Posted on 07/11/2025 3:43:02 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Vladimir Putin's only aircraft carrier - the hulking Admiral Kuznetsov - is poised to be scrapped after seven failed years of repairs, say reports.
Work on the jinxed ship, the largest in the Russian navy, has now been suspended despite the efforts to get it back in the water.
News outlet Izvestia cites sources saying the vessel is likely destined for the scrapheap.
Putin's 'Ship of Shame' is languishing in dock in grim Arctic port Murmansk, and has played no role in the war against Ukraine.
Its crew were quietly sent to fight in the war instead.
The 58,000-ton rust bucket - Putin's only aircraft carrier - is now seen as likely never to go to sea again.
Former Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Sergey Avakyants called the decision to stop repair work 'absolutely correct'.
He said today: 'The aircraft carrier is already a fading era.
'It is a very expensive and inefficient naval weapon.
'The future belongs to carriers of robotic complexes and unmanned aviation.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
So where are these drones going to come from in the middle of the pacific??
Your statement is schizophrenic
That piece of krap is about half the tonnage as a US Aircraft carrier.
That has nothing to do with the carrier at all, why post it?
bttt
It’s not as if the Brits have many aircraft carriers. The Royal Navy has fallen a long way from it’s glory days.
Soon, very soon, the United Kingdom will be under the banner of Islam. They will be waving the flag of ISIS, and their women will become sexual slaves. The vast majority of liberal English and (specifically) Scottish men are degenerate homosexuals. They have a destiny with a roof and a tall building. Enjoy eating your crow Daily Mail, while everything around you collapses. /spit
My first thought as well.
Your Momz wanted me to 😄🤡
Your Momz wanted me to 😄🤡
Military Summary Channel
https://youtu.be/FJ7x9VhfSG8?si=X3LuUQC0a0gpwkwq
Facts on the ground.
My mother is dead, why do you post such things?
The germans started building a carrier called the admiral hipper IIRC.Never put to sea and I think the russians captured it im 45.
Don’t be fooled — that thick cloud of smoke isn’t a malfunction. According to the Kremlin, it’s a cutting-edge stealth system that shrouds the ship in a tactical fog, rendering it invisible to Western sensors… Russia reportedly spent billions of rubles developing this marvel of military tecnology.
Keep in mind that Japan had thrashed the Russians in the Russo Japanese war in 1904/5.
The Japanese had adopted Western ways and technology extremely quickly
Russia’s navy took a severe beating and with the coming Revolution, they were out of contention for aircraft carriers.
Why the Soviets couldn’t Cobble a carrier together is a bit of a head scratcher.
Don’t forget the Brits contributions to carrier aviation, theh invented the steam catapult and introduced the angled flight deck to allow for simultaneously launching and recovering aircraft.
They never should have named it “Cuts Nuts Off”... :)
Stealthy. “There may or may not be a ship underneath all that smoke, it’s hard to tell, Sir.”
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