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{{short description|Kirov-class battlecruiser}}
{{other ships|Russian ship Pyotr Veliky}}
{{For|the Russian monarch|Peter the Great}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
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| Ship country = Russia
| Ship flag = {{Shipboxflag|Russia|naval}}
| Ship name = ''Pyotr Velikiy''
| Ship namesake = [[Peter I of Russia|Peter the Great]]
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| Ship builder = [[Baltic Shipyard]], designer [[Severnoe PKB]]
| Ship laid down = 1986
| Ship launched = 1996
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| Ship commissioned = 18 April 1998
| Ship decommissioned = May be retired when sister ship ''Admiral Nakhimov'' comes back into service
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| Ship notes = Flagship of the Russian [[Northern Fleet]]
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| Ship class = {{sclass|Kirov|battlecruiser|1}}
| Ship displacement = *24,300&nbsp;tons (standard)
* 28,000&nbsp;tons (full load)
| Ship length = *{{convert|252|m|ft|abbr=on}}
* {{convert|230|m|ft|abbr=on}} (waterline)
| Ship beam = {{convert|28.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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| Ship draft = {{convert|9.1|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Ship power = {{convert|140,000|shp|kW|abbr=on}}
| Ship propulsion = 2-shaft, nuclear propulsion with steam turbine boost
| Ship speed = {{convert|32|kn|km/h|0}}
| Ship range = *{{convert|1000|nmi|km|-1}} at {{convert|30|kn|km/h}} (combined propulsion),
* Essentially unlimited with nuclear power at {{convert|20|kn|km/h}}
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| Ship complement = *727
* Aircrew: 18
* Flag staff: 15
| Ship sensors = *Voskhod [[MR-800]] (Top Pair) 3D search radar on foremast
* Fregat [[MR-710]] (Top Plate) 3D search radar on main mast
* 2 × MR-320M Topaz-V/Strut Pair air/surface search radar on main mast
* 3 × Palm Frond navigation radar on foremast
* 1 × aft Top Dome for SA-N-6 fire control
* 1 × forward Tomb Stone ([[Passive electronically scanned array]])
* 1 × MR-360 Podkat/Cross Sword SA-N-9 SAM control
* 6 × 3P37/Hot Flash SA-N-11 SAM control
* 1 × MR-184/Kite Screech for 130mm guns
* Horse Jaw LF hull sonar
* Horse Tail VDS (Variable Depth Sonar)
| Ship armament = *20 [[P-700 Granit|P-700 ''Granit'']] (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) [[anti-ship missile]]s
* 8 × 8 (64) [[Tor missile system#3K95 Kinzhal (naval variant)|3K95 ''Kinzhal'']] (SA-N-9 Gauntlet) [[surface-to-air]] missiles
* 6 × 8 (48) [[S-300 (missile)#FM|S-300FM]] ''Fort-M'' (SA-N-20 Gargoyle) [[surface-to-air]] missiles
* 6 × 8 (48) [[S-300 (missile)|S-300F]] ''Fort'' (SA-N-6 Grumble) [[surface-to-air]] missiles
* 2 × [[RBU-1000]] (Smerch-3) 305&nbsp;mm ASW rocket launchers
* 2 × [[Udav-1 anti-submarine system|RBU-12000 (Udav-1)]] 254&nbsp;mm ASW rocket launchers
* 1 twin [[AK-130]] 130&nbsp;mm/L70 [[dual purpose gun]]
* 10 533&nbsp;mm ASW/ASuW [[torpedo]] tubes, Type 53 torpedo or SS-N-15 ASW missile
* 6 × [[Kashtan CIWS|Kashtan]] (CADS-N-1) point defense gun/missile system
| Ship armour = 76&nbsp;mm plating around reactor compartment, light splinter protection
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| Ship aircraft = 3 × [[Kamov]] [[Kamov Ka-27|Ka-27 "Helix"]] or [[Kamov Ka-25|Ka-25 "Hormone"]] helicopters
| Ship aircraft facilities = Below-deck hangar
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'''''Pyotr Velikiy''''' ({{langx|ru|Пётр Великий|italic=yes}}) is the fourth {{sclass|Kirov|battlecruiser}} of the [[Russian Navy]]. She was initially named '''''Yuri Andropov''''' ({{langx|ru|Юрий Андропов|italic=yes}}) after [[Yuri Andropov]], the former [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union|General Secretary of the Communist Party]], but the ship's name was changed after the [[History of the Soviet Union (1985–1991)|fall of the Soviet Union]]. The Russian designation for the type is "heavy nuclear-powered guided [[missile cruiser]]", but Western defense commentators have resurrected the term "battlecruiser" to describe them, as they are the largest surface "[[line of battle]]" warships in the world. ''Pyotr Velikiy'' is the [[flagship]] of the [[Russian Northern Fleet|Northern Fleet]].

