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	Kirov class cruiser -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The Kirov class (A large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer) cruisers were six vessels built between 1935-1944 for the (additional info and facts about Soviet Navy) Soviet Navy: Kirov, Voroshilov, Maxim Gorky, Molotov, Kalinin, and Kaganovich.
		On 4 April 1942 Kirov was sunk in an air attack in the German operation "Eisstoß" by Luftflotte 1, but was raised and repaired during 1943.
		During the 1960s, Kirov served as a training ship, regularly visiting (A republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II) Poland and (A republic in north central Europe on the Baltic; established by the Soviet Union in 1954; reunified with West Germany in 1990) East Germany.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/k/ki/kirov_class_cruiser.htm (394 words)

	Cruiser - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cruisers were also attached to the main battlefleet and used for reconnaissance, sweeping ahead of the fleet looking for the enemy.
		Light cruisers were defined to be armed with 6.1 in (155 mm) guns or smaller and heavy cruisers to be armed with larger calibers, 8 in (203 mm) being particularly common.
		In the years since the launch of USS Ticonderoga in 1981 the class has received a number of upgrades that have dramatically improved their capabilities for anti-submarine and land attack (using the Tomahawk missile), and today the name is not mis-applied at all.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cruiser (1672 words)

	Encyclopedia: Cruiser
		The County class were the first and last heavy cruisers of the Royal Navy, being built in four sub-classes, that became known as the Kent, London, Norfolk and York classes.
		Kirov, the lead ship of her class of battlecruisers, is one of the major and biggest surface warships of the Russian Navy, though it was originally built for the Soviet Navy.
		A Tomahawk cruise missile The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is a long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile with stubby wings.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Cruiser (3914 words)

	Kirov class cruiser
		The Kirov served 1937-1974 in Baltic Sea, and was one of the few Soviet ships that survived World War II.
		When German advance in Operation Barbarossa was nearing Estonia, Kirov was flagship of evacuation fleet from Tallinn to Leningrad in August 1941.
		Kirov was hit by mines but survived, while 50 other Soviet ships were lost.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/kirov_class_cruiser (319 words)

	Kirov class battlecruiser (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		e Kirov class nuclear powered missile cruisers are some of the largest and most powerful surface warships of the Russian Navy, though they were originally built for the Soviet Navy.
		The appearance of the Kirov class was a significant factor in the U.S. Navy recommissioning the Iowa class.
		Kirov suffered a reactor accident in 1990 while serving in the Mediterranean Sea.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/K/Kirov-class-battlecruiser.htm (667 words)

	Naval Technology - Kirov Class (Type 1144.2) - Heavy Missile Cruiser
		The Kirov Class provides the capability to engage large surface ships and to defend the fleet against air and submarine attack.
		The Kirov is fitted with a 130mm AK-130 multipurpose twin-barrel gun supplied by the Ametist Design Bureau, Izumrud JSC and the Tula Engineering Plant.
		Kirov Class (Peter the Great) Project 1144.2 Heavy Missile Cruisers are designed to engage large surface targets.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/kirov (692 words)

	ipedia.com: Battlecruiser Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The idea was that the big guns would allow it to take out destroyers and smaller cruisers before the battlecruiser ever got into range of their guns or torpedoes, while their speed would enable them to escape enemy battleships, or to swoop on crippled enemy battleships during a fleet action.
		The US later built the battlecruiser-like "large cruisers" USS Alaska and Guam, which served effectively in WWII, although this design evolved from the heavy cruiser, but a planned additional four in the class were cancelled after the war.
		The Soviet Kirov class of Raketny Kreyser (Rocket Cruiser), displacing approximately 26,000 tons, is classified as a battlecruiser in the 1996-7 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships.
	www.ipedia.com /battlecruiser.html (1004 words)

	Cruiser - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
		After World War I these terms were codified during the various naval arms limitation treaties, light cruisers were armed with 6.1 in (155 mm) guns or less, heavy cruisers with larger calibers, 8 in (203 mm) being particularly common.
		The weakness of the battle cruiser concept was further demonstrated in the Second World War, during the hunt for the German battleship Bismarck" class="a-lk">Bismarck by the British fleet in 1940.
		In the years since the launch of Ticonderoga" class="a-lk">USS Ticonderoga in 1981 the class has received a number of upgrades that have dramatically improved their capabilities for anti-submarine and land attack (using the Tomahawk missile), and today the name is not mis-applied at all.
	www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=7034 (1653 words)

	Kirov Class - Project 1144
		Originally designed as a large antisubmarine warship to search for and engage enemy ballistic missile submarines, the Kirov’s role was expanded to engage large surface targets and provide air and antisubmarine protection to naval forces after the introduction of the Granit antiship missile system.
		The selection of the machinery was determined by the role of the cruiser and its assigned missions.
		In September 1999 the Russian Northern Fleet's Admiral Ushakov cruiser was sent from Severomorsk to Severodvinsk to undergo modernisation.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/russia/1144.htm (1100 words)

	kirov
		Kirov can refer to: This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
		Kirov is een stad in Europees Rusland en de hoofdstad van de gelijknamige oblast.
		Till the Twentieth Congress of the CPSU the general understanding of the international communist movement on the death of S.M. movement on the death of S.M. Kirov in 1934 was as indicated in the 'History of the...
	www.nieddu.biz /russia/kirov+.cgi (785 words)

