Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier Is A Floating Coffin Waiting To Sink

[Peter1469]

I suspect its officers and crew know it! This thing needs tug boats close at hand at all times.

Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier Is A Floating Coffin Waiting To Sink

The Admiral Kuznetsov is Russia’s only aircraft carrier. It’s suffered many mishaps — its dry dock sank in 2018, and an adjacent 70-ton crane came crashing into the deck, killing four and leaving a giant crater in the flight deck. In late 2019 the ship caught fire during repair work. In short — there are many problems. But the Admiral Kuznetsov will sail on.

Cursed Ship?

The non-nuclear aircraft carrier (technically classified as a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser, in order to legally navigated the Turkish Straits) has a reputation for being very unreliable. Part of the problem lies with its steam turbines and boilers. When deployed, the Kuznetsov is accompanied by a tugboat support ship in case of a breakdown that prevents it from reaching port under its own power.

In an interview with The Telegraph, Peter Roberts, a naval expert at the Royal United Services Institute explained the perception of cursed ships in naval culture. “In naval folklore, there’s something called an unlucky ship and Kuznetsov is undoubtedly an unlucky ship.” Part of the problem stems from the blueprints, partly from pure chance. “Kuznetsov is one of those that has things going wrong through design and just through luck.” In any case, not a ship you’d want to be on.


Water, Water, Every Where Nor a Drop to Drink

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[Bigdog]

Well if there is such a thing as a cursed ship, that is it.

[DGUtley]

Clearly, that is a capitalist pig dog swine warmonger, Republican American lie. The Russians have the best Aircraft Carriers on the planet, most technologically advanced, powerful, coolest, fastest, quietest, most woke, and antiracist ones. Stop your lies.