First Pic of Moskva Dying

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[PORSCHE928S4]

Swim with the fishes biznatch ! Take your 1970's tec wit cha !!!!!

 

[Certaindeaf]

Don't step on snek!

 

[pharmseller]

Who's gonna follow the Moskva down to Gorky Park?

 

[CountryGent]

Do svidaniya.

 

[Rickenbacher39]

Boats don't die, they sink.
I worked in hospitals.
I know this stuff.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Boats don't die, they sink.
I worked in hospitals.
I know this stuff.

Sinking is living! Lorgic!

 

[revjen45]

Looks good on them.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

I wonder if Ukraine has any submersible tractors they can use to tow away the nukes.

 

[DirectDrive]

Boats don't die, they sink.
I worked in hospitals.
I know this stuff.

I misspoke.
This one didn't really die, it's taken on a new life as an artificial reef.

 

[Provincial]

I notice that the missile launch tubes are missing on that side, and there are burn marks on the hull where each one was located. That indicates to me that the missiles burned/exploded in their tubes. I also notice that a lot of the superstructure seems to be missing. Probably the exploding missiles contributed to that.

 

[DirectDrive]

I notice that the missile launch tubes are missing on that side, and there are burn marks on the hull where each one was located. That indicates to me that the missiles burned/exploded in their tubes. I also notice that a lot of the superstructure seems to be missing. Probably the exploding missiles contributed to that.

The launch tubes are there, they are mostly obscured by the smoke, but you can see the outlines of them.
Might have to enlarge the photo a bit.

Those "sea skimmer" type missiles reportedly run 8 ft +/- to 12 ft +/- above the water in their final phase.
They home in "amidships".....center mass.
Neptune, Exocet, Harpoon.....they are deadly.

HMS Sheffield (1983) and USS Stark (1987) were both hit by Exocet missiles.

 

[Provincial]

I was thinking that the launch tubes extended further back.

The burn marks must be from fire/smoke exiting the hull, in which case, there was a truly bad fire burning in the hull.

It also looks like the deployed the crane, perhaps it was used to spray water on the fire.

With the warheads and all that propellent, that ship was a potential fire bomb. Perhaps surface missile-armed ships are "expendable" now that anti-ship missile technology has advanced. Talk about a ship with a "glass jaw!"

 

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Ukraine war: First pictures show Russian warship Moskva sinking

The first images have emerged which appear to show Russia's Black Sea flagship Moskva sinking into the Black Sea after Ukraine said it shot the vessel with two missiles last week.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Ukraine war: First pictures show Russian warship Moskva sinking

The first images have emerged which appear to show Russia's Black Sea flagship Moskva sinking into the Black Sea after Ukraine said it shot the vessel with two missiles last week.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Sure looks to me that there is a lot of damage just above and probably below the water line in that pic. Missile impact would be right there (just above water line when ship in normal position). Missile impact may be largely underwater because it's listing to its side but even so there is a lot of apparent damage down low in the pic. Contrast to the "before" picture of its side right there.

 

[DirectDrive]

Sure looks to me that there is a lot of damage just above and probably below the water line in that pic. Missile impact would be right there (just above water line when ship in normal position). Missile impact may be largely underwater because it's listing to its side but even so there is a lot of apparent damage down low in the pic. Contrast to the "before" picture of its side right there.
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You don't want to be anywhere near amidships if there are any sea skimmer missiles around.
I have some sympathy for the conscripts that perished.
Look at those sooted up portholes. Must have been hell for those caught below decks.

Maybe if enough Russian mothers cry for their lost sons Putin will stop this.

 

[titsonritz]

 

[titsonritz]

 

[DirectDrive]

This is what happens when you pi$$ Neptun off.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Brief article on the Moskva written in January. Apparently she took a missile on 2008 and was repaired. Sounds like the author knows what he is talking about.

The Russian Cruiser ‘Moskva’ Dominates The Black Sea

The Russian navy cruiser Moskva by far is the most powerful warship in the Black Sea. If Russian President Vladimir Putin orders his troops to widen their war in Ukraine, Moskva, the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, undoubtedly would lead the naval assault.

www.forbes.com