“Admiral Nakhimov” is currently under repair
The head of the Russian military department, Sergei Shoigu, in a conference call at the Russian Ministry of Defense on August 3 spoke about the course of the state contract for repair and modernization heavy nuclear missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov. This unique ship is expected to become the strongest unit in the Russian Navy. Although it is an honorary degree from fellow “ Nakhimov & # 39; & # 39; by project & mdash; heavy nuclear missile cruiser Peter the Great.
Photo: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation < p>As Shoigu noted, after the completion of the repair and modernization, the Russian Navy will “ receive a ship equipped with powerful strike weapons, state-of-the-art anti-aircraft missiles and anti-submarine systems“.
From August 2020, the cruiser was undocked and relocated to the quay for overhead equipment, installation of general ship systems and on-board mechanisms. Shipbuilders are now installing equipment and negotiating & nbsp; electrical work. Before us & ndash; acceptance tests.
At a meeting at the Ministry of Defense, the timing of the implementation of the main phases of the state contract and related issues were discussed.
MK; asked the military expert 1st Captain Vladimir Gundarov, what is the significance of the modernized ship for the Russian Navy.
& ndash; After the repairs, the main task will be to command the Northern Fleet & nbsp; save the cruiser so that fate does not repeat & nbsp; its predecessors, & ndash; believes the expert. & ndash; Due to illiterate traffic, low training of personnel operating these ships, a lack of & nbsp; full-scale water treatment on land & nbsp; the reactors were salted and decommissioned.
Expensive modern ships have turned into floating museums. Kirov was never saved. Kalinin (former name of Admiral Nakhimov. & Ndash; MK ) was happier. This luck will have to be supported by the organization of strict architectural supervision from the Baltic shipyard where the cruiser was built.
By the way, it was precisely because the factory representatives literally spent the day and spent the night on Peter the Great, as former plant CEO Oleg Shulyakovsky, Peter the Great remained in service and is now the most powerful ship in the navy.