Admiral Lazarev (formerly Frunze) was a Soviet, and later a Russian, nuclear-powered missile cruiser, the keel of which was laid in 1978, launched in May 1981, and commissioned in 1984. The total length of the ship was 252 meters and a width of 28.5 meters. Full displacement reached 28,000 tons and maximum speed - 32 knots. The cruiser was armed with: one twin 130mm cannon, eight 30mm AK-630 sets, 20 SS-N-19 rocket launchers (P-700 Granit), 96 SA-N-6 rocket launchers ( S-300F) or 44 SA-N-4 rocket launchers. The ship could also operate three Kamow Ka-25 or Ka-27 helicopters.
Admiral Lazarev (ex-Frunze) was the second of four ships of the Kirov class. The Kirov-class ships were designed and built to be powerful ships designed to combat enemy surface and underwater navigation. Later, extensive possibilities of countering air targets were also added. Units of this type, at the time of launching, were the largest warships in the world - apart from aircraft carriers. It is worth adding that the Frunze had slightly different artillery and missile weapons from the leading unit of the type, i.e. the Kirov, as well as a different set of sensors and radars. Frunze, shortly after entering service, was assigned to the Pacific Fleet and in 1984 was directed to Aden, Luanda and Vietnam. In 1992, after the collapse of the USSR, the ship changed its name to Admiral Lazarev. In 1997, due to financial reasons, he was withdrawn from active service.