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Baku (Russian: Баку) was a Kiev-class aircraft carrier [a] [b] of the Soviet Navy and the Russian Navy from 1987 to 1996. In 1991 the ship was renamed Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Gorshkov (Russian: Адмира́л фло́та Сове́тского Сою́за Горшков "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov") in Russian service.
Two ships of the Russian Navy have been named after Admiral of the fleet of the Soviet Union Sergei Georgiyevich Gorshkov, the former commander of the Soviet Navy. Soviet aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov - a Kiev-class aircraft carrier originally named Baku, and sold to India as INS Vikramaditya in 2004.
The Project 22350 also known as the Admiral Gorshkov class, is a class of frigates of the Russian Navy. [13] The ships are being built by the Severnaya Verf in Saint Petersburg at a cost of $250 million per ship.
In late December 2022, Admiral Gorshkov was preparing to re-enter service in early January 2023 armed with Zircon hypersonic missiles. [33] On 4 January 2023, Admiral Gorshkov re-entered service equipped with Zircon hypersonic missiles, and began a voyage that will pass through the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, as well as the Mediterranean Sea.
The Gorshkov is one of the Russian Navy’s most modern ships, and was followed by the nuclear-powered submarine Kazan, a rescue tug, and an oil tanker. ... and the class frigate Admiral Gorshkov ...
The Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces said last week that the Russian missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov, the nuclear submarine Kazan, the oil tanker Pashin and the salvage tug Nikolai Chiker will ...
Originally built as Baku and commissioned in 1987, the carrier served with the Soviet Navy and later with the Russian Navy (as Admiral Gorshkov) before being decommissioned in 1996. [21] [22] [23] After years of negotiations, the carrier was purchased by India on 20 January 2004. [1]
The Russian navy's Admiral Gorshkov frigate is seen en route to Cuba (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service) An ex-spy has warned that the US should be concerned by Russian ships visiting Cuba, ...