The cruiser Mikhail Kutuzov is recognized as a masterpiece of the world shipbuilding and is one of the ten best warships of the world built in the 20th century. He became the first ship of the Black Sea Fleet, which began to carry out combat missions in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, later participated in military operations in Egypt and Syria. In a word, for a half-century of its existence, Mikhail Kutuzov gained an impressive track record and as a result was awarded the honor of becoming a museum.

Currently, the cruiser Mikhail Kutuzov is under the control of the Black Sea Fleet Museum . He forever anchored on the embankment of Novorossiysk at the berth of the sea terminal and most likely will not go anywhere else . For more than ten years Mikhail Kutuzov has served as a symbol of the valor of the Black Sea Fleet and an incredible talent of domestic designers . And it is also surprising that, even being "at peace", the cruiser did not lose charisma: the artillery guns of the best warship of the century still look stern and menacing. .

You can get to the excursion around the museum-cruiser "Mikhail Kutuzov" practically at any working time. But do not count on a full inspection of the ship. Visitors can see only the deck and several adjoining superstructures. But even this is admirable. In addition, many interesting details from the history of the Black Sea Fleet can be found on board the cruiser.

In order to strengthen interest in Mikhail Kutuzov, it is appropriate to consider some technical characteristics of the military cruiser that qualitatively distinguish it from other vessels .So, the dimensions of the cruiser are 210 m and 23 m in length and width, respectively . The ship is equipped with a special "unsinkable" design and systems of underwater protection against mines and torpedoes . Possessing a capacity of 120 liters . from ., the cruiser can develop a speed of up to 35 knots, carrying a crew of 1200 people on board . The main artillery of "Mikhail Kutuzov" is 12 cannon cannons that can fire even during a powerful storm . Actually, at the time of testing the cruiser demonstrated unprecedented for his time he was rezul tats . The only thing that became the criticism of the cruiser was the absence of shock absorbers .

Museum-cruiser Mikhail Kutuzov

Defense weapons, the cruiser museum Miha Kutuzov "

Museum-cruiser Mikhail Kutuzov at night