Russian cruiser Varyag (1983)
Varyag in Vladivostok greeting the crew of USS Vandergrift | |
| History | |
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| Russia | |
| 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 & 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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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armor | Splinter plating |
| Aircraft carried | 1 Ka-25 or Ka-27 Helicopter |
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.