Russian cruiser Moskva

*Moskva* (121)
	Moskva seen from the air in 2012
History
→ Soviet Union → Russia
Name	Slava (in Soviet service), Moskva (from 1995)
Namesake	Glory (1979–1995), Moscow (1995–2022)
Builder	61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant (SY 445), Nikolayev, Ukrainian SSR
Laid down	1976
Launched	27 July 1979
Commissioned	30 January 1983
Decommissioned	September 1990
Reinstated	April 2000
Identification	121
Fate	Sunk by two Ukrainian R-360 Neptune anti-ship missiles on 14 April 2022
Notes	Flagship of the Black Sea Fleet
General characteristics
Class and type	Slava-class cruiser
Displacement	9,380 tons standard; 11,490 tons full load;
Length	186.4 m (611 ft 7 in)
Beam	20.8 m (68 ft 3 in)
Draught	8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Complement	419 enlisted men and 66 officers
Armament	16 × P-500 Bazalt or P-1000 Vulkan anti-ship missiles; 8 × 8 (64) S-300F Fort (SA-N-6 Grumble) long-range surface-to-air missiles;
Armour	Splinter plating
Aircraft carried	1 Ka-25 or Ka-27 helicopter

45°17′42″N 30°52′44″E / 45.2951°N 30.8789°E / 45.2951; 30.8789

Moskva, formerly Slava,^[b] was a guided missile cruiser of the Russian Navy. Commissioned in 1983, she was the lead ship of the Project 1164 Atlant class, named after the city of Moscow. With a crew of 510, Moskva was the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet and the most powerful warship in the region.

The cruiser was deployed during conflicts in Georgia (2008), Crimea (2014), and Syria (2015). She led the naval assault during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, from February 2022 until her sinking on 14 April 2022.

^ "Slava (6127466)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
^ "Russia says flagship missile cruiser has sunk after explosion off coast of Ukraine". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Jane's fighting ships, 2009-2010 (112th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. 2009. p. 666. ISBN 978-0710628886.
^ Cite error: The named reference TRT 15 April 2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).

[1] "Slava (6127466)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

[missile_strike-2] "Russia says flagship missile cruiser has sunk after explosion off coast of Ukraine". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.

[Janes2009-4] Jane's fighting ships, 2009-2010 (112th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. 2009. p. 666. ISBN 978-0710628886.

[TRT_15_April_2022-5] Cite error: The named reference TRT 15 April 2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1]

[2]

[a]

[3]

[4]

[b]

History
Moskva seen from the air in 2012
→ Soviet Union → Russia
Name	Slava (in Soviet service), Moskva (from 1995)
Namesake	Glory (1979–1995), Moscow (1995–2022)
Builder	61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant (SY 445), Nikolayev, Ukrainian SSR
Laid down	1976
Launched	27 July 1979^[1]
Commissioned	30 January 1983
Decommissioned	September 1990
Reinstated	April 2000
Identification	121
Fate	Sunk by two Ukrainian R-360 Neptune anti-ship missiles on 14 April 2022^[2]^[a]
Notes	Flagship of the Black Sea Fleet
General characteristics
Class and type	Slava-class cruiser
Displacement	9,380 tons standard 11,490 tons full load^[3]
Length	186.4 m (611 ft 7 in)^[3]
Beam	20.8 m (68 ft 3 in)^[3]
Draught	8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)^[3]
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)^[3]
Complement	419 enlisted men and 66 officers^[4]
Armament	16 × P-500 Bazalt or P-1000 Vulkan anti-ship missiles 8 × 8 (64) S-300F Fort (SA-N-6 Grumble) long-range surface-to-air missiles
Armour	Splinter plating
Aircraft carried	1 Ka-25 or Ka-27 helicopter