Construction of the ship was delayed by lack of funding due to the national economic problems before and after the fall of the Soviet Union. She was not completed and commissioned until 1998, twelve years after work had started. By then she had been renamed ''Pyotr Velikiy'', Russian for [[Peter I of Russia|Peter the Great]]. ''Pyotr Velikiy'' has been known to carry two [[pennant number]]s during her service: "183" and currently "099".

==Service history==
After completing her acceptance trials in November 1996, the vessel was transferred to the [[Russian Northern Fleet|Northern Fleet]] at [[Severomorsk]] and was designated as the [[flagship]] of the Northern Fleet. In August 2000, ''Pyotr Velikiy'' was in the [[Barents Sea]] to oversee the largest naval training exercise in a decade, since the fall of the Soviet Union. The ship was to be the designated target of the [[Oscar-class submarine|Oscar-II class]] submarine [[Russian submarine Kursk (K-141)|K-141 ''Kursk'']], and was conducting evasive maneuvers when communication with ''Kursk'' was lost. The submarine was later found to have suffered catastrophic torpedo detonations, resulting in the [[Kursk submarine disaster|loss of all 118 crew members]]. ''Pyotr Velikiy'' guarded the area where the submarine sank during the subsequent salvage operation in 2001.

In March 2004, Russian Navy Chief Admiral [[Vladimir Kuroyedov]] declared ''Pyotr Velikiy'' unfit for service due to problems with the ship's engineering maintenance.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/23/1079939651673.html |title=Nuclear battle cruiser 'in danger of exploding' |date=2004-03-24 |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=2008-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926061743/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/23/1079939651673.html |archive-date=2008-09-26 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 19 April 2004, the cruiser was docked in the [[Dry dock#Floating drydock|floating drydock]] [[PD-50]] for painting of the underside of the hull, repairs, and examination of the steering system. The repairs were completed later that year, and she was carrying out missions again by August.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} From September 21 to October 22, 2004 she sailed on her first long voyage. Accompanying the aircraft carrier {{ship|Russian aircraft carrier|Admiral Kuznetsov||2}}, the destroyers ''Admiral Chabanenko'' and ''Admiral Ushakov'', as well as several auxiliary ships, she went into the north-western Atlantic in what was the largest Russian naval exercise after the end of the Cold War.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cdi.org/russia/329-9.cfm |title=A Foolhardy Naval Exercise |first=Pavel |last=Felgenhauer |date=November 2, 2004 |website=[[The Moscow Times]] |via=[[Center for Defense Information|CDI]] Russia Weekly |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041107044237/http://www.cdi.org/russia/329-9.cfm |archive-date=2004-11-07}}</ref><ref>[[:ru:Маршал Устинов (ракетный крейсер)]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=November 2019}}

=== 2008–2009 cruise ===

On 8 September 2008, it was announced that ''Pyotr Velikiy'' would sail to the [[Caribbean Sea]] to participate in naval exercises with the [[Venezuelan Navy]], along with the destroyer {{ship|Russian destroyer|Admiral Chabanenko||2}} and other support ships. This action would represent the first major Russian show of force in the Caribbean since the end of the [[Cold War]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL871354420080908?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews |title=Russia says to send battleship to Caribbean Sea |first=Conor |last=Sweeney |date=2008-09-08 |website=Reuters |access-date=2009-01-06}}</ref> On 22 September ''Pyotr Velikiy'' and ''Admiral Chabanenko'' left their homeport of Severomorsk.<ref>Moscow ''[[Interfax]]-AVN Online'', 1102 GMT 10 March 2009 {{in lang|ru}}</ref> On 22 October, ''Pyotr Velikiy'' made a port visit to Aksaz Karagac, Turkey<ref>Moscow ''Vesti TV'', 2100 GMT 22 October 2008 {{in lang|ru}}</ref> and on 6–9 November the cruiser and ''Admiral Chabanenko'' made a port visit to [[Toulon]], France,<ref>Moscow ''[[Zvezda (TV channel)|Zvezda Television]]'', 1900 GMT 6 November 2008 {{in lang|ru}}</ref> before departing the Mediterranean on 10 November, passing through the [[Strait of Gibraltar]].<ref>St Petersburg ''Rosbalt-Sever'', 11 November 2008 {{in lang|ru}}</ref> ''Pyotr Velikiy'' arrived in [[La Guaira]], Venezuela on 25 November,<ref>Moscow ''Zvezda TV'', 1304 GMT 25 November 2008 {{in lang|ru}}</ref> coinciding with a visit by Russian President [[Dmitry Medvedev]]. A combined exercise, VENRUS-200, with the Venezuelan Navy took place on 1–2 December 2008.<ref>Moscow ''Kommersant Daily'', 3 December 2008 {{in lang|ru}}</ref>

