Assembled model 1/700 nuclear missile cruiser Admiral Ushakov (ex-Kirov) Dragon 7037 "Admiral Ushakov" (formerly "Kirov") is a Soviet, and later Russian, nuclear-powered missile cruiser, the keel of which was laid in June 1974, launched in December 1977 and commissioned in 1980. The total length of the ship was 252 meters. and 28.5 meters wide. The full displacement reached 28,000 tons, and the maximum speed was 31 knots. The cruiser was armed with: two single 100-mm guns, eight 30-mm AK-630 installations, 20 SS-N-19 multiplex rocket systems (P-700 "Granite"), 96 SA-N-6 multiplex rocket systems (S-300F) or 14 SS-N-14 rocket launchers. The ship could also operate three Kamow Ka-25 or Ka-27 helicopters. "Admiral Ushakov" (formerly "Kirov") was the first of four ships of the class named "Kirov". Ships of the "Kirov" type were designed and built as powerful ships designed to combat enemy surface and submarine warfare. Later, a broad range of countermeasures against air targets was added. After entering service, Admiral Ushakov was the largest warship in the world, except for aircraft carriers. Units of this type played an important role in the restoration of battleships of the "Iowa" type in the US Navy. The Kirov, soon after entering service, was assigned to the Northern Fleet, and was originally designated in NATO as BALCOM I. In 1990, during a cruise in the Mediterranean, the Kirov suffered a reactor failure, which led to its transfer to the reserve. Two years later (1992), after the collapse of the USSR, the ship changed its name to "Admiral Ushakov".
