Friday, April 10, 2020

Ship Models in the Central Naval Museum

This is a selection of naval ship and submarine models on display in the Central Naval Museum in St. Petersburg.

It is worth a visit to their new location at 2 Naberezhnaya Kryukova Kanala, St Petersburg 190000
http://navalmuseum.ru

Enjpy
John Clearwater



Kirov-class nuclear powered missile cruiser.



Sovetsky-Soyuz class battleship design model (ships never built due to war)

Project 949 Granit cruise missile launching nuclear submarine

667BDRM Dolphin SSBN



Project 941 тайфун (Typhoon) SSBM

Note the lower hull has been extended down to accommodate the long missile tubes which run up through the tower.




Aurora







Heavy aircraft cruiser KIEV

Large naval gun mounted on a railroad car with massive  sway braces