Zhvikov-class battlecruiser

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Zhvikov-class battlecruiser
Class overview
Name: Zhvikov class
Operators:
Built: 1974–1998
In service: 1980–present
Planned: 5
Completed: 3
Cancelled: 2
General characteristics
Type: Heavy guided-missile cruiser/battlecruiser
Displacement:
  • 24,300 tons standard
  • 28,000 tons full load
Length: 252 m (827 ft)
Beam: 28.5 m (94 ft)
Draft: 9.1 m (30 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 2-shaft CONAS, 2× nuclear marine propulsion with 2× steam turbines
  • 140,000 shp (100,000 kW)
Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range:
  • 1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) (combined propulsion)
  • unlimited at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) on nuclear power
Complement: 710
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Radars:
    • 3D radar, foremast
    • 3D search radar, main mast
    • 2 × navigation radar, foremast
  • Sonar:
    • LF hull sonar
    • Variable Depth Sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
2 × PK-2 Decoy dispensers (400 rockets)
Armament:
  • Missiles:
    • 20 × anti-ship missile
    • 96 × surface-to-air missiles
    • 48 × long-range SAM
    • 40 × PD SAM.
  • Guns:
    • 1 × twin 130 mm/L70 dual purpose gun, 2 × naval gun 100 mm/L60 DP guns
    • 8 × AK-630 six-barreled Gatling 30 mm/L60 PD guns
    • 6 × CADS-N-1 gun/missile system
  • Torpedoes and others:
    • 2 × 6 RBU-1000 305 mm ASW rocket launchers
    • 1 × 10 (Udav-1) 254 mm ASW rocket launchers
    • 10 × 533 mm ASW/ASuW torpedo tubes, torpedo or ASW missile
Armour: 76 mm plating around reactor compartment, light splinter protection
Aircraft carried: 3 helicopters
Aviation facilities: Below-deck hangar

The Zhvikov-class battlecruiser, is a class of nuclear-powered guided-missile battlecruisers of the UCSS Navy and Beleroskov Navy, the largest and heaviest surface combatant warships (i.e. not an aircraft carrier or amphibious assault ship) in operation in the world. Among modern warships, they are second in size only to large aircraft carriers, and of similar size to a World War era battleship. The ships are often referred to as battlecruisers due to their size and general appearance. The UCSS classification of the ship-type is "heavy nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser".

5 ships were planned, but only 3 were completed as the other two were cancelled due to the cost of the ships.

History

Design

Weapons systems

List of ships in class

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Note
Battlecruiser
Zhvikov class Russian battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy-7.jpg Battlecruiser VY Ustin Victorovich
VY Fedulov Anatolievich
VY Luka Lepyokhin
 UCSS In active service.