After finishing the exercises, ''Admiral Chabanenko'' made a short visit to Panama 5–10 December, then to [[Bluefields]], Nicaragua from 13 to 15 December<ref>Moscow ''[[Vremya Novostei]]'', 15 December 2008 {{in lang|ru}}</ref> and sailed into Havana, Cuba on 19 December.<ref>{{cite news |title=Russian Destroyers Pull In To Havana |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russian-destroyers-pull-in-to-havana/ |work=CBS News |date=December 19, 2008 |language=en |access-date=September 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928044416/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russian-destroyers-pull-in-to-havana/ |archive-date=September 28, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Pyotr Velikiy'' continued alone to [[Cape Town]], South Africa. On 11 January 2009, the chief of the Russian General Staff announced that ''Pyotr Velikiy'' and six other Russian warships would participate in a joint naval exercise with the [[Indian Navy]] later the same month.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} The ''Kirov''-class cruiser paused for three days to visit Cape Town before continuing on to India.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} On 31 January ''Pyotr Velikiy'' left the port of [[Mormugao]] in the Indian state of Goa. After a two-day visit that included a naval exercise with the Indian guided-missile destroyer {{INS|Delhi|D61|6}} the cruiser left for African waters where the vessel joined other warships from the Russian navy and conduct the [[INDRA (naval exercise)|INDRA-2009]] exercise.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} On 12 February, the ship captured ten [[Piracy in Somalia|pirates]] in three boats off the coast of [[Somalia]].<ref>{{cite news |first=James |last=Kilner |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE51C2QZ20090213 |title=Russian warship seizes 3 pirate ships off Somalia |website=Reuters |date=February 13, 2009 |access-date=2010-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216104852/http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE51C2QZ20090213 |archive-date=February 16, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 10 March, ''Pyotr Velikiy'' returned to her homeport of Severomorsk, ending a six-month deployment.<ref>Moscow ''Vesti TV'', 1436 GMT 11 March 2009</ref>

=== 2010s ===
On 30 March 2010, ''Pyotr Velikiy'' left the Northern Fleet for a new six-month deployment. During her six-month tour of duty, the warship passed through the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea before entering the Indian Ocean via the Suez Canal. In the Indian Ocean the cruiser conducted maneuvers with other Russian warships from the [[Black Sea Fleet]].{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} On 14 April the missile cruiser visited the Mediterranean port of [[Tartus]] in [[Syria]]. In early May, ''Pyotr Velikiy'' met up with the cruiser {{ship|Russian cruiser|Moskva||2}} in the [[South China Sea]]. There they conducted joint exercises and held a traditional farewell ceremony on 5 May. The two vessels were due to arrive in Russia's Far Eastern port of [[Vladivostok]] to take part in the Vostok-2010 large-scale strategic exercise.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} On 29 September ''Pyotr Velikiy'' returned to her home base in the Northern Fleet after six months at sea. The flagship of the Northern Fleet had covered about {{convert|28,000|nmi}} since the beginning of the mission on 30 March.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}

During early September 2013 ''Pyotr Velikiy'' led a flotilla of Russian Navy ships through the Russian portion of the [[Northern Sea Route]] in preparation for establishment of regular patrols.<ref name=NYT91413>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/15/world/europe/russia-preparing-patrols-of-arctic-shipping-lanes.html |title=Russia Preparing Patrols of Arctic Shipping Lanes |date=September 14, 2013 |first=Andrew E. |last=Kramer |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=September 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918100700/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/15/world/europe/russia-preparing-patrols-of-arctic-shipping-lanes.html |archive-date=September 18, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

