Part of the sailors of the cruiser “Peter the Great” have already transferred to the undergoing modernization of “Admiral Nakhimov” to form a new crew, the source said.
The heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser (TARK) “Pyotr Veliky”, which is the flagship of the Russian Northern Fleet, may be withdrawn from the Russian Navy. TASS reported this in connection with an intelligent source on Thursday, April 20.
“Currently, the issue of withdrawing Peter the Great from the Navy is being settled. It seems that the experience of repairing and modernizing the Admiral Nakhimov of the same type has shown that it is very expensive,” said a source in naval sphere.
At the same time, part of the Peter the Great crew has moved to Admiral Nakhimov, which is undergoing modernization, to form a new crew and work with the commissioning team of the Sevmash plant.
“They have already started learning, receiving and servicing the new weapons and equipment of the modernized ship. The main part of the crew is on the cruiser to raise the flag. A small team will remain to ensure the safety of the Peter and left only after it was removed from the fleet,” said the interlocutor.
It was also reported that the cruiser “Peter the Great” will transfer its name to the strategic submarine nuclear missile carrier of project 955A Borey-A. But this submarine is planned to start building only in one year.
The Pyotr Veliky is the only combat surface nuclear-powered icebreaker in the Russian Navy and the largest operating non-aircraft-carrying strike warship in the world. It is equipped with a nuclear power plant and guided missile weapons. Designed to destroy large surface targets, provide combined air defense and anti-submarine defense. She was accepted into the Russian fleet in the spring of 1998. It was planned that she would undergo modernization at Sevmash.
On Thursday, it became known that Russia fired the commander of the Pacific Fleet, Sergei Avakyants. His resignation came less than a week after the Pacific Fleet was put on full alert as part of a “surprise inspection.”
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