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Nikolaev. The ship was launched on 5 November 1975 and entered service on 31 December 1977. On 17 February 1978, it was included in the
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Construction of the ship began on 22 November 1974 at the
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256:9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi)
294:surface-to-air missile launchers (40 missiles)
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495:On 20 December 1988, it was delivered to
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760:List of cruisers of the Russian Navy
248:34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
755:List of cruisers of the Soviet Navy
488:’s task force and sailed alongside
420:command, control and communications
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453:made the transition from
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430:Construction and career
288:launchers (80 missiles)
278:anti-submarine missiles
224:6.7 m (22 ft)
172:General characteristics
447:aircraft carrier Minsk
436:61 Communards shipyard
406:Development and design
398:, she was scrapped in
392:61 Communards Shipyard
286:surface-to-air missile
89:61 Communards Shipyard
580:Chant, Chris (2004).
440:Russian Pacific Fleet
501:collapse of the USSR
480:On 6 December 1984,
240:, 120,000 hp (89 MW)
198:9,700 tons full load
781:Kara-class cruisers
658:Kara-class cruisers
531:on 6 December 1984.
359:Aviation facilities
297:2 twin 76mm AK-726
195:8,200 tons standard
484:went on to screen
159:516, 528, 573, 716
79:destroyer Tashkent
33:on 6 December 1984
16:Kara-class cruiser
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292:SA-N-4 Gecko
238:gas turbines
190:Displacement
111:Commissioned
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52:Soviet Union
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718:Vladivostok
507:for scrap.
463:Vladivostok
416:gas turbine
388:Soviet Navy
352:Kamov Ka-27
348:Kamov Ka-25
149:(1978-1994)
147:Zolotoy Rog
143:(1977-1978)
122:3 July 1992
791:1975 ships
775:Categories
616:0851772781
564:References
527:alongside
475:Port Louis
455:Sevastopol
381:Kara-class
261:Complement
229:Propulsion
181:Kara-class
141:Sevastopol
670:Nikolayev
402:in 1994.
95:Laid down
68:(Ташкент)
705:Tashkent
544:Tashkent
525:Tashkent
497:Nikolaev
482:Tashkent
384:cruisers
376:Tashkent
331:RBU-1000
321:RBU-6000
269:Armament
232:2 shaft
135:Homeport
127:Stricken
103:Launched
75:Namesake
64:Tashkent
31:Tashkent
712:Tallinn
677:Ochakov
511:Gallery
457:around
414:, with
386:of the
367:helipad
354:'Helix'
303:4 30mm
281:2 twin
274:2 quad
264:380-425
221:Draught
184:cruiser
85:Builder
39:History
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471:Maputo
467:Luanda
459:Africa
363:Hangar
305:AK-630
205:Length
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740:Slava
684:Kerch
505:India
400:India
253:Range
245:Speed
234:COGAG
691:Azov
611:ISBN
586:ISBN
473:and
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308:CIWS
236:, 4
213:Beam
164:Fate
58:Name
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