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Kirov, the lead ship of her class of missile cruisers, is one of the major and biggest surface warships of the Russian Navy,
though it was originally built for the Soviet Navy. It is one of the biggest warships of the world and is similar in size to a
World War I battleship. Although commissioned as a missile cruiser Kirov's size and weapons complement have
given her the unofficial designation of a battle cruiser throughout much of the world. The appearance of the
Kirov class was a significant factor in the U.S. Navy re-commissioning the Iowa class.
She was named after Sergey Kirov, a Bolshevik hero.