Guards’ missile cruiser Varyag puts out to sea

The flagship of Russia’s Pacific Fleet, the Guards’ missile cruiser Varyag, put out to sea to test its combat readiness. Photo: Hoisting the ensign.

The missile cruiser Varyag is a successor to the legendary protected cruiser Varyag, whose crew became famous at the Battle of Chemulpo Bay during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. Photo: The anti-submarine helicopter Kamov Ka-27 near the missile cruiser Varyag.

The missile cruiser Varyag is equipped with a powerful multipurpose ballistic attack system, which can strike at long-range floating targets and land targets. Photo: The anti-submarine helicopter Kamov Ka-27 near the missile cruiser Varyag.

The cruiser is also equipped with anti-submarine mortars, torpedo launchers and several artillery systems of different purpose and caliber. Photo: The Guards’ missile cruiser Varyag testing its combat readiness on the open sea.

This class of Russian ships has been dubbed aircraft carrier killers by NATO. Photo: Taking a motorboat aboard.

On June 1 the Russian Navy started its summer maneuvers, which will include naval units, combat forces and battleships. Photo: Mooring the Guards’ missile cruiser Varyag during exercises.

Russian fleets will participate in large-scale maneuvers in the Sea of Japan in June. Photo: Marines during exercises aboard the Guards' missile cruiser Varyag.

The main combat forces of the Pacific Fleet will participate in the maneuvers alongside the battle cruisers Pyotr Veliky and Moskva, which now belong to the Northern and Black Sea Fleets respectively. Photo: A firefighting brigade supporting helicopter flights during exercises aboard the Guards’ missile cruiser Varyag of the Pacific Fleet.

The crew of the Guards’ missile cruiser Varyag taking on liquid fuel from the oil tanker Boris Butoma during exercises.

The Guards’ missile cruiser Varyag of the Pacific Fleet in Zolotoi Rog (Golden Horn) Bay after exercises on the open sea.