Kirov

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Type	Heavy Cruiser
Class	Kirov
Nation	USSR
Voice	Lauren Conn
Level 1 HP	7756
Level 1 Weight Cap	1737
Vestures to Rescue	39 (35)
Traits	Energetic Swashbuckling

Bombarded Finnish defenses during the Winter War, but was driven off. Later fought a retreat from Tallinn to Leningrad and spent much of the war supporting the defenders during the German siege. After her decommissioning, two of her turrets were installed as a monument in the city she defended.

— In-game description

Kirov is a Soviet Belle available at the start of the game, September '39

Vestures

Vesture Type	Vesture Name	XP	Stat 1	Stat 2
Accoutrement	Crimson Sash	400	Torpedo Speed: TB1	None
Good Luck Charm	Cartridge Pouch (Caucasian Mountains)	--	None	None
Honor	Order of Lenin Medal	400	V Armor: Conn	None
Library	Volkov, Volshebnik Izumrudnogo Goroda	400	Quarterdeck Pattern Size	None
Music	Igor Stravinski, "Mavra"	1100	Crit Defense: Turret Destroyed LB3	None
Recreation	Chacha	1100	ASDIC Power	None

Where Vestures Drop

Campaign Maps are permanent. Event Maps may no longer be available, see their active dates. An Event Map with no dates lacks start/end data.

HQ Level	Map Name	Map Type	Start	End
30	The Pusan Patrol	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
90	The Exchange	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
100	The Komandorski Project	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
30	The End of the World Retreat	Event Map	2023-04-08	2023-04-24
40	The Kuril Diamonds	Event Map	2023-04-08	2023-04-24
40	Arctic Anomaly	Event Map	2023-05-09	2023-05-24
40	The View from Khodovarikha	Event Map	2023-03-09	2023-03-24
65	Rumblings in the Kara Sea	Event Map	2023-03-09	2023-03-24

Stock Stats

Level 1 Hull Points	7756
Speed	35
Refit Capacity	59
Weight capacity	1737
Reserves	6
Waterline Length	613.517
Mean Beam	46.457
Mean Height	58
Sortie Cost	8
Compartments	8
Horizontal Armor: Citadel	1.674
Horizontal Armor: Conn	3.346
Horizontal Armor: Fore & Aft	0.425
Horizontal Armor: Superstructure	0.425
Vertical Armor: Barbette	1.63
Vertical Armor: Citadel	1.63
Vertical Armor: Conn	4.89
Vertical Armor: Fore & Aft	0.414
Vertical Armor: Superstructure	0.414

Starting Equipment

Main Battery 1

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Molniya 1938
Rangekeeper	CAC-2
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
Centerline	3	3x 180mm/57 B-1-P

Main Battery 2

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Not Equipped
Rangekeeper	Not Equipped
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
Wing	N/A	--
Wing	1	6x 100mm/56 B-34

Main Battery 3

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Not Equipped
Rangekeeper	Not Equipped
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
N/A	N/A	--

Light Battery I-III

Group	Position	Light Gun
I	Wing	6x 45mm/46 21-K
II	Wing	4x 12.7mm/79 DShK MG
III	N/A	Not Equipped

Torpedoes

ASDIC	N/A
Quarterdeck	7-Dispersed BB-1/BM-1
Torpedo #1	2x 53-38 Triple Wing
Torpedo #2	N/A
Torpedo #3	N/A

Aircraft

Hangar Limit	Unknown
Hangar 1	2x Beriev Be-2
Hangar 2	N/A
Hangar 3	N/A
Hangar 4	N/A
Deck Limit	Unknown
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Air Warning RDF	N/A

Character Information

Personality and traits

Her story hasn't been documented, yet...

Tombstone quotes

Heroic	It was for the sailors onboard that she sang her songs.
Tragic	Her voice was never silenced.

Character Trivia

No trivia noted yet!

Voice Lines

See Kirov/VoiceLines.

In-Game Historical Information

Commissioned	1938
Service	9.23.1938 - 12.01.1974
Namesake	Sergei Kirov
Sisters	1 sister 4 half-sisters
Notable Sisters	None
Builder	Ordzhonikidze Yard Leningrad, USSR