Kirov-Class Battlecruiser Additional Early History and Specifications. As already indicated, the Kirov—named for Bolshevik revolutionary and Joseph Stalin toady Sergei Mironovich Kirov (March 27 ...

Kirov-class battlecruisers are nuclear powered, using KN-3 nuclear, marine propulsion with two GT3A-688 steam turbines for a whopping 140,000 hp. The ships are 827 feet long, ...

The H class went through multiple design iterations, but the 1939 project represents the most realistic culmination of Plan Z. Essentially enlarged Bismarcks, the Hs would displace 55,000 tons and ...

In comparison, by the time Plan Z reached completion, the RN would have operated a fast squadron including five King George V class battleships, six Lions (45,000 ton battleships carrying 9 16 ...

Russia's Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruisers are among the world's most imposing warships. The Kirovs' fortunes fell along with the Soviet Union, but Russia has invested in upgrading them ...

Russian navy Kirov-class battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy launches an anti-ship missile during an exercise, September 19, 2017. The Soviet-era battle cruiser is reportedly being refitted to carry the ...