Allied Warships

USSR Kirov

Heavy cruiser of the Kirov (Project 26) class

NavyThe Soviet Navy
TypeHeavy cruiser
ClassKirov (Project 26) 
Pennant 
Built byBaltiyskiy Zavod (Leningrad, U.S.S.R.) / Yard 189 
Ordered 
Laid down22 Oct 1935 
Launched30 Nov 1936 
Commissioned23 Sep 1938 
End service 
HistoryBaltic Fleet.

 

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Notable events involving Kirov include:


2 Apr 1942
Kirov is badly damaged by German aircraft in Leningrad on 4 April 1942 and again on 24 April, repairs lasted until early 1943.


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