The Russian Navy is the naval arm of the Russian Armed Forces. It has existed in various forms since 1696, when Peter the Great established the Imperial Russian Navy in October of that year, and its present iteration was formed in January 1992, succeeding the Navy of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which had itself succeeded the Soviet Navy. The St. Andrew's ensign and most of its traditions were established personally by Peter I. It possesses the vast majority of the former Soviet naval forces and comprises the Northern Fleet, the Pacific Fleet, the Black Sea Fleet, the Baltic Fleet, the Caspian Flotilla, the permanent task force in the Mediterranean, Naval Aviation and the Coastal Troops. It suffered severely after the Soviet collapse from insufficient maintenance and lack of funding, and a rise in gas and oil prices in 2013 enabled a renaissance.
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The Russian Navy is the naval arm of the Russian Armed Forces.
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It has existed in various forms since 1696.
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The Russian Navy is the naval arm of the Russian Armed Forces.
Fought In: Napoleonic Wars, Wikipedia article text
Since its formation it has seen action in the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War, the Russo-Japanese War, the First and Second World Wars
Fought In: Crimean War, Wikipedia article text
Since its formation it has seen action in the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War, the Russo-Japanese War, the First and Second World Wars
Fought In: Russo-Japanese War, Wikipedia article text
Since its formation it has seen action in the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War, the Russo-Japanese War, the First and Second World Wars
Fought In: World War I, Wikipedia article text
Since its formation it has seen action in the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War, the Russo-Japanese War, the First and Second World Wars
Fought In: World War II, Wikipedia article text
Since its formation it has seen action in the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War, the Russo-Japanese War, the First and Second World Wars
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Admiral Kuznetsov (Russian: Адмира́л фло́та Сове́тского Сою́за Кузнецо́в, romanized: Admiral flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov, lit. 'Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov') is an aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in Russian classification, which has served as the flagship of the Russian Navy, although she has been out of service since 2017.
Wikipedia: Kilo-class submarine
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The design was updated again by the Russian Navy in the mid-2010s to a variant called Project 636.3, also known as Improved Kilo II.
Borei-class submarine, Wikipedia
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After long delays finally the lead vessel, Yuriy Dolgorukiy, joined the Russian Navy on 10 January 2013.
Wikipedia: Paixhans gun
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The Russian Navy was the first to use the guns extensively in combat.
Wikipedia: Frigate
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Russian Navy operates one Gremyashchiy-class frigates/corvettes, seven Steregushchiy-class frigates/corvettes, three Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates, three admiral Grigorovich-class frigates, two Krivak-class frigates, two Gepard-class frigates and two Neustrashimyy-class frigates.
R-29 (missile) (Wikipedia)
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Russian Navy
VA-111 Shkval - Wikipedia
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Russian Navy and Iranian Navy
Wikipedia: 3M22 Zircon
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Russian Navy
Wikipedia: RSM-56 Bulava
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Russian Navy
Wikipedia: R-39 (missile)
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Soviet Navy Russian Navy
Wikipedia: DP-64
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Russian Navy Russian Naval Infantry
Wikipedia: P-70 Ametist
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Soviet Union, Russia, India, North Korea (unconfirmed)
Wikipedia: 3M-51 Alfa
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Russian Navy
Wikipedia: MiG-29
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The type went into service with the Indian Navy's INS Vikramaditya, INS Vikrant, and Russian Navy's Kuznetsov class aircraft carriers.
Wikipedia: Typhoon-Class Submarine
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Names were later assigned to the four vessels retained by the Russian Navy after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Wikipedia: Akula-Class Submarine
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Whereas the Russian Navy's Akula-II could be equipped with 28 nuclear-capable cruise missiles with a striking range of 3,000 km (1,620 nmi; 1,864 mi), the Indian version is reportedly armed with the 300 km (162 nmi; 186 mi)-range Club-S nuclear-capable missiles.
Wikipedia: P-120 Malakhit
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It saw action in 2008 in the hands of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy during the action off Abkhazia, where it was used without success, mistakenly against MV Lotos-1 from Moldova.
Wikipedia: Kirov-Class Battlecruiser
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The Kirov class, Soviet designation Project 1144 Orlan (Russian: Орлан, lit. 'sea eagle'), is a class of nuclear-powered guided-missile heavy cruisers of the Soviet Navy and Russian Navy, the largest and heaviest surface combatant warships (i.e. not an aircraft carrier or amphibious assault ship) in operation in the world.
Wikipedia: Su-27
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Russian Navy - 53 Su-27s in use as of January 2014
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