Often described as battlecruisers, these nuclear-powered ships were designed for anti-submarine and anti-ship roles, primarily armed with the P-700 Granit missiles. -Of the original four Kirov ...

They carry 24 P-700 Granit anti-ship missiles as their basic strike weapons. One submarine of this project, the Kursk, sank in an accident in 2000. The Secretary of the Russian Security Council ...

Equipped with a range of weapons, including SS-N-14 anti-submarine and P-700 Granit anti-ship missiles, the Kirov-class posed a significant threat to U.S. aircraft carriers. The ships also ...