Russian battlecruiser Admiral Lazarev
- Russian battlecruiser Admiral Lazarev
"Admiral Lazarev" ("Адмирал Лазарев") is the second Kirov class battlecruiser. Until 1992 she was named "Frunze" ("Фрунзе") after Bolshevik leader Mikhail Frunze; at that time she was renamed after Russian admiral Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev.
She was laid down on July 27 1978 at Baltiysky Naval Shipyard, Leningrad, launched on May 26, 1981, and commissioned on October 31, 1984. [ [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/1144-list.htm Kirov Class - Project 1144 ] ] In December 1984 she joined the Soviet Navy's Pacific Fleet. The following summer she visited Luanda, Aden, and Vietnam.Fact|date=December 2007
Differences from lead ship
"Admiral Lazarev" was constructed differently from the lead ship of the class. On the forward part of the ship, the twin SS-N-14 ASW missile launcher was replaced with 8 octuple SA-N-9 surface to air missile vertical launchers. On the aft part, a single twin AK-130 130mm gun, similar to the guns used on "Slava" and "Sovremennyy", was used instead of two 100mm guns. Near the flight deck, the 30mm CIWS cannons were moved to the aft superstructure and replaced with 8 octuple SA-N-9 vertical launchers. There were also some differences in the sensors, ESM/ECM suite and communication systems. ["Modern naval combat". / David Miller, Chris Miller. p. 114. London ; New York : Salamander Books, c1986. ISBN 0861012313]
Fate
"Admiral Lazarev" was laid up at Severomorsk for several years before being decommissioned in July 1999. As of 2004 it was reported that she was awaiting recommissioning into the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet, pending release of funds for the necessary overhaul.Fact|date=December 2007
References
*http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/1144.htm
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