Kirov Class Missile Cruiser

Manufacturer:

Baltic Shipyard in Leningrad

Role:

Guided Missile Cruiser

Year Adopted:

1980

Operational Status:

Russia - Still in active service

Armament (as of 2002):

20x SS-N-19 'Shipwreck' SSM launchers (20 missiles)
12x SA-N-6 SAM launchers, with 96 missiles
16x SA-N-9 SAM launchers with 128 missiles
6x CADS-1 CIWS systems*
2x 130mm AK-130 guns
1x RPK-5 ASW rocket launcher
2x RBU-1000 ASW rocket launchers
2x Quintuple 533mm (21 in) ASW torpedo tubes

*Each CADS-1 is made up of 2x 30mm gatling guns and 8 SA-N-11 SAM missiles

Sensor Suite:

1x 'Top Pair' 3D radar
1x 'Top Steer' 3D radar
2x 'Top Dome' SA-N-6 fire control radars
2x 'Pop Group' SA-N-4 fire control radars
3x 'Palm Frond' navigational radars
1x 'Kite Screech' fire control radar
2x 'Eye Bowl' SS-N-14 fire control radar (Kirov only)
4x 'Bass Tilt' CIWS fire control radars
1x 'Side Globe' ESM suite (Kirov only)
10x 'Bell' series ECM systems
4x 'Rum Tub' ECM systems (Kirov only)
1x 'Fly Screen' helicopter landing aid
2x 'Punch Bowl' satellite communication systems
2x 'Big Ball' satellite communication system (Frunze)
4x 'Tin Man' electro-optical fire control systems
2x 'Bob Tail' navigation aids
1x 'Salt Pot' IFF system
2x twin barrel chaff/flare launchers
1x low frequency variable depth sonar
1x low frequency bow sonar

Engine:

CONAS (Combined nuclear and steam turbine) system delivering 140,000 hp to two shafts.  This system is composed of:

2x KN-3 300 Mw nuclear reactors
2x oil fired boilers

Crew:

655 Officers and Sailors

Length:

824.1 feet
(251.2 meters)

Draught:

33.8 feet
(10.3 meters)

Beam:

93.5 feet
(28.5 meters)

Maximum Speed:

32 knots

Aircraft:

3x Ka-25 ASW Helicopter or Ka-27 'Helix' target acquisition helicopters