Kirov (Russian: Киров, IPA: [ˈkʲirəf]) was a Project 26 Kirov-class cruiser of the Soviet Navy that served during the Winter War and World War II, and into the Cold War.
 
She attempted to bombard Finnish coast defense guns during action in the Winter War, but was driven off by a number of near misses that damaged her.
 
She led the Evacuation of Tallinn at the end of August 1941, before being blockaded in Leningrad where she could only provide gunfire support during the siege of Leningrad. She bombarded Finnish positions during the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive in mid-1944, but played no further part in the war. 
 
She was refitted from November 1949 to April 1953, during which her machinery was completely overhauled and her radars, fire control systems and anti-aircraft guns were replaced by the latest Soviet systems. She participated in fleet maneuvers in the North Sea during January 1956
 
Kirov was reclassified as a training cruiser on 2 August 1961 and sold for scrap on 22 February 1974.
 
Details:
Dimensions: L: 359.6 mm W: 41mm
Total Parts: 252 pieces
 
Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range: 1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) (combined propulsion) unlimited at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) on nuclear power
Complement: 710
Sensors and processing systems:
Radars: (NATO reporting name):
Voskhod MR-800 (Top Pair) search 3D radar, foremast
Fregat MR-710 (Top Plate) 3D search radar, main mast
2 × Palm Frond navigation radar, foremast
Sonar:
Horse Jaw LF hull sonar
Horse Tail VDS (Variable Depth Sonar)
Electronic warfare & decoys: 2 × PK-2 Decoy dispensers (400 rockets)
Armament:
Missiles:
20 × P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) AShM
96 × S-300F Fort (SA-N-6 Grumble) surface-to-air missiles (Ushakov, Lazarev, Nakhimov)[citation needed]
48 × S-300F Fort and 48 S-300FM Fort-M (SA-N-20 Gargoyle) long-range SAM (Pyotr Velikhy)[2]
64 × 3K95 Kinzhal (SA-N-9 Gauntlet) Only installed on Pyotr Veiliky (8 x 8). Space reserved for 128 missiles on Admiral Lazarev, Admiral Nakhimov and Pyotr Veiliky point defense SAM[2]
40 × OSA-MA (SA-N-4 Gecko) PD SAM. Not on Pyotr Velikiy
Guns:
1 × twin AK-130 130 mm/L70 dual purpose gun (2 × AK-100 100 mm/L60 DP guns in Ushakov)
8 × AK-630 six-barreled Gatling 30 mm/L60 PD guns (Ushakov, Lazarev)
6 × CADS-N-1 Kortik gun/missile system (Nakhimov, Pyotr Velikiy[2])
Torpedoes and others:
2 × 6 RBU-1000 305 mm ASW rocket launchers
1 × 10 (Udav-1) 254 mm ASW rocket launchers
10 × 533 mm ASW/ASuW torpedo tubes, Type 53 torpedo or RPK-2 Vyuga (SS-N-15) ASW missile
Armour: 76 mm plating around reactor compartment, light splinter protection
Aircraft Carried: 3 helicopters