Russian cruiser Petropavlovsk
Petropavlovsk on 20 September 1992 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Soviet Union | |
| Name |
|
| Namesake | Petropavlovsk |
| Builder | 61 Communards Shipyard |
| Laid down | 9 September 1973 |
| Launched | 22 November 1974 |
| Commissioned | 29 December 1976 |
| Decommissioned | 26 February 1992 |
| Stricken | June 1997 |
| Homeport | Zolotoy Rog |
| Identification | 518, 527, 558, 561, 565, 712, 732 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1997 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Kara-class cruiser |
| Displacement |
|
| Length | 173.2 m (568 ft) |
| Beam | 18.6 m (61 ft) |
| Draught | 6.7 m (22 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft COGAG, 4 gas turbines, 120,000 hp (89 MW) |
| Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
| Range | 9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) |
| Complement | 380-425 |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 Kamov Ka-25 'Hormone-A' or Kamov Ka-27 'Helix' |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar and helipad |
Petropavlovsk was the fifth ship of the Kara-class cruisers of the Soviet Navy. She was launched in November 1975 and commissioned in December 1976 at the 61 Communards Shipyard. In 1996, she was scrapped in India.