page_title: Soviet cruiser Vasily Chapayev
hierarchical_section_title: Soviet cruiser Vasily Chapayev
caption_attribution_description: English: An aerial starboard bow view of the Soviet Kresta II-class guided missile cruiser MARSHAL VOROSHILOV (*typo. VASILIY CHAPAEV) taken from a P-3 Orion patrol aircraft approximately 750 miles west of Midway Island. The cruiser is operating with nine other Soviet ships and is moving in a northeasterly direction. This is the largest Soviet task force to enter Central Pacific waters. Русский: Большой противолодочный корабль Василий Чапаев в Тихом океане, 24 января 1983 года.
context_page_description: Vasily Chapayev was a Project 1134A Berkut A class cruiser of the Soviet Navy. The ninth ship of her class, the vessel was launched in 1974. After a tour that encompassed Cuba, Angola, Yemen and India, Vasily Chapayev served during the Cold War with the Pacific Fleet as part of the 201st Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade from 1978. The cruiser was relegated to reserve in 1992 and decommissioned in 1993.
context_section_description: Vasily Chapayev (Russian: Васи́лий Чапа́ев) was a Project 1134A Berkut A (NATO reporting name Kresta II) class cruiser of the Soviet Navy. The ninth ship of her class, the vessel was launched in 1974.  After a tour that encompassed Cuba, Angola, Yemen and India, Vasily Chapayev served during the Cold War with the Pacific Fleet as part of the 201st Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade from 1978. The cruiser was relegated to reserve in 1992 and decommissioned in 1993.
caption: Vasily Chapayev underway on 24 January 1983
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