Russia's only aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov catches fire

Telegraph.co.uk ^ | 12/22/22 | Nataliya Vasilyeva

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Russia’s only aircraft carrier caught fire on Thursday, only a matter of months before it was meant to return to sea after lengthy repairs.The Admiral Kuznetsov was close to being released back to the Russian navy after years of repairs when it caught fire, Alexei Rakhmanov, head of the state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), told Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency.“There has been a little problem during repairs,” Mr Rakhmanov said. “The blaze has been put out. All fire alarms worked normally. There are no casualties or damage.”About 20 people were evacuated from the ship that caught fire at the drydock...

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[VAFreedom]

well, after putting out the fire, they could install a wave motion gun and turn it into the most powerful space ship on earth.

[ought-six]

When has this ship ever NOT been on fire?

[Roman_War_Criminal]

That thing doesn’t even look like it could make it out of the port.

Pathetic navy the Russians have.

[Mark17]

I wonder if the Ukes did it? 😅🤗

[BobL]

Minor fire, put out easily.

[MIchaelTArchangel]

I never thought I would quote H. Rap Brown, but “Burn, Baby, Burn!”

[lurk]

This is a ship that the universe has voted least likely to sail.

[thegagline]

Kuznetsov is Russian for Duraflame.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Who knows at this point LOL

[frank ballenger]

That thing doesn’t even look like it could make it out of the port.

I think that style of ship went out when disco was king. Not suitable for stayin' alive.

[dfwgator]

“This is WZAZ In Chicago, Where Disco Lives Forever!”

[Eleutheria5]

I don’t think it needed any help from Ukes.

[Eleutheria5]

They haven’t got much in the way of warm water seas, either. There’s the Black Sea, which is seriously problematic, the Baltic Sea, which is seriously problematic, and then the Arctic Ocean and the Bering Straights. What would they do with a navy if they had one?

[EQAndyBuzz]

“ well, after putting out the fire, they could install a wave motion gun and turn it into the most powerful space ship on earth.”

Watched the Philadelphia Experiment last night.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

A military that wants to project power would do more to strengthen their navy. They also have the Pacific which is a bit more manageable than the Black and Baltic Seas.

They seem real keen on the Middle East with Latakia over the past decade.

[ScottinVA]

“There has been a little problem during repairs,” Mr Rakhmanov said.

A grasp of the obvious, there.

[MikeSteelBe]

"well, after putting out the fire, they could install a wave motion gun and turn it into the most powerful space ship on earth."

If I remember, that was the battleship Yamato raised and made into a spaceship on a show called G-force?

[MikeSteelBe]

It seems British and Russian carriers use those decks that slope up, and American carriers use catapults. Can a knowledgeable freeper explain to me why?

[hoagy62]

Nope, that was Space Battleship Yamato , as it snowed in Japan. In the United States, it was known as Star Blazers and the name of the ship was the Argo.