🇷🇺 🇬🇧 Russian Navy Udaloy-Class Destroyer, Vice-Admiral Kulakov Goodwill Visit To Portsmouth UK

We were treated to a rare goodwill visit in Portsmouth England, from the Russian Navy ship Vice Admiral Kulakov, a deck tour was organised, which was very popular with ship enthusiasts.

[NBP]

Now, that's something you don't get to see every day. Brilliant!

[tonyjames]

I remember a Russian warship visiting Portsmouth in 1996 or 97, back then it was customary for the Flag Officer Portsmouth to invite the Captain and senior officers to his residence in the dockyard for a quick welcome drink however the Russians turned up with a few bottles of Vodka:).
Many toasts made with Admiral Rankin praising the Russians and vice versa, trouble was each toast involved drinking a full glass of Vodka, (with about four shots in one glass:), suffice to say after a couple of hours our Admiral was three sheets to the wind, the Russians being vodka drinkers were simply tipsy but everyone had a great time.

[wolfie]

i love the sleek look of that destroyer (the design)

[killman]

Ah the Udaloy, one of the most formidable sub hunters out there. It's active sonar is very good.

[potatojuice]

Can’t believe how many times I’ve been sunk by these buggers in cold waters...

[stealthSGMB]

It looks like a Udaloy I. I figured they were upgraded to the Udaloy II which instead of two 100mm guns they have a single turret with two 130mm guns in it as well as more modern missiles.

[davejnathan]

Dem cold war era ship looks so damn mean! It was built for a conflict that never came true, maybe that is why

[darklord]

I was lucky enough to get on board her in Liverpool some years ago .
Incidentally she turned up at the wrong pilot station and cost someone in the region of £30, 000 in extra port fees .

[kempmt]

The Russian Udaloy-class destroyers are my favorite ships of their fleets and their best looking ships. A friend once called them "Spruance clones."

[SubBrief]

2012 This were so much better. Little did we know Russia and Chine would spend the next 10 years preparing for war.

[benedict]

Always handy to pull out the Russian signs when in the UK

[_joapa]

And right behind is is another formidable destroyer, the type 45!

[pacificelectric]

Nice ship! Would have loved to visit it…

[КоляКуевда]

на это, чем занимался корабельный л.с., кроме швартовой команды, приятного мало .А ведь дружественный визит с заходом в иностранный порт!!Айя-я-я-я -яй!!Поневоле вспомниш свою, настоящую флотскую, трехгодичную советскую службу, как-то так.

[stanleytolle]

Boy allot of weapons and two heleocopters. Both long range and close in. Did any one notice the duel gatling guns for last ditch defense.

[jerromedrakejr]

Robust design, rough finishing, but after all this is just one more war machine with its exact purpose. They did not spent money on unnecessary "polishing" the ship unlike a team on the other side who charges three times their work just because their product is "eye catching".

[АйнурНизамов-оп]

Просто охреневаю. В 1997 году на подобном корабле "Адмирал Виноградов" заходил в портовый город Токио. Матросы в парадной форме выстроились вдоль борта. Никто не шарахался без дела. Уборкой также не занимались. Всё было надраено до захода...

[theduck]

wow, what a beauty wish she would visit New Zealand it would be a pleasure to walk on that steel beast

[pank-sa]

На любом корабле проекта 1155 отыщу свою антенну( ту которую обслуживал), а уж на Кулакове где служил и подавно. В 1996г. Кулаков вставал к причалу Мурманска, так мы(швартовая команда) весь переход стояли по бортам, а не бродили как тут.

[Bludore]

Hi. Pity it did not come up the Bristol Channel so I could of filmed it? Nice filming Many thanks1