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Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov (Russian: Адмира́л фло́та Сове́тского Сою́за Кузнецо́в, "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov") is an aircraft carrier (heavy aircraft cruiser in Russian classification) that has served as the flagship of the Russian navy.
Admiral Kuznetsov underway in 2012. The shadow of a Ka-27 is visible on the bow. Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov was designed by the Neva Design Bureau, St. Petersburg, and built at the Nikolayev South Shipyard (Chernomorskoye Shipyard) in the Ukrainian SSR. She was launched in 1985, commissioned in 1990, and became fully operational ...
The rank was largely honorary and could be considered equivalent to admiral of the fleet in other nations. It was formally established by the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union on March 3, 1955, and replaced a similarly named rank, Fleet Admiral/Admiral of the Fleet (адмирал флота) that had been equivalent to marshal of the Soviet Union since 1945.
Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Gorshkov (Baku till 1991) Kiev class (modified) Aircraft cruiser 1987 1996 Modified, rebuilt and sold to India. Re-commissioned 2013 as INS Vikramaditya. [2] Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov: Admiral Kuznetsov: Aircraft cruiser 1990 In service with the Russian Navy. Under reconstruction. Varyag: Admiral ...
Baku \ «Баку» (1982) (Project 1143.4) - Renamed Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Gorshkov \ «Адмирал Флота Советского Союза Горшков» (non-officially Admiral Gorshkov, unceremoniously — Gorshok) 1991, burnt 1993 & 1994, laid up 1996, sold to India and renamed INS Vikramaditya 2004
Kuznetsov was demoted to vice-admiral, while the other admirals received prison sentences of varying length. In 1951 Stalin ended Kuznetsov's pariah status, once again placing him in command of the Navy (as the Minister of the Navy of the USSR), but without restoring his military rank, which was returned to him upon Stalin's death in 1953.
It was first created by a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet in 1940 as an equivalent to general of the army, but it was not used until 1944, when Ivan Isakov and Nikolai Kuznetsov were promoted to the rank. The rank was abolished on 3 March 1955 with the establishment of the rank of admiral of the fleet of the Soviet Union. [1]
Admiral of the fleet or fleet admiral (Russian: Адмирал флота, romanized: Admiral flota) is the highest naval rank of the Russian Federation. It is the equivalent of the Soviet naval rank of Fleet Admiral and the present Russian rank of army general. The rank is roughly equivalent to the rank of "admiral" of other nations.