Scale 1/700

Plastic Model Kit Zvezda 9017

Petr Velikiy Russian Nuclear Powered Missile Cruiser

"Pyotr Velikiy" heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser  Russian Navy.  (Project 1144  "Orlan")

Petr Velikiy (Петр Великий) Russian Nuclear Powered Missile Cruiser

"Pyotr Velikiy" is a heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser of the Russian Navy. The fourth and only ship of Project 1144.2 "Orlan" in service.

The cruiser was laid down on March 11, 1986 on the slipway of the Baltic Shipyard (at the time of laying it was called "Kuibyshev", then - "Yuri Andropov"). On April 29, 1989, it was launched. Renamed "Pyotr Velikiy" by decree of the President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin.

"Pyotr Velikiy" was created as a means of nuclear deterrence and cover for submarines with ballistic missiles. When the nuclear cruiser was named "Yuri Andropov", it had the side number 183, but on April 22, 1992 it was named "Pyotr Velikiy", and received the side number - 099 in 1998 after sea trials and commissioning.

According to the plans of the Ministry of Defense, the cruiser should undergo repairs and a major modernization in 2019-2022.

On June 14, 2023, a message appeared that the cruiser would be decommissioned, on July 7, 2023, this information was denied by a source of the Northern Fleet


Plastic Model Kit Scale 1/700 Zvezda 9017

Petr Velikiy Russian Nuclear Powered Missile Cruiser

"Pyotr Velikiy" heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser  Russian Navy.  (Project 1144  "Orlan")

The complete kit includes:

 "Pyotr Velikiy" Russian heavy nuclear missile cruiser

A set of plastic parts for assembling 1 model.
Length 36.4 cm.
The detailed hull "waterline" is made of a single part.
Cruiser assembly options to choose from: "Pyotr Velikiy", "Yuri Andropov", "Admiral Nakhimov", "Kalinin", "Frunze".
Detailed prefabricated deck, detailed structure of deck superstructures, anti-aircraft guns, missile launchers, torpedo tubes, masts, radars, rescue boats and boats, cranes and many other parts and details.
Prefabricated Ka-27 helicopter.
Decal with side numbers.
476 parts

The model kits do not contain paints, glue and tools for assemble