Soviet cruiser Mikhail Kutuzov

Mikhail Kutuzov preserved as a museum
History
Russia
Name	Mikhail Kutuzov
Namesake	Field Marshall Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov
Ordered	22 February 1950
Builder	Black Sea Shipyard, Nikolayev
Laid down	23 February 1951
Launched	29 November 1952
Commissioned	30 December 1954
Decommissioned	2000
Stricken	25 August 2001
Status	Preserved as museum ship in Novorossiysk
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	13,600 tons standard, 16,640 tons full load
Length	210 m (690 ft) overall 205 m (673 ft) waterline
Beam	22 m (72 ft)
Draught	6.9 m (23 ft)
Propulsion	2 shaft geared steam turbines, 6 boilers, 110,000 hp (82,000 kW)
Speed	32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Range	9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	1,250
Armament	12 × 15.2 cm (6.0 in)/57 cal B-38 guns in 4 triple Mk5-bis turrets 12 × 10 cm (3.9 in)/56 cal Model 1934 guns in 6 twin SM-5-1 mounts 32 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) AA guns in 16 twin V-11M mounts 10 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes in 2 quintuple PTA-53-68-bis mounts
Armour	Belt: 100 mm (3.9 in) Conning tower: 150 mm (5.9 in) Deck: 50 mm (2.0 in) Turrets: 175 mm (6.9 in) front, 65 mm (2.6 in) sides, 60 mm (2.4 in) rear, 75 mm (3.0 in) roof Barbettes: 130 mm (5.1 in) Bulkheads: 100–120 mm (3.9–4.7 in)

Mikhail Kutuzov (Russian: Михаил Кутузов) is a light cruiser project no. 68-bis (designated the Template:Sclass- by NATO) of the Soviet and later the Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet.

She was laid down at the Black Sea Shipyard in Nikolayev on 23 February 1951 and commissioned on 30 December 1954. Mikhail Kutuzov joined the Black Sea Fleet after commissioning and sea trials, on 31 January 1955.

Fate

On 28 July 2002, Mikhail Kutuzov was opened to the public as a museum ship in Novorossiysk. On 1 October 2012, she was made a branch of the Central Naval Museum.