Two days ago, I wrote about this vessel, the flagship of Russia's Pacific Fleet becoming the first Russian surface vessel to visit San Francisco since the Civil War.
Thanks to Wikipedia.
It was commissioned in 1989, is 611.5 feet long, has a 68.2 foot beam, has 480 crew and can cruise at 32 knots.
It mounts quite a few guided missiles.
Two Russian squadrons visited the US between 1863 and 1864 in support of the Union war effort and to thwart England and France in their support for the Confederacy. The Russian Atlantic fleet went to New York City, Baltimore, Annapolis, Hampton and also the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.
The Russian Pacific fleet visited San Francisco under Rear Admiral A.A. Popov and consisted of the corvettes Bagatyr, Kalevala, Rynda, Norvik and the clippers Abrek and Gaidamak. These ships sailed from Far Eastern ports.
More to Come. --Cooter
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