Admiral Nakhimov is the third and modernized Project 1144 Orlan battlecruiser of the Russian Navy. The ship was originally part of the Soviet Navy as Kalinin, until it was renamed in 1992 after Pavel
Kalinin c. 1991 (appearance before modernization)
Admiral Nakhimov prior to modernization, 2014.
Aerial port view of the foredeck of Kalinin illustrating the differences from the lead ship of the class. 2 CADS-N-1 point defense gun/missile system 2 pop-up (lowered) SA-N-4 surface-to-air missile (SAM) launchers (one visible) 20 SS-N-19 cruise missile launchers 12 SA-N-6 surface-to-air missile (SAM) launchers place for 8 SA-N-9 surface-to-air missile (SAM) vertical launchers (not installed)
JSC PO Sevmash is a Russian joint-stock company under the vertically-integrated United Shipbuilding Corporation. The shipbuilding operations of Sevmash is in the port city of Severodvinsk on the White
Factory management building
Illustration of a Soviet Delta III nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine firing SS-N-18 missiles
Marine ice-resistant stationary platform
President Dmitry Medvedev with a model of the Shtokman platform in July, 2009