[Lurker]

The Moskva is definitely a badass,

It's a barely sailable rustbucket which was damaged by the Georgian Navy.

I'll agree with you on the subs, but I don't know if the Russians have any in the Black Sea.

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[homeguard]

The used to have some foxtrots....

[1rudeboy]

Do you have any "sourceable" information on the condition of the Moskva? I'm not doubting you, it's just that I can't find a thing.

[frithguild]

The design is said to be marred by large quantities of flammable material and poor damage-control capabilities.

Moskva (ex-Slava)
The Moskva (ex-Slava), which had been in refit at the Nikolayev yard since December 1990, remained undelivered to the Russian Black Sea Fleet through the end of the millenium. No projected date for completion of this much-delayed work was known. The Moskva was finally returned to service in April 2000, replacing the Admiral Golokov as the flagship of the Black Sea fleet. The “Moskva” was finally re-commissioned with hull number “121” after its overhaul in 2000.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/1164.htm