Russian destroyer Vice-Admiral Kulakov
Vice-Admiral Kulakov on 24 August 2012 visiting Portsmouth Naval Base, UK. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Russia | |
| Name | Vice-Admiral Kulakov |
| Namesake | Nikolai Kulakov |
| Ordered | 13 July 1977 |
| Builder | Works in the name of A. A. Zhdanov, Leningrad |
| Laid down | 4 November 1977 |
| Launched | 16 May 1980 |
| Commissioned | 29 December 1981 |
| Refit | 1991–2010 |
| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Udaloy-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 163 m (535 ft) |
| Beam | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Draught | 7.8 m (26 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft COGAG, 4 gas turbines, 89,000 kW (120,000 hp) |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Range | 10,500 nautical miles (19,400 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 300 |
| Sensors & processing systems | 1 × New Fregat MAE radar complex |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 x Ka-27 'Helix' series helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | Helicopter deck and hangar |
Vice-Admiral Kulakov (Russian: «Вице-адмирал Кулаков») is an Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy. As of 2022, the ship is in active service. She is named after Soviet naval officer Nikolai Kulakov.