Kirov Class Nuclear Battlecruiser – Colossal Russian Warship

The Kirov class, also known as Project 1144, is the most iconic Soviet surface warship. Two ships remain in service with the Russian Navy - the Admiral Nakimov, and Pyotr Veliky. This is an in-depth guide to the largest guided missile warship in the world.

CHAPTERS
00:00 – History + basic characteristics
06:38 – Weaponry
13:52 – Pyotr Veliky service history
15:57 – Admiral Nakimov modernisation

Keywords: Russia, Northern Fleet, military, ASW, anti-submarine, Project 1144 Orlan, Tigr, Admiral Lazarev, Admiral Ushakov, Frunze, Kalinin, Yuriy Andropov, Soviet Union, Cold War, Granit cruise missile, S-300F, S-400, 3K95 Kinzhal, AK-130, Kortik, Kashtan, Ka-27, Paket-NK torpedo

[JD-dmuj]

Easily the most iconic ship class in the cold war era, so epic in scale and overall capabilities, immensely impressive!

[ΒασίληςΒλάχος-τκ]

If a battlecruiser is a warship with the size and armament of a battleship but the armor of a cruiser, I would say the kirov class fits pretty well

[milgeschichte]

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[kamikaze.]

Kirov is peak of Soviet naval engineering.

[DucaTech]

That is a beast of a warship. First time I've ever heard of a nuclear battlecruiser. Thanks for sharing.

[bra_kusi]

I love this guy's presentation....I don't even know how many times I've watched this video...
Big ups big man!!!

[Robgti]

That's one mean looking naval ship.

[JuergenGDB]

Its a VERY beautiful ship, the bow reminds me of the Gneisenau or Scharnhorst. Heavily armed, and protected, very cool ship.

[ycplum]

I guess they realized that it would be more effective to use smaller vessels for anti-sub missions while the Kirov class provide air defense and anti-surface for the other vessels.

[Strategy_Analysis]

Thanks for this video. Always was impressed with this class. The upgrades to the Admiral Nakhimov (as you suggest) are very impressive. Are there concrete plans to do a similar upgrade to the Pyotr Velikiy? I would suggest that these ships, individually, pose more of a threat that the Admiral Kuznetsov does.

[jamesagnew-hhqy]

Awesome and Powerful, take note of this classic style of naval systems intergalactic to. delever a knockout punch 👊

[chipbower]

That would make an awesome addition to their expanding submarine fleet.

[billyd]

Impressive ship. Symbol of the Cold War

[kalui]

I like listening to you while I work. Interesting stuff. Thanks for the free education and entertainment

[gardener]

Once the Nahkimov is completed, she will become something similar to the old Arsenal Ship project conceived by the U.S. Navy in the late '80s.

[gregwilliams]

28, 300 ton Kirov vs 57, 540 ton Iowa class. They'd have to be compared at the time of the first Gulf War.

[seanx]

The one class of ship my father feared the most... He was on American soviet sub hunters. The Kirovs hunted them

[zetareticulan]

All I hear in my head now is, "Kirov reporting".

[SenorBastardo]

Fellow Kiwi here, nice job on everything bro.

[gyasiansa]

The beast of all battle cruisers 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