On October 30, Russia celebrates Navy Day. On this day in 1696, the Russian Duma, by decree of Tsar Peter I, issued a resolution: to establish a naval fleet. Today, the Russian Fleet has more than 200 surface warships. Here are Russia's most powerful warships.
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| The cruiser Peter the Great - the flagship of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy, is the world's largest non-aircraft carrier with a nuclear power station. |
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| Missile cruiser Moskva - flagship of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy. Its function is to strike large enemy surface ships, primarily aircraft carriers. |
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| The heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral of the Soviet Fleet Kuznetsov, was designed as a base and maintenance facility for 28 aircraft and 24 helicopters. |
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| Missile cruiser Varyag - flagship of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy, a kind of "twin brother" of the cruiser Moskva. |
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| The Nastoichivyi torpedo destroyer is the flagship of the Baltic Fleet. Among the destroyer's operational-tactical tasks are suppression of ground targets, air defense and missile defense, combat against enemy landing vehicles and forces. |
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| Soobtazitelny frigate. |
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| Patrol ship Tatarstan - flagship of the Caspian Flotilla. The basic functions of Tatarstan are search and combat against submarines, surface ships and air targets, patrolling, conducting convoy operations, as well as protecting the maritime economic zone. |
According to Sputnik
