 m (27.6 ft)
Propulsion4 COGOG gas turbines, 2 shafts 121,000 shp
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement480
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Voskhod MR-800 (Top Pair) 3D search radar
  • Fregat MR-710 (Top Steer) 3D search radar
  • Palm Frond navigation radar
  • Pop group SA-N-4 fire control radar
  • Top Dome SA-N-6 fire control radar
  • Bass Tilt AK-360 CIWS System fire control radar
  • Bull horn MF hull mounted sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Rum Tub and Side Globe EW antennas
  • 2 × PK-2 DL (140 mm chaff / flare)
Armament
ArmorSplinter plating
Aircraft carried1 Ka-25 or Ka-27 Helicopter

Russian cruiser Varyag (Russian: Варяг, lit.'Varangian'), formerly Chervona Ukraina ("Red Ukraine"), is the third ship of the Slava-class of guided missile cruisers built for the Soviet Navy now serving the Russian Navy.