====Operations in Syria====
[[File:HMS Dragon with Kirov Class 'Pyotr Velikiy' MOD 45157553.jpg|thumb|''Pyotr Velikiy'' (background) escorted by {{HMS|Dragon|D35|6}} (foreground) off the coast of the United Kingdom in May 2014]]{{See also|Aleppo offensive (November–December 2016)}}
In 2014, ''Pyotr Velikiy'' along with ''Admiral Kuznetsov'' and the tankers ''Sergey Osipov'', ''Kama'' and ''Dubna''; the [[tugboat]] ''Altay'', and the [[Ropucha-class landing ship]] ''Minsk'' (122) entered the [[English Channel]] to sail north.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2014/May/08/140508-Russian-Task-Group |title=Royal Navy sails to meet Russian Task Group |work=Royal Navy |access-date=2014-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513010710/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2014/May/08/140508-Russian-Task-Group |archive-date=2014-05-13 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The British destroyer {{HMS|Dragon|D35|6}} monitored the Russian task group as it neared the United Kingdom. Once the ships spotted each other they sailed briefly close by as a standard 'meet and greet'. ''Pyotr Velikiy'' participated with the Chinese frigate {{ship|Chinese frigate|Yancheng|546|2}} and western vessels in the [[destruction of Syria's chemical weapons]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Notte |first1=Hanna |title=The United States, Russia, and Syria's chemical weapons: a tale of cooperation and its unravelling |journal=[[Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey#Publications|The Nonproliferation Review]] |date=2 January 2020 |volume=27 |issue=1–3 |pages=201–224 |doi=10.1080/10736700.2020.1766226|s2cid=225770190 }}</ref>

In May 2016 ''Pyotr Velikiy'' put to sea for the first time in two years for drills off the coast of Northern Russia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tass.ru/en/defense/875950 |title=Russia's Northern Fleet flagship goes to sea first time in 2 years |date=16 May 2016 |website=[[TASS]] |access-date=2017-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825053025/http://tass.ru/en/defense/875950 |archive-date=2016-08-25 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 15 October ''Pyotr Velikiy'' left Severomorsk to escort ''Admiral Kuznetsov'' to the Mediterranean along with supply ships and two ''Udaloy'' class destroyers, ''Severomorsk'' and ''Vice-Admiral Kulakov''. They were heading to the Eastern Mediterranean to support Syrian government forces battling rebel troops in Aleppo. ''Pyotr Velikiy'' passed through the [[Norwegian Sea]] and the English Channel, along with the rest of the Russian Northern Fleet on [[Trafalgar Day|21 October]], shadowed by the British destroyer HMS ''Dragon''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/russian-warships-admiral-kuznetzov-aircraft-carrier-english-channel-vladimir-putin-distraction-why-a7373521.html |title=Russian warships sailing through English Channel 'a smokescreen' for something else entirely |first=Lizzie |last=Dearden |date=2016-10-21 |work=The Independent |access-date=2017-04-13 |language=en-GB |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414082524/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/russian-warships-admiral-kuznetzov-aircraft-carrier-english-channel-vladimir-putin-distraction-why-a7373521.html |archive-date=2017-04-14 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==== 2017–2019 ====

On July 17, 2017 ''Pyotr Velikiy'' left Severomorsk together with ''Dmitry Donskoy'', a support vessel and a frigate to participate in the Russian Navy Day celebrations in Kronstadt.  The convoy went through Storebælt, the only Danish strait deep enough for the Donskoy.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2017/07/now-we-set-course-baltic-sea-says-northern-fleet | title=Now we set course for the Baltic Sea, says Northern Fleet | date=18 July 2017 }}</ref>

On 6 April 2019, the ship entered Barents Sea with cruiser [[Russian cruiser Marshal Ustinov|''Marshal Ustinov'']] and several nuclear submarines.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rg.ru/2019/04/06/reg-szfo/atomnyj-krejser-petr-velikij-otstreliaetsia-v-barencevom-more.html |title=Атомный крейсер "Петр Великий" отстреляется в Баренцевом море |trans-title=Nuclear cruiser "Peter the Great" will shoot back in the Barents Sea |first=Svetlana |last=Tsygankova |date=6 April 2019 |newspaper=[[Rossiyskaya Gazeta]] |language=ru |access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref> On 10 October, she went into Barents Sea with some 15 other warships, submarines, and auxiliary ships to conduct large-scale drills.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://structure.mil.ru/structure/forces/navy/news/more.htm?id=12256319@egNews |title=Северный флот в ходе учения отрабатывает комплексное применение сил в Баренцевом море |trans-title=During exercises, the Northern Fleet trains in the complex use of forces in the Barents Sea |language=ru |date=10 October 2019 |website=Russian Ministry of Defence}}</ref>

