The Russian Navy will not modernize the massive Pyotr Veliky battle-cruiser, the world’s only nuclear-powered surface vessel, and the largest non-aircraft carrier naval warship. The one-of-kind warship that packs phenomenal firepower was supposed to be refitted and modernized after another ship in its class, Admiral Nakhimov, concluded her modernization. Pyotr Veliky will head for decommissioning…
The Admiral Nakhimov is a super heavy nuclear-powered battlecruiser which joined the Soviet Navy in 1988 as the Kalinin. In the 1990s, the warship’s fate hung in the balance amid massive military funding cutbacks. Now, the vessel is nearing the completion of a major refit and rearmament cycle. Here’s what we know about it.
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