Russia Spent Decades Modernizing One Giant Cruiser—Now Its Flagship Is Headed for Scrap
A special commission said the cruiser cannot be restored as repair costs topped 200 billion rubles, according to Vladimir Maltsev.
- A special commission concluded that repairing and modernizing the Pyotr Veliky, flagship of the Northern Fleet, is not practical, according to Vladimir Maltsev, head of the All-Russian Movement in Support of the Navy.
- Four such ships were built under the Project 1144 Orlan class between 1977 and 1996; the Admiral Ushakov and Admiral Lazarev are decommissioned, while the Admiral Nakhimov completed 28 years of repairs this year.
- The Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk handles cruiser modernization but can take only one ship at a time; repairs on the Admiral Nakhimov dragged on, with costs exceeding 200 billion rubles.
- Plans once called for returning the ship to the Navy by year-end, but a TASS source claimed in 2023 there were no plans to retire the Pyotr Veliky from active service.
- Maltsev noted this is a preliminary decision; a final one has not yet been made. The vessel remains one of the most powerful surface ships in the Russian Navy despite the commission's wear assessment.
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The most powerful attack ship of the Russian Navy, the nuclear cruiser "Peter the Great", will be decommissioned due to wear and tear, Vladimir Maltsev, the chairman of the All-Russian Movement for the Support of the Navy, said. He confirmed that there is no point in repairing the ship.
The Pride of the Russian Fleet Has Been Irretrievably Destroyed: Peter the Great Is Being Dismantled
Russia is decommissioning the battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy, the largest and most powerful surface warship in the Russian fleet. According to a commission's investigation, the technical condition of the unit has deteriorated to such an extent that its renovation and modernization would no longer be profitable, so the ship is expected to be dismantled, several Ukrainian newspapers reported.
A Russian special commission has decided not to repair or modernize the Project 1142.2 heavy nuclear missile cruiser Peter the Great, the propaganda news agency TASS reports.
The Special Commission found it inappropriate to repair and modernize the heavy nuclear cruiser "Peter Great", which was reported by the head of the Russian Navy Support Movement, Vladimir Maltsev.
<p>It is not subject to restoration - the most powerful ship of the Russian Navy will be sent for scrap. The Commission considered the repair and modernization of the cruiser “Peter the Great” impractical due to wear and tear. Its operational life is completely exhausted.</p>
Russia Spent Decades Modernizing One Giant Cruiser—Now Its Flagship Is Headed for Scrap
Russia’s flagship nuclear-powered battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy is no longer considered worth repairing or modernizing after years of accumulated wear, according to a preliminary assessment by a special commission.
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