The first image of the guided missile cruiser Moskva of the Russian Navy that sank a few days ago, via @Bormanike

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[SpeedyInTexas]

The first image of the guided missile cruiser Moskva of the Russian Navy that sank a few days ago, via @Bormanike.

Depending on the side you choose to believe, the ship was either hit by 2x R-360 "Neptun" ASMs, or suffered a catastrophic ammunition fire. You decide.

[Lazamataz]

Depending on the side you choose to believe, the ship was either hit by 2x R-360 "Neptun" ASMs, or suffered a catastrophic ammunition fire. You decide.

[datura]

You’re right - what used to sit next to the superstructure?

[glorgau]

I can see the ad for this now.

Lightly used, may need minor repairs, sold “as is”...

[roving]

I served aboard a destroyer, and we never allowed our ship to look like that. It was haze gray and underway all the time.

[pangaea6]

Yeah I mean are these ships really sitting ducks now? Is there a capable defense against missles

[BenLurkin]

This photo came out earlier....

[M Kehoe]

In the fwiw department, there is a very high possibility that two nuclear weapons sunk with that ship.

5.56mm

[M Kehoe]

U.S. code designation, Broken Arrow.

5.56mm

[Deaf Smith]

Very stormy and rough seas.

I can see how such conditions could contribute to it sinking.

s/

[Levy78]

I keep hearing this and I’m not saying you’re wrong as it very plausible but have you seen any good sources at the root of this?

[tet68]

Depending on the side you choose to believe, the ship was either hit by 2x R-360 “Neptun” ASMs, or suffered a catastrophic ammunition fire. You decide.

It is possible that both happened, say a fire in the
munitions locker distracted the crew and kept them
from a seamless defense.

[one guy in new jersey]

Overstate much?

[Robert A Cook PE]

I am skeptical of that image. Too bright, wrong lighting, looks photo-shopped. Waterline and aft doesn’t match.

[one guy in new jersey]

Not nice if you’re onboard.

Or, presuming you are not as short on empathy as you appear, are you just rooting for whatever team plays Putin?

[BenLurkin]

The Russians won’t have any trouble recovering those. The Black Sea is relatively shallow.

[one guy in new jersey]

ballspiker

[Secret Agent Man]

No thats the deck color. They use red.

[one guy in new jersey]

I think that’s just the color of the nonskid.

On U.S. vessels it’s colored black.

[M Kehoe]

Hi.

Jane’s Defense Weekly is a good source for ship capabilities and armament.

Plus, Soviet doctrine stated the first use of nukes, and this ship (and subs) have the capability.

Do I know for sure, no. Would I bet on it, yes. And give odds.

5.56mm

[one guy in new jersey]

Saw that too. Good catch—you may be right about the abandon ship order.