RUSSIAN NUCLEAR MISSILES CRUISER "PYOTR VELIKIY" (ex YURI ANDROPOV) 2008

Description

The Russian heavy missile cruise ship, Project 1144 "Kirov" Class was built by the Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg. The Kirov Class provides the capability to engage large surface ships and to defend the fleet against air and submarine attack. Four cruisers were built but only Admiral Nakhimov (commissioned in 1988) and Pyotr Velikhiy (commissioned in 1995) remain active. (Scale : 1/350e)