Russian Cruiser Moskva Koszela Witold
Russian Cruiser Moskva Koszela Witold The Russian missile cruiser "Moskva", until 1995 called "Slava", was the first unit of a very interesting type of ship of the project 1164, characterized by,…
Specifikacia Russian Cruiser Moskva Koszela Witold
Russian Cruiser Moskva Koszela Witold
The Russian missile cruiser "Moskva", until 1995 called "Slava", was the first unit of a very interesting type of ship of the project 1164, characterized by, inter alia, 16 anti-ship missile launchers set inclined in the bow section. They had enormous firepower, and thanks to their technologically advanced missiles, they were called "aircraft carrier killers", due to their primary purpose, which was to destroy American aircraft carriers. Project 1164 missile cruisers, which, apart from "Moskva", also include "Varyag" (ex-"Red Ukraine"), "Marshal Ustinov" (ex-"Admiral Lobov") and "Ukraine" (ex-"Komsomolets", ex-"Fleet Admiral Lobov"), when they entered service, were considered to be among the best in their class.
After she fired on "Moskva" gained its "fame" thanks to the spectacular sinking which took place during the hostilities during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.