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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.
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Sure, but if a country like Russia can't build a regular carrier, what are the chances it will build a cutting edge "carrier of robotic complexes and unmanned aviation"?
Have you been on a Nimitz class carrier? There is not a lot of spare space. I like the floating drone factory. I question how many drones a carrier could launch in one mission.
Communism's intractable Achilles' heel: nepotism.
LOL. SPAMALOT is SPAMING FR again.
Admiral Hipper was a heavy cruiser, I believe… Prinz Eugen, Boucher, Lutzow, and Seydlitz. Hipper was lead ship of that class.
Man, look at all that smoke. Nothing like telegraphing your position.
Zeepers get all hot and bothered when A GIF Of Zelensky strutting his stuff
is posted. They break out their Vasoline.
"Zeepers get all hot and bothered when A GIF Of Zelensky strutting his stuff is posted. They break out their Vasoline."
LOL.
I stand corrected.Do you know the name of the carrier germany was building?
Found it Graf Zepplin.
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