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Russian cruiser Varyag (Russian: Варяг, lit. 'Varangian') (formerly-Chervona Ukraina), is the third ship of the Slava-class of guided missile cruisers built for the Soviet Navy now serving the Russian Navy.
 Varyag (then Chervona Ukraina) c. 1990 underway en route to the Pacific Ocean from the Black Sea | |
| History | |
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  Russia | |
| Name | Varyag (ex-Chervona Ukraina) |
| Namesake | Viking or Varangians |
| Builder | 61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant (SY 445), Nikolayev |
| Laid down | 31 July 1979 |
| Launched | 28 August 1983 |
| Commissioned | 16 October 1989 |
| Status | In active service |
| Notes | In service with Pacific Fleet |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Slava-class cruiser |
| Displacement | 11,490 tons |
| Length | 186.4 m (611.5 ft) |
| Beam | 20.8 m (68.2 ft) |
| Draft | 8.4 m (27.6 ft) |
| Propulsion | 4 COGOG gas turbines, 2 shafts 121,000 shp |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Range | 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement | 480 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament |
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| Armor | Splinter plating |
| Aircraft carried | 1 Ka-25 or Ka-27 Helicopter |
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