===2020s===

On 29 May 2020, she went to Barents Sea for exercise.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tvzvezda.ru/news/20205291157-qfTa1.html | title=Флагман СФ "Петр Великий" выйдет на учения в Баренцево море | date=29 May 2020 }}</ref> On 11 July, ''Pyotr Veliky'' along with cruiser ''Marshal Ustinov'' held an exercise in the Barents Sea, both shooting Granit and Vulkan missiles, respectively.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newsru.com/russia/11jul2020/flot.html | title=Атомный ракетный крейсер "Петр Великий" провел в Баренцевом море запуск крылатых ракет "Гранит" и "Вулкан" (ВИДЕО) | date=11 July 2020 }}</ref>

On 24 May 2021 ''Pyotr Veliky'' went to sea along with some 10 other warships,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tass.com/defense/1292973 |title=Russian Navy heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser holds drills in Barents Sea |date=24 May 2021 |website=TASS}}</ref> including ''Marshal Ustinov''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tass.com/defense/1296671 |title=Russian Navy guided missile ships deploy to Barents Sea for drills |date=1 June 2021 |website=TASS}}</ref> On 7 June, ''Pyotr Veliky'' was still reported at sea, taking part in a 20-ship strong exercise.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ria.ru/20210607/flot-1736034273.html |title=В Баренцевом море начались учения Северного флота |date=7 June 2021 |website=ria|language=ru |access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref> On 1 July 2021, she went to sea again.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=0&nid=552618&lang=RU |title=Атомный крейсер "Пётр Великий" вышел на учения в Баренцево море |date=1 July 2021 |website=militarynews|language=ru |access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref> On 15 September, the cruiser conducted an exercise in the Barents Sea along with the cruiser ''Marshal Ustinov'', both shooting Granit and Vulkan missiles, respectively.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tvzvezda.ru/news/20219151134-FYA3f.html | title=Крейсер "Маршал Устинов" разнес на куски условный вражеский десант в Баренцевом море | date=15 September 2021 }}</ref>

