121 Moskva

Country:  Russia

Class, [Type]: Slava, [CG].

Builder: 61 Kommunara Zavod 445, Nikolayev, Ukraine.

Launch date: 27 July 1979.

Commission date: 07 February 1983.

Displacement ( tons ): 9.380 standard, 11.280 normal, 11,490 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 186,4 x 20,8 x 6,23

Main machinery: COGOG M-21 plant: 4 x M8KF boost gas turbines ( 22.500 hp each ); 2 x M-70 cruise gas turbines ( 10.000 hp each ); 2 x exhaust-gas cruise turbines ( 1.500 hp each ); ( total 113.000 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): 32,5.

Range ( miles ): 2.200 at 32 knots, 8.070 at 18 knots.

Guns: 1 x twin 130mm/70 AK-130, 6 x 30mm/54 AK-630M.

Missiles:  SSM: 16 x P-500 Bazal’t (SS-N-12 Sandbox) (4K-80 missiles); SAM: 8 x Fort VLS (SA-N-6) (64 x S-300MPU/3R-41 or 5V-55/Grumble missiles; 8 x B-203A rotating vertical launchers); 2 x twin-rail Osa-MA (40 x 9M-33M5/Gecko missiles).

Torpedoes: 2 x quintuple 533mm.

A/S Mortars: 2 x 12-round RBU-6000 (144 x rockets ).

Radar: Navigation: 3 x MR-212/201 Vaygach-U (Palm Frond); Air Search: 1 x MR-700 Fregat (Top Steer), 3D; 1 x MR-600 Voskhod (Top Pair), 3D, early warning; Fire Control: 1 x Volna (Top Dome) for SA-N-6; 2 x MPZ-301 Baza (Pop Group) for SA-N-4; 1 x MR-184 Lev (Kite Screech-C) for 130mm gun; 3 x MR-123 Vympel (Bass Tilt) for 30mm gun; 1 x Argon-1164 (Front Door-C) for SS-N-12.

Sonar: Bull Nose, hull mounted, low frequency. Platina VDS (Horse Tail), medium frequency.

Countermeasures: Decoys: 2 x PK-2 (2 x twin ZIF-121, 400 rockets); ECM/ESM: Kol’cho suite: 8 x MR-401 Gurzhor-A and -B (Side Globe) (intercept); 4 x MR-404 Ograda (Rum Tub) (jammers); 2 x Bell Crown; 2 x Bell Push.

Helicopter: 1 x Ka-27PL or Ka-2RTs Helix.

Comment: Ex - Slava.