Russian cruiser Moskva
Moskva seen from the air in 2012 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| → Soviet Union → Russia | |
| Name | Slava (in Soviet service), Moskva (from 1995) |
| Namesake | Glory (1979–1995), Moscow (1995–2022) |
| Builder | 61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant (SY 445), Nikolayev, Ukrainian SSR |
| Laid down | 1976 |
| Launched | 27 July 1979 |
| Commissioned | 30 January 1983 |
| Decommissioned | September 1990 |
| Reinstated | April 2000 |
| Identification | 121 |
| Fate | Sunk by two Ukrainian R-360 Neptune anti-ship missiles on 14 April 2022 |
| Notes | Flagship of the Black Sea Fleet |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Slava-class cruiser |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 186.4 m (611 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 20.8 m (68 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in) |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Complement | 419 enlisted men and 66 officers |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Splinter plating |
| Aircraft carried | 1 Ka-25 or Ka-27 helicopter |
Moskva, formerly Slava, was a guided missile cruiser of the Russian Navy. Commissioned in 1983, she was the lead ship of the Project 1164 Atlant class, named after the city of Moscow. With a crew of 510, Moskva was the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet.
The cruiser was deployed during the Russo-Georgian War and 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, and Russia's intervention in Syria (2015). She led the naval assault during the Russo-Ukrainian war, from February 2022 until her sinking on 14 April 2022.