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ADMIRAL NAKHIMOV refit

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Russian ship fans are probably aware of the major refit of the third Kirov class cruiser ADMIRAL NAKHIMOV in Severodvinsk which has been going on for a few years now. According to internet sources she was meant to be completed this year but delivery has been pushed back to 2021. For many reasons this isn't surprising, not least of which are that she's a huge ship and the scope of work is massive.

This has to be the most comprehensive refit of a surface combatant in recent times which makes it particularly interesting. The ex-ADMIRAL GORSHKOV (now the INS VIKRAMADITYA) got similar treatment at Sevmash a few years back - in one of the most fascinating Project Management case studies you can find - but she was a carrier, not a missile cruiser.

It's effectively a 'bare metal' rebuild. From videos on YouTube (most of which are in Russian, but worth a look all the same) it looks as though she's pretty much been gutted from stem to stern and will effectively be brand new when she emerges from the dockyard, complete with the very latest in Russian weapons, sensors and systems. Of particular significance is the removal of the SS-N-19 system which was the Kirov class' primary ASuW weapon.

I've been fishing around trying to find some renderings or images of what she'll look like when she's complete. If anyone has anything, please post. Cheers :D
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Given the current state of the Russian economy, it's probably going to be a very delayed refit.
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MikeJames wrote:Given the current state of the Russian economy, it's probably going to be a very delayed refit.


Very true Mike. Apparently PETER THE GREAT is going to follow her into Sevmash once she's out of the dock and receive the same upgrades and modernisation. That's an extremely ambitious target for any Navy to take on. It's particularly so when you remember that these are the largest surface combatants in the world and they're both in excess of 20 years old.

Did you follow the ADMIRAL GORSHKOV conversion? I read an 'official statement' online from a senior Sevmash official which, in response to questions concerning the severe cost and schedule overruns, said "The Indian Navy originally paid for a Lada. They're asking for a Mercedes". That cracked me up!
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Some of the reasons the Russian refit of the Indian carrier went on so long was that the Russian shipyard workers, who hadn't been paid properly for years, stole all the copper piping and cabling out of the ship to sell on the black market.

They also stole much of the new cabling straight out of the warehouse. Not to mention stealing everything that wasn't bolted down and guarded.

The Indians apparently demanded the Russians stop the theft and recover the material but the Russians just shrugged and demanded the Indians pay for more materials. The Indians swore they would never refit another ship in Russia.

As for the Russian economy, the IMF states the Russian economy is the world's 12th largest with a GDP of US$1,469,341,000 or 1.47 Trillion

Australia is number 13 with a GDP of US$1,390,150,000 or 1.4 trillion.

We do that on a far smaller and less productive land mass (17.1 million km² vs 7.692 million km²) and less than 20% of the population (143,964,709 vs 24,772,247).

The other big difference? Our economy keeps growing, Russia's is stagnating.

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Interesting Info, I wonder if this will impact Peter the Great's availability. She is an active ship, even by western standards and her mid life refit was originally scheduled this year (1998-2018) which included refueling her reactor. Wonder if she has enough left to postpone the refueling for 3 years and keep up the same tempo.

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As an aside, I read today that the Ukraine government has directed that the last Slava class cruiser, the almost completed Ukraina, be scrapped and the funds realised from her scrapping be used to pay the shipyard workers their outstanding back pay and the remainder be used to acquire a number of second-hand western frigates.

Apparently given most of the weapon systems and electronics are made and supported by Russian companies, the Ukrainian's realise they have no chance of ever bringing Ukraina into service.

Perhaps a number of ex-RN Type 23 frigates might become available?

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Russia’s Upgraded Kirov-Class Cruiser Admiral Nakhimov To Start Sea Trials In 2023

The Kirov-class nuclear powered cruiser (project 11442M) Admiral Nakhimov which is currently being repaired and upgraded by the Sevmash Shipyard will enter sea trials in 2023, Deputy CEO for Military Shipbuilding of the United Shipbuilding Corporation Vladimir Korolyov told TASS.

Xavier Vavasseur 24 Sep 2021

By TASS Russian news agency

“We can say that our work is proceeding on schedule… I believe that the cruiser will start trials in 2023,” Korolyov said in reply to a question about when the work on the Admiral Nakhimov would be completed.

While upgrading the Admiral Nakhimov cruiser, the shipbuilders have to deal with a lot of issues related to the warship’s powerplant, its weapons and radio-electronic armament. Specialists are carrying out large-scale work on the cruiser’s missile systems, he said.

The pace of work on the Admiral Nakhimov demonstrates that the Sevmash shipbuilders can both construct nuclear-powered missile-carrying submarines and restore the technical readiness of such unique warships as Project 1144 Orlan-class heavy nuclear-powered cruisers, the deputy CEO said.

The Admiral Nakhimov has been under repairs at the Sevmash Shipyard since 1999. Real work on the warship started in 2013. It was reported earlier that the heavy missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov would enter trials in 2021.

During the upgrade, the cruiser’s strike capabilities have been enhanced. The ship will carry Kalibr (NATO reporting name: SS-N-27 Sizzler) and Onyx (SS-N-26 Strobile) missile systems. In future, the Admiral Nakhimov will get Tsirkon hypersonic missiles.

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For the record, the “Admiral Nakhimov” (Project 1144 “Orlan”) was named “Kalinin” until 1992. It was laid down on May 17, 1983 at the Baltic Shipyard. Launched on April 25, 1986 and commissioned with the Soviet Navy on December 30, 1988. On April 22, 1992 it was renamed “Admiral Nakhimov”.

The vessel arrived from Severomorsk to Severodvinsk at Sevmash shipyard to undergo repair and modernization back in 1997. On August 14, 1999, the ship was officially accepted for repair and modernization at the shipyard. However, the work did not start fora while, and only in September 2008 the spent nuclear fuel was unloaded.

In 2012, the technical project for the modernization of the ship under the project 11442M was completed. On June 13, 2013, Sevmash signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense worth 50 billion rubles for the repair and modernization of the cruiser, with a contractual deadline for its return to the fleet in 2018. On October 24, 2014, the cruiser was brought into the Sevmash pool/dry dock, after which the actual modernization work began. The vessel was put back in the water in August 2020. Experts estimate that the vessel won’t be back at sea for post-modernization sea trials until 2022 at best.

Modernization of the weapon systems includes, according to Sevmash CEO, the Fort-M (NATO reporting name: SA-N-6 Grumble) and Pantsyr-M (SA-22 Greyhound) air defense systems and the high-power Paket-NK and Otvet antisubmarine warfare weapons. According to H I Sutton, the cruiser will be also armed with the 3M22 Zircon hypersonic anti-ship missile, possibly a total of 60 missiles.
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