Two images of the great Russian nuclear cruiser PETR VILIKIY leaving Cape Town on 15 January 2009 while visiting South African waters on a long cruise to show the Russian flag like in the old days of cold war.
Photos taken by my friend Trevor Jones of Durban who traveled to the Cape not to miss this 28.000 full displacement tons ship built in St. Petersburg in 1986-1995 and completed in 1998.
The PETR VILIKIY was laid down as YURI ANDROPOV as the third KIROV-class cruiser. With a speed of 32 knots and a length of 248 meters and breadth of 28 meters, the KIROVs were the largest surface naval ships built after WW2.
While very impressive to look at, the PETR VILIKIY reminds us of another era just like a ghost from the past. It is certainly another world.
Texto /Text copyright L.M.Correia. For other posts and images, check our archive at the right column of the main page. Click on the photos to see them enlarged. Thanks for your visit and comments. Luís Miguel Correia
Photos taken by my friend Trevor Jones of Durban who traveled to the Cape not to miss this 28.000 full displacement tons ship built in St. Petersburg in 1986-1995 and completed in 1998.
The PETR VILIKIY was laid down as YURI ANDROPOV as the third KIROV-class cruiser. With a speed of 32 knots and a length of 248 meters and breadth of 28 meters, the KIROVs were the largest surface naval ships built after WW2.
While very impressive to look at, the PETR VILIKIY reminds us of another era just like a ghost from the past. It is certainly another world.
Texto /Text copyright L.M.Correia. For other posts and images, check our archive at the right column of the main page. Click on the photos to see them enlarged. Thanks for your visit and comments. Luís Miguel Correia