	The Red Navy
		The famous ship 'Aurora' was one of the few cruisers of the Red Navy during this time, while the bulk of the fledgling navy's destroyers were made up of the relatively modern Novik class.
		Many of the Chapaev class cruisers were left incomplete on their slips.
		The cruiser Talinn that had been purchased from Germany in 1939 was left unfinished and the navy's destroyer construction program ground to a halt as production emphasis switched from ships to tanks.
	www.redarmyonline.org /FI_Article_by_Patrick_Hughes.html (1342 words)

	USS KIROV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Sergei Kirov was murdered in his office in Leningrad (known after the fall of the Soviet Union as St Petersburg) on December 1, 1934.
		Kirov Class Light Cruiser: This Kirov was commissioned in 1938.
		She was decommisioned in 1998 for refit parts for the Admiral Nakhimov, the last of the Kirov class cruisers.
	www.alt-starfleet-rpg.org /fleets/silverfleet/kirov/tech/namesake.htm (369 words)

	Haze Gray & Underway Photo Feature: Soviet & Russian Navy - Rocket Ships/Cruisers
		Originally planned as a 'KOTLIN' type (Project 56) destroyer, she was converted while building and completed to the Project 56M design as a Bol'shoy Raketny Korabl' (BRK; Large Rocket Ship); she was the first BRK and served as a test platform for the missile systems.
		One of the later Sovremennyys, built to a modified design, this ship is one of the newest of her class and one of the most modern ships in Russian service.
		She is the second of four Kirov class Raketny Kreyser (RKR; Rocket Cruisers; NATO 'BALCOM-1'), the largest cruisers constructed in the post-WWII ea.
	www.hazegray.org /features/russia/cruiser.htm (972 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The class first proved itself during an invasion attempt by the Borg in efforts to assimilate Earth in 2373, when the USS ENTERPRISE-E was successful in holding off the BORG cube allowing the Federation fleet to regroup.
		The KIROV class is the first major modification of the SOVEREIGN class vessels.
		This class is by far not the most fierce of the Heavy Cruisers; but with a standard and maximum cruise of 7.0 and 9.4 respectively, the KIROV class is the fastest heavy cruiser in active service.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /sfe/sfe/ships/federation/stats/kirov.txt (235 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		KIROV CLASS (TYPE 1144.2) The Russian Heavy Missile Cruise Ship, Project 1144.2 Kirov Class was built by the Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg.
		Kirov 22 December 1989 A Krivak I class guided missile frigate is in the background used on page 562 of Combat Fleets, 1995.
		The Kirov class (Kirov and Voroshilov) was first class of cruisers to be designed and constructed...
	www.aeronautics.ru /archive/linktrack/kirov-class-links.htm.backup (675 words)

	The Kirov Cruiser / Project 1144 in Pictures (part 1)
		This section is dedicated to pictures of the Project 1144 'Kirov' guided missile cruiser.
		Additional photographs of this class can be found on the second page of this section.
		This picture taken in the Spring on 1987 shows the Kirov class missile cruiser 'Frunze' as it maneuvers in the northern Sea of Japan.
	www.russianwarrior.com /1979vehicle_Kirovpict.htm (204 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Suddenly, Loren found himself back onboard the KIROV, alongside the crew he had hoped to forget, among those who were the only ones to truly care for him.
		It was still unknown at this time why Loren Landers was tapped for being part of this group as his flight skills prior to entering into service with this group was highly circumspect.
		Current Recreational Interests ------------------------------------- Minna still plays her flute semi-professionally, and actually gave a recital the week before her AOT class in San Francisco, which was attended by many of the highest ranking starfleet officers and politicians in that city.
	www.alt-starfleet-rpg.org /fleets/silverfleet/kirov/text/biofile.txt (7054 words)

	Russian Nuclear Cruiser in danger of Exploding (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Kuroyedov made his alarming comments about the cruiser, whose 20 cruise missiles can be equipped with nuclear warheads, as President Vladimir Putin was due to meet top brass in Moscow about social conditions for servicemen.
		He added that some flaws in maintaining the cruiser’s living quarters would be fixed within three weeks, after which the ship would become fully combat-ready.
		The business daily Kommersant said his decision to put the cruiser in harbour was part of infighting among the top navy brass.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1103480/posts (3381 words)

	Trumpeter 1/700 Russian Cruiser Kirov
		While classified a cruiser, at 252 meters long the Kirov is more like a battleship without the main guns.
		While four of these impressive nuclear-powered cruisers were built, a fifth was under construction at the fall of the Soviet Union and was never completed.
		Despite the fact that the Kirov uses a similar vertical launching system that the US employs on its newest combatants, there is still a significant number of parts that go on to fit out all of the deck, armament, sensor and lifeboat details.
	www.internetmodeler.com /2003/december/first-looks/tru_kirov.htm (516 words)

