Crew formation will begin in the near future for the Admiral Nakhimov heavy nuclear missile cruiser. It will include specialists from all fleets – this is about 1 thousand people.
As sources in the military department told Izvestia, the organizational structure and staffing of the crew have already been approved for the Admiral Nakhimov cruiser of Project 1144 Orlan, the job titles and qualification requirements for specialists have been clarified. Crew formation will begin shortly. According to the approved training plan, by the end of the year, the personnel of the Nakhimov should begin training, which will take place on the basis of several centers of the Navy. The crew of about 1 thousand people will be formed from officers and sailors of all fleets of the country – the Northern, Baltic, Black Sea and Pacific. In particular, it will include specialists who ensure the combat use of the Zircon hypersonic systems.
In fact, this is the second ship in the Russian Navy in terms of the number of sailors and crew officers. More than him – only on the aircraft-carrying cruiser “Admiral Kuznetsov”.
Now the ship of the Northern Fleet is completing the modernization at the enterprise in Severodvinsk. Ahead — tests before acceptance-surrender.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said in August last year that upon completion of all work, the Russian Navy would receive a ship equipped with powerful strike weapons, the most modern anti-aircraft missile and anti-submarine systems. Prior to this, Alexei Rakhmanov, General Director of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, said that all work at the Nakhimov was planned to be completed in 2022.
The appearance of such a cruiser will bring the fleet to a new level, the Nakhimov is the most powerful and largest of the non-aircraft-carrying surface ships, military expert Dmitry Boltenkov told Izvestia.
Such cruisers were originally created to deal with aircraft carrier formations. After the modernization, the Nakhimov will be able to effectively resist them, the former chief of the main headquarters of the Navy, Admiral Valentin Selivanov, is sure.
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Source: IZ
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