Calling all Soviet Kirov-class (Орлан) Project 1144 & Slava-class (Атлант) Project 1164 fans

[Timmy C]

For the waterliners, the Danish navy took a great shot of Peter the Great as she passed through the Danish Straits on her way to St. Petersburg earlier this week - the camera orientation and calm waters make her wake pattern very clear to discern and replicate:

[billi]

Testing some flickr image posting.
Pics of Varyag in Vancouver, B.C. Nov. 2011.

[Navy2000]

Does any one know where a person can obtain the Kirov plan book, and how accurate is it?

Duane

[Chuck Bauer]

If this has been asked before in the duration of this thread I apologize:
Where was the ship's bell located on the Varyag? I have seen a photo of it on line but can't tell where it was mounted.
TIA,
Chuck

[Timmy C]

It can be seen at least here on the starboard side amidships: https://i.imgur.com/jDWaj.jpg

Closer-up: https://i.imgur.com/XVfqn.jpg

[Chuck Bauer]

Excellent. Many thanks Tim!

[Ticonderoga]

Hi Chuck, if you look at Tim's first link you will also see a second bell, located on the starboard aft signal deck (rear of the foremast)

The bell located on one deck, near the gangway, is the ceremonial ship's bell and is only shipped when the vessel is in harbour, at anchor or at a buoy etc.

Andrew

[Chuck Bauer]

Aha. Yes, I see the other one now. The one on the forward superstructure looks like the one I have a closeup of. Thanks for the clarification!

[Chuck Bauer]

Good morning gents. I have new a question today...

Was Varyag ever equipped with the curved/ribbed "Air Search radar" screens atop her forward superstructure? Or did she always have the "Top Plate radar" which looks like two pizza boxes?

TIA,
Chuck

[Chuck Bauer]

You can ignore the above question as I have looked up the answer.

Cheers,
Chuck

[DrPR]

The answer is ....?

Phil

[Chuck Bauer]

Not sure this is definitive but...
I have been unable to find any photos of Varyag with the rotating curved screen radar, which was installed on the first two Slava class cruisers. All the pictures I have seen of the Varyag--the third Slava--show her with the two plate system.

[Miguel]

here is the Atlant Class Marshal Ustinov as commissioned,with the Top Steer and the Top Sail/Big Net radars which BTW is my favorite configuration


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... 9radar.jpg

[Chuck Bauer]

Yep, I like this better, also.

[Ivan]

Good afternoon. If someone is interested, the microdesign company in March released this photo-etched .... Peter the Great at TARK
https://microdisign.ru/ssl/u/pic/5d/1e6 ... G_3415.jpg
https://microdisign.ru/products/flot/ta ... -trumpeter

[ssn705]

So, prior to my last deployment, I came across a great deal on a.1/350 SLAVA with PE and other aftermarket stuff, and always being a fan of these brutes, I bought it without question. So, then, on said deployment, I got to see Marshal Ustinov (CG-055) up close. My kit happens to be Varyag (CG-011). So, I was hoping there might be someone out there who has 055 markings who would be willing to swap them for 011 markings.

Thanks,

Dave

[wojtekp90]

Hello everyone, I have a question if anyone has Kirov's plans

[Mr. Church]

Pyotr Velikiy on exercises in the Barents Sea:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoHMc91pCQA

2mins 30seconds in gives a nice closeup view of her decorative coast of arms.

[Tim Jacobs]

Is anyone aware of an update kit or full kit of the upgraded Marshal Ustinov as shown in this picture? It's a post card and the image is dated 2018.

I am not familiar with that large search radar on the aft mast.

[Haijun watcher]

With the loss of the Moskva covered extensively in another thread here, does anyone here have any update on the 4th incomplete ship of the class, Ukrainia? Will she still be sold to Brazil? I somehow doubt the Ukrainians can crew her considering the lack of Russian-supplied SSMs or other weapons systems.

And as mentioned in the other thread, there is a 1/700 Trumpeter kit of the 4th incomplete ship in theortetical Ukrainian Navy service, with the name "Vilna Ukrainia" .