Russian cruiser Varyag (1983)
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For other ships with the same name, see Russian ship Varyag.
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.
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Varyag (then Chervona Ukraina) c. 1990 underway en route to the Pacific Ocean from the Black Sea | |
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Name | Varyag (ex-Chervona Ukraina) |
Namesake | Viking or Varangians |
Builder | 61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant (SY 445), Mykolaiv |
Laid down | 31 July 1979 |
Launched | 28 August 1983 |
Commissioned | 16 October 1989 |
Status | In active service |
Notes | Flagship of the Pacific Fleet |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Slava-class cruiser |
Displacement | 11,490 tons |
Length | 186.4 m (611.5 ft) |
Beam | 20.8 m (68.2 ft) |
Draft | 8.4 m (27.6 ft) |
Propulsion | 4 COGOG gas turbines, 2 shafts 121,000 shp |
Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
Range | 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement | 480 |
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Armor | Splinter plating |
Aircraft carried | 1 Ka-25 or Ka-27 Helicopter |
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