	Battlecruisers Of World War II
		This put the Scharnhorst class at a disadvantage compared to the similar size British battleships of the King George V class, and when Scharnhorst encountered the Duke of York and her escorts off Northern Norway late in December 1943, she was overcome by the British battleship's larger guns.
		As a consequence, the proposed B 64 class became the B65 class, up-rated with 14in guns.
		Against 8in cruiser fire, their immune zone was 9,500-29,200yds, and against the German 11in AP shell it was approximately 16,600-27,800yds.
	www.chuckhawks.com /battlecruisers.htm (9246 words)

	Kirov - Unipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Geographical location 58°36′ N 49°39′ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=58_36_N_49_39_E_) Kirov is a station on the Trans-Siberian railway west of the Ural Mountains.
		Valery Gergiev and the Kirov : A Story of Survival
		Valery Gergiev and the Kirov: A Story of Survival.
	www.unipedia.info /Vyatka.html (243 words)

	Precision Bombing
		Before you will enter the threat circle of the Kirov class cruiser you have to reduce the thrust to 50 percent in order to reduce your infra-red signature.
		Until you are not beeing in threat circle the Kirov cruiser can not get a valid fire control solution to you.
		After flying over the Kirov cruiser dive to very low altitude of 20 feet to escape out of the threat circle so fast as possible.
	www.flightsimscreenshots.de /Bombingeng.htm (387 words)

	TYPE 1144 "KIROV" CLASS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The Kirov is fitted with a 130 mm AK-130 multipurpose twin-barrel gun supplied by the Ametist Design Bureau, Izumrud JSC and the Tula Engineering Plant.
		The Kirovs all carry 96 missiles, each of which is mounted vertically in a cylinder, with eight cylinders to a carousel, and twelve carousels under the foredeck, each with its own, square, loading/launching hatch.
		Having constructed the four Kirovs, in 1989-90 the Baltic Yard started to build eight `Kronstadt' class ro-ro ships for civilian use, thus confirming statements that only four were to be built, although Pyotr Velikiy (Peter the Great) is still not completely fitted out.
	www.aeronautics.ru /archive/fleet/russian/1144.htm (5518 words)

	Kirov - TheBestLinks.com - Russia, Ural Mountains, 1917, 1922, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Kirov - TheBestLinks.com - Russia, Ural Mountains, 1917, 1922,...
		Kirov, Russia, Ural Mountains, 1917, 1922, Trans-Siberian railway, Sergei Kirov...
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	www.thebestlinks.com /Kirov.html (181 words)

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		Class: There were additional ones probably planned, Western intelligence suggests as many as 12.
		KIEV Class JS> Kiev Launched July 1975 Minsk Launched February 1978 Novorossiysk Launched August 1982 40,500 tons displacement fully loaded 899 feet overall length Classification: The Kiev was originally classified a heavy anti-submarine cruiser, TPK, Tyazholyi Protivolodchyi Kreyser, and then as a large, bolshoi, TPK.
		In 1990, it was renamed Admiral of the Fleet od the Soviet Union Kuznetsov to honor the CinC of the Navy from 1939-1947, and agian from 1951-1956.
	fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu /tek/games/cz/v10 (12244 words)

	Naval Line Up - US vs. Russian CBG's in the Med [Free Republic]
		The anti-shipping missile loadouts of the Kriov Class, the Slava Class and the Oscar Class subs particularly are designed to kill US carriers from 200+ miles away.
		I hope the poster above is correct and that we have LA class ships, or maybe one of the Seawolf's, monitoring and tailing the (up to three) Oscars supposedly a part of this group.
		If we are wise, we will have trailers (Improved LA Class subs) on each of the Oscars and will put them down if they so much as open their missile hatches within rang of any of our high value units.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a390e04332f7b.htm (5231 words)

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		The Takao and Chokai, while not as famous as the Hood, are the only 1/350 cruisers in plastic, much less IJN ones, and will similarly sell like hot cakes.
		In fact the low level of maintenance of the wooden deck cladding was the direct cause of the need for frequent and time consuming repair and replacement of same, to the extent that many cruisers during refit from 1942 onwards did not have the wood areas repaired, but just removed and replaced with semtex.
		This is not to say that decks were not cleaned, but there is no doubt that the frequency of cleaning was generally lower than in peacetime.
	smmlonline.com /archives/VOL1027.txt (2313 words)

	Haze Gray & Underway Photo Feature: Soviet & Russian Navy - Naval Auxiliaries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		This gigantic ship, a 36,000 ton nuclear-powered command ship built on the hull of a Kirov class cruiser, is one of the most unusual ships in Soviet/Russian service.
		This class was the first purpose-designed and -built surveillance ships.
		This massive 14,300 ton ship and her sister Alagez are the world's largest and most complex salvage ships.
	www.hazegray.org /features/russia/auxil.htm (442 words)

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