Guided Missile destroyer Gremyaschy

[John Brown]

In 1993 the City of Liverpool hosted an event to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Allies winning the Battle of the Atlantic. (May 1943 is considered the point when the tide turned against the Germans and the allies started winning the battle)

Warships from 40 nations, including Germany, sailed to Liverpool and most were opened to the public. Here are some photos I took of the Russian 'Gremyaschy' and her crew. In the last picture, notice the Russian sailor in the bottom right corner. He is actually selling badges and bits of surplus uniform from the ship to some young boys. I bought an Officer Cadets hat from him for £10.

I wonder how much a missile would have been:eek:

John

[Odin]

Interesting set of photos. The Russian ships always seem to be bristling with kit but I have no idea how effective it all is as we haven't had much public feedback on how their Navy performs (apart from when their submarines are unfortunately lost). As to buying a missile - the containers are probably empty due to Defence Cuts!

It looks a bit like a phased array radar on the top of the mast so their technology is catching up. I was intrigued though by the pipes / cables or hoses along the edge of the gun barrels - perhaps that is some high tech sensor to tell you whether the round has actually managed to leave the barrel.