Russian cruiser Varyag (1983)

Varyag (then Chervona Ukraina) c. 1990 underway en route to the Pacific Ocean from the Black Sea
History
Russia
Name	Varyag (ex-Chervona Ukraina)
Namesake	Viking or Varangians
Builder	61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant (SY 445), Mykolaiv
Laid down	31 July 1979
Launched	28 August 1983
Commissioned	16 October 1989
Status	In active service
Notes	Flagship of the Pacific Fleet
General characteristics
Class and type	Slava-class cruiser
Displacement	11,490 tons
Length	186.4 m (611.5 ft)
Beam	20.8 m (68.2 ft)
Draft	8.4 m (27.6 ft)
Propulsion	4 COGOG gas turbines, 2 shafts 121,000 shp
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range	10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	480
Sensors and processing systems	Voskhod MR-800 (Top Pair) 3D search radar Fregat MR-710 (Top Steer) 3D search radar Palm Frond navigation radar Pop group SA-N-4 fire control radar Top Dome SA-N-6 fire control radar Bass Tilt AK-360 CIWS System fire control radar Bull horn MF hull mounted sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	Rum Tub and Side Globe EW antennas 2 × PK-2 DL (140 mm chaff / flare)
Armament	16 (8 x 2) P-1000 Vulkan (SS-N-12 Sandbox) anti-ship missiles 8 × 8 (64) S-300F Fort (SA-N-6 Grumble) long-range surface-to-air missiles 2 × 20 (40) OSA-MA (SA-N-4 Gecko) SR SAM 1 × twin AK-130 130 mm/L70 dual purpose guns 6 × AK-630 close-in weapons systems 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine mortars 10 × (2 quin) 533 mm torpedo tubes
Armor	Splinter plating
Aircraft carried	1 Ka-25 or Ka-27 Helicopter

Russian cruiser Varyag (Russian: Варяг, lit. 'Varangian'), formerly Chervona Ukraina ("Red Ukraine"), is the third ship of the Slava-class of guided missile cruisers built for the Soviet Navy now serving the Russian Navy.