Russian cruiser Varyag (1983)
 Varyag c.1995 though Chervona Ukraina 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: | 1979 |
| Launched: | July 1983 |
| Commissioned: | October 16, 1989 |
| Status: | Pacific Fleet, active. |
| 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 |
| Range: | 10,000 miles @ 16 knots |
| Complement: | 480 |
| 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 and decoys: |
Rum Tub and Side Globe EW antennas 2x PK-2 DL (140mm chaff / flare) |
| Armament: | 16x P-500 Bazalt (SS-N-12 Sandbox) anti-ship missiles 8x8 (64) S-300PMU Favorit (SA-N-6 Grumble) long-range surface-to-air missiles 2x20 (40) OSA-MA (SA-N-4 Gecko) SR SAM 1x twin AK-130 130mm/L70 dual purpose guns 6xAK-630 close-in weapons systems possibly replaced by Kashtan (CADS-N-1) 2x RBU-6000 anti-submarine mortars 10x(2 quin) 533mm torpedo tubes |
| Armor: | Splinter plating |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 Ka-25 or Ka-27 Helicopter |
Russian cruiser Varyag (Varangian), (ex-Chervona Ukraina), 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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[edit] History
Laid down in 1979 at 61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant (Shipyard 445) in Mykolaiv as Chervona Ukraina ("Red Ukraine"), was launched in July 1983, and commissioned October 16, 1989. Joined the Pacific Fleet in 1990 and was listed as having only a caretaker crew up to 2002.[1]
Re-entered service in the Pacific Fleet in early 2008 after an overhaul.
In 2009 the cruiser led a fleet of foreign warships participating in a parade to mark the -60th anniversary of China's Navy.[2]
In June 2010, Varyag, under the command of Captain Eduard Moskalenko and with the Commander Northern Fleet Combined Forces Rear-Admiral Vladimir L. Kasatonov embarked, made a port call to San Francisco. The visit, the first by a Russian navy surface combatant in 147 years, featured a plaque dedication ceremony to commemorate six Russian Imperial Navy sailors who died fighting a fire in San Francisco in 1863.[3] This visit also coincided with President Medvedev visiting Silicon Valley and he once again visited the Varyag as he had in Singapore in 2009.
On 19 November 2010, during a 4-day informal visit to South Korea, 24-year old Lieutenant Ivan Yegorov reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself. According to Roman Martov, head of Russian Navy Pacific Fleet Press Service, the reason of suicide was a conflict between the lieutenant and his wife. The crewman's brother doubts that is was suicide, and told reporters that his brother had phoned him several hours before the death: "His voice was high-spirited and he boasted of gifts which he was going to bring his family".[4][5]
From November 8-11 2011 the Varyag, accompanied by the tanker Irkut, made a port visit to Vancouver, British Columbia, to commemorate servicemen killed in armed conflicts. Varyag was escorted into Vancouver by the Royal Canadian Navy destroyer HMCS Algonquin, and the Varyag's crew engaged in friendly sports matches with their Canadian counterparts from the Algonquin.[6][7][8]
[edit] Gallery
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Dmitry Medvedev. Meeting with sailors.
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Dmitry Medvedev. Visiting ship's museum aboard the cruiser Varyag.
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Varyag in Vladivostok, 2010.
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2010 San Francisco visit
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Visiting Vancouver, Canada in November 2011.
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Close view of the AK-130 dual purpose guns on the bow with Vancouver's north shore in the background.
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Close view of the S-300PMU Favorit SAM tubes on the mid deck, Vancouver.
[edit] References
- ^ GlobalSecurity.org Project 1164 Atlant
- ^ "Russian cruiser to lead foreign ships in China naval parade". RIAN News Service. http://en.rian.ru/russia/20090422/121247162.html. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
- ^ Nolte, Carl. "Russian warship makes rare S.F. appearance". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/22/BAVP1E2O3N.DTL. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ Dead crewman was found in cruiser Varyag, PrimaMedia, 25 November 2010, http://rusnavy.com/news/navy/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=10887
- ^ "An Officer of Varyag Cruiser Committed Suicide". Vzglyad. 25 November 2010.
- ^ PF Flagship Guard Missile Cruiser Varyag Arrives at Port of Vancouver, Canada, NavalToday.com, 11 November 2011, http://navaltoday.com/2011/11/08/pf-flagship-guard-missile-cruiser-varyag-arrives-at-port-of-vancouver-canada/
- ^ "Russian warships visit Vancouver". The Voice of Russia. 9 November 2011.
- ^ "Russian missile cruiser visits Canada". RIA Novosti. 9 November 2011.
[edit] See also
- Chervona Ukraina for another ship named for Red Ukraine.
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