On 29 January 2022, the cruiser conducted an air defence drill, without leaving the port.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ria.ru/20220129/ucheniya-1770126359.html | title=Крейсер "Петр Великий" отработал противовоздушную оборону Североморска | date=29 January 2022 }}</ref> On 15 February, ''Pyotr Veliky'', frigate ''Admiral Gorshkov'', diesel and nuclear submarines started an exercise in the Barents Sea.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ria.ru/20220215/ucheniya-1772899266.html | title=Северный флот начал учения в Баренцевом море | date=15 February 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rbc.ru/rbcfreenews/620b87a69a7947719998974b | title=Северный флот начал учения в Баренцевом море с крейсером "Петр Великий" | date=15 February 2022 }}</ref> Between 15 and 17 March, she and destroyer ''Severomorsk'' held an exercise between Norway and Iceland, during the large-scale NATO naval exercise.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thebarentsobserver.com/ru/bezopasnost/2022/03/rossiyskiy-flot-provedet-strelby-k-zapadu-ot-rayona-arkticheskih-ucheniy-nato | title=Российский флот проведет стрельбы к западу от района арктических учений НАТО }}</ref> On 18 April, ''Pyotr Veliky'' was at sea again, conducting an artillery exercise in the Barents Sea.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vesti.ru/article/2705688 | title=Крейсер "Петр Великий" провел учебные стрельбы в Баренцевом море }}</ref> In June, the sailors started preparation for the Navy day parade in July.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://regnum.ru/news/society/3621587.html | title=Экипаж флагманского крейсера "Пётр Великий" начал подготовку ко Дню ВМФ }}</ref> Between 17 and 26 August, ''Pyotr Veliky'' was at sea during a large-scale exercise and shot a Granit missile on 24 August.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://navy-korabel.livejournal.com/277552.html | title=Боевые корабли основных классов ВМФ России на 01.09.2022 | date=September 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Тяжелый атомный ракетный крейсер "Петр Великий" |url=https://flot.com/2022/%D0%A2%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%A4%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%82124/ |title=Крейсер "Петр Великий" поразил цель на дальности более 200 км |publisher=Flot.com |date= |accessdate=2022-09-27}}</ref> She was accompanied by destroyer ''Admiral Ushakov'' and an unknown number of submarines. At the same time, in the eastern part of the Barents Sea, destroyer ''Admiral Levchenko'', LST ''Aleksandr Otrakovsky'' and tanker ''Sergey Osipov'' were active and embarked on a voyage eastwards along the Northern Sea Route.<ref>https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12436192@egNews {{Bare URL inline|date=September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://thebarentsobserver.com/ru/bezopasnost/2022/08/v-barencevom-more-nachalis-krupnye-ucheniya-severnogo-flota | title=В Баренцевом море начались крупные учения Северного флота }}</ref> During the exercise, destroyer ''Severomorsk'' and LST ''Ivan Gren'' also passed through the Barents Sea on a way from the main naval parade in St. Petersburg to Severomorsk.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://military-news.press/korabli-severnogo-flota-ychastvovavshie-v-glavnom-voenno-morskom-parade-vozvrashautsia-v-bazy.html | title=Корабли Северного флота, участвовавшие в Главном военно-морском параде, возвращаются в базы | date=12 August 2022 }}</ref> On 27 October, she was underway in the Barents Sea.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/16177171 | title=Крейсер "Петр Великий" отработал в Баренцевом море взаимодействие с авиацией }}</ref> The cruiser went to sea again on 1 November.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bastion-karpenko.ru/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2 November 2022 |archive-date=22 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622223103/http://bastion-karpenko.ru/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 20 April 2023, it was reported that ''Pyotr Veliky'' may be withdrawn from service once her sister ship [[Russian battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov|''Admiral Nakhimov'']] returns to service. This decision is allegedly being considered due to the high cost of modernisation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://flot.com/2023/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9%D0%A4%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%8212/|title=СМИ узнали о возможном выводе из состава ВМФ крейсера "Петр Великий"|date=20 April 2023|language=ru|website=flotprom.ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://flot.com/2023/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9%D0%A4%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%8223/|title=ТАСС: крейсер "Петр Великий" спишут после ввода в строй "Адмирала Нахимова"|date=14 July 2023|website=flotprom.ru|language=ru}}</ref> However, it was also reported that no decision had been made to withdraw the vessel from service.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://flot.com/2023/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9%D0%A4%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%8224/|title=Источник опроверг данные о решении списать крейсер "Петр Великий"|date=18 July 2023|website=flotprom.ru|language=ru}}</ref>

== Accident and incidents == 
A [[Swedish Air Force]] pilot flying in a [[Saab 37 Viggen]] fighter-reconnaissance plane was scouting the ''Pyotr Velikiy'' in the Baltic Sea on 16 October 1996, when he suddenly flew into the water and died while trying to avoid a nearby Russian aircraft during the fly-by reconnaissance of the Russian ship.<ref>{{cite web |title=Swedish Military Jet Crashes Scouting Ship {{!}} The Spokesman-Review |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/oct/17/swedish-military-jet-crashes-scouting-ship/ |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=www.spokesman.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Saab AJSH 37 Viggen 908/O 81, 16 Oct 1996 |url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/78676 |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery perrow="5">
File:Pyotr Velikiy battlecruiser 1.jpg|Ship's crew
File:Pyotr Velikiy battlecruiser 2.jpg|Russian president [[Vladimir Putin]] visiting ''Pyotr Velikiy''
File:RIAN archive 643176 The nuclear-powered cruiser "Peter the Great" on its long-distance expedition.jpg|The cruiser in May 2010, performing an exercise on radiological, chemical and biological protection
File:Tactical exercises of the Russian Navy.jpg|The cruiser during tactical exercises of the Baltic and Northern Fleets
</gallery>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151126100143/https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/1144.htm Kirov class] at the [[Federation of American Scientists]]
* {{cite web |url=http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/fleet/russian/1144.htm |title=Type 1144 "Kirov" Class |website=Aeronautics.ru |access-date=February 2, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010823152817/http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/fleet/russian/1144.htm |archive-date=August 23, 2001 |url-status=dead}}

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