A starboard quarter view of the Soviet guided missile cruiser Slava during its initial deployment from the Black Sea to the Northern Fleet area. The Ship`s visible armament includes SS-N-12 surface-to-surface missile launchers, twin 130mm guns (forward) and surface-to-air SA-N-6 vertical launch tubes (amidships). Also visible outside its hangar is a Ka-25 Hormone helicopter.
Date Shot: 08 NOV 1983Camera Operator: UNKNOWN
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