Upgraded Kirov class: Project 11442 [Admiral Nakhimov] #2

Man ealier in the year I was looking forward to see her under way on her own power. Now I am back to looking forward to see the scaffolds removed this is one star crossed ship.

It is a recent photo.
It will have 6 x Pantsir-M systems.
The 3 on the starboard side are clearly visible.
Most radars and electronics are already mounted.
the 130mm aft gun is not visible! Maybe it is covered by other stuff.

Other notable changes are the new tracking/guidance radars and the much smaller VDS door at the rear.

Now I am back to looking forward to see the scaffolds removed this is one star crossed ship.

Everyone has heard of the successful British expedition to climb Mt Everest, but fewer people have heard about the Irish expedition. It failed because they ran out of scaffolding...

A bigger phot and the location of the 6 Pantsir-M systems. Some are still missing their radars.

The Kingisepp Machine-Building Plant has produced a heraldic coat of arms of the Russian Federation for the Admiral Nakhimov. It replaced the coat of arms of the USSR as previously installed on the VDS door.

The shield weighs 500 kg with a diameter of more than 2 meters made of brass alloy formed by gravity cast.