At 827 feet long, the Kirov has a 93.5-foot beam and a 30-foot draught. For propulsion, the class relies on two nuclear reactors, two steam turbines, and four propellers, all together generating ...

The Kirov-class battlecruiser’s design incorporated nuclear propulsion, representing a true evolution for the Soviet Navy away from traditional oil or coal-powered warships. Toward that end ...

The ships also featured robust defenses, combining nuclear and steam turbine propulsion for extended range. -However, despite their impressive design, the Kirov-class has not lived up to expectations.

Kirov-class battlecruisers are nuclear powered, using KN-3 nuclear, marine propulsion with two GT3A-688 steam turbines for a whopping 140,000 hp. The ships are 827 feet long, they displace 28,000 ...

Russia's Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruisers are ... Because they had nuclear propulsion, their range was limited only by mechanical problems, food supplies, and crew comfort.

In addition to her OSA-MA turrets the most up to date configuration of the Kirov class also has a bow mounted vertical launch system containing no less than 128 rounds of SA-N-9 "Gauntlet" short ...

Their nuclear propulsion gives them range limited only ... and two anti-submarine rocket launchers. Only two Kirov-class battlecruisers, Pyotr Velikiy and Admiral Nakhimov, remain in service.

There is no doubt that Russia's Kirov class super-sized nuclear cruisers are charismatic fighting machines. Bristling with sensors and weaponry, and seemingly alien in design when compared to ...

More nuclear propulsion. Its engines can be smokey ... The most famous of these are the Kirov Class battle cruisers. One of these Cold War giants is still in active service, and another, Admiral ...

Developed in the late 1970s, Russia's Kirov-class battle cruisers are the largest and heaviest surface-combat ships in the world — and they're coming back with advanced weaponry, according to ...

The Kirov-class battlecruiser’s design incorporated nuclear propulsion, representing a true evolution for the Soviet Navy away from traditional oil or coal-powered warships. Toward that end ...