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SS Admiral Nakhimov (Russian: Адмирал Нахимов), launched in March 1925 and originally named SS Berlin, was a passenger liner of the German Weimar Republic later converted to a hospital ship, then a Soviet passenger ship. On 31 August 1986, Admiral Nakhimov collided with the large bulk carrier Pyotr Vasev in the Tsemes Bay, near ...
Admiral Nakhimov-class cruiser, a class of Russian cruisers constructed in the early 20th century.; SS Admiral Nakhimov, a former German passenger ship initially launched in 1925 as SS Berlin III and salvaged by the Soviet Union in 1949; collided with a cargo ship in 1986 and sank in the Tsemes Bay near Novorossiysk
The ship was originally commissioned into service with the Soviet Navy in 1988, known back then as Kalinin (Калинин), a name the ship kept until 1992 when it was renamed for Pavel Nakhimov. From 1997 Admiral Nakhimov is undergoing a repair and a refit to receive new and improved weaponry and had been scheduled to re-enter service with ...
Ship name Year launched Other names Fate Image MS Achille Lauro: 1947 MS Willem Ruys (1947–1965) Caught fire and sank off Somalia on December 2, 1994 As MS Willem Ruys As Achille Lauro SS Admiral Nakhimov: 1925 SS Berlin (1925–1949) Collided with the Pyotr Vasev, and sank on August 31, 1986 As the Berlin As the Admiral Nakhimov USS Aeolus ...
Ships were purposed to air cover of patrol regions of Soviet ballistic missile submarines (to destroy opponent's antisubmarine helicopters and airplanes), as well as searching and destroying opponent's guided missile & multi-purpose submarines and (3rd purpose) to striking the opponent's above-water ships by guided missiles, consisting of ships ...
Russian state media RIA Novosti reported earlier that the ship will be armed with the Zircon hypersonic anti-ship missile, a new-generation weapon that along with the Avangard hypersonic glide ...
On 2 August 1968, Admiral Nakhimov was added to the list of ships of the Soviet Navy. Built in the Zhdanov Shipyard with the serial number 723, the cruiser was laid down on 15 January 1968 and launched on 15 April 1969. The flag of the Soviet Navy was hoisted for the first time about the ship on 8 July 1971, before she was commissioned on 29 ...
Admiral Nakhimov slightly damaged the armoured cruiser Iwate with three 203 mm shells. At night, when the remaining Russian ships were attacked by torpedo boats and destroyers, Admiral Nakhimov was visible, turning on searchlights. Around 21.30 – 22.00 hours she was hit at the bow by a torpedo, fired by an unidentified ship.