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Kirov-class battlecruiserlarger figure on 3 of 3
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Length
Single source252 m (827 ft)[source]
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| Specification | Kirov-class battlecruiser | Type 054A frigate |
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| Power | 2-shaft CONAS , 2 × KN-3 nuclear marine propulsion with 2 × GT3A-688 steam turbines 140,000 shp (100,000 kW)[source] | CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts[source] |
| Name | Kirov class[source] | — |
| Builders | Baltic Shipyard , Leningrad[source] | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | Soviet Navy Russian Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy |
Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
134 m (440 ft)[source]
Unspecified
Single source180人[source]Unspecified
at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) (combined propulsion) unlimited at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) on nuclear power
Single source1,000 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[source]
estimated at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Single source3,800 nautical miles (4,400 mi; 7,000 km) estimated at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Preceded by | Kara class[source] | Type 054 frigate[source] |
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| Subclasses | SSV-333 Ural[source] | Tughril class (Pakistan) Type 818 Cutter (China Coast Guard)[source] |
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| Built | 1974–1998[source] | 2005–present[source] |
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| In service | 1980–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | 50[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Canceled | — |
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| Active | 1 (1 undergoing refit)[source] | 46[source] |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Heavy guided-missile cruiser / battlecruiser[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radars: ( NATO reporting name ): Voskhod MR-800 (Top Pair) search 3D radar , foremast Fregat MR-710 (Top Plate) 3D search radar, main mast 2 × Palm Frond navigation radar, foremast Sonar: Horse Jaw LF hull sonar Horse Tail VDS (Variable Depth Sonar) Combat Management System: Lesorub-44 combat information control system[source] | Type 382 Radar Type 344 Radar (Mineral-ME Band Stand ) target acquisition and SSM fire control radar 4 × MR-90 Front Dome SAM fire control radars MR-36A surface search radar, I-band Type 347G 76 mm gun fire control radar 2 × Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band MGK-335 medium frequency active/passive sonar system H/SJG-206 towed array sonar ZKJ-4B/6 (developed from Thomson-CSF TAVITAC) combat data system HN-900 Data link (Chinese equivalent of Link 11 A/B, to be upgraded) SNTI-240 SATCOM AKD5000S Ku band SATCOM[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × PK-2 Decoy dispensers (400 rockets)[source] | 2 × Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers Type 922-1 radar warning receiver HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system Kashtan-3 missile jamming system[source] |
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| Armament | Missiles: 20 × P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) AShM 96 × S-300F Fort ( SA-N-6 Grumble ) surface-to-air missiles ( Ushakov , Lazarev , Nakhimov ) 48 × S-300F Fort and 48 S-300FM Fort-M (SA-N-20 Gargoyle) long-range SAM ( Pyotr Velikiy ) 64 × 3K95 Kinzhal (SA-N-9 Gauntlet) Only installed on Pyotr Veiliky (8 × 8). Space reserved for 128 missiles on Admiral Lazarev , Admiral Nakhimov and Pyotr Veiliky point defense SAM 40 × OSA-MA (SA-N-4 Gecko) PD SAM. Not on Pyotr Velikiy Guns: 1 × twin AK-130 130 mm/L70 dual-purpose gun (2 × AK-100 100 mm/L60 DP guns in Ushakov ) 8 × AK-630 six-barreled Gatling 30 mm/L60 PD guns ( Ushakov , Lazarev ) 6 × CADS-N-1 Kortik gun/missile system ( Nakhimov , Pyotr Velikiy ) 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 , Type 53 torpedo or RPK-2 Vyuga (SS-N-15) ASW missile[source] | 1 × 32-cell H/AKJ-16 VLS HHQ-16 SAM Yu-8 anti-submarine missile 2 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles 1 × H/PJ-26 76 mm naval gun (Type 054A and Type 054A+) or 1 x H/PJ-87 100 mm naval gun (Type 054AG) 2 × 30 mm Type 730 7-barrel gun-based CIWS or Type 1130 11-barrel gun-based CIWS 2 × 3 324 mm Yu-7 torpedo launchers 2 × 6 Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher[source] |
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| Armour | 76 mm plating around reactor compartment, light splinter protection[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | 3 helicopters[source] | Type 054A: Harbin Z-9 C or Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' Type 054AG: Harbin Z-20 family helicopter including Z-20F anti-submarine version and the Z-20J naval utility version[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Below-deck hangar[source] | hangar[source] |
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| Country of origin | Soviet Union[source] | People's Republic of China[source] People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 054B frigate[source] |
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| Cost | — | US$348 million (est. 2015)[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2008–present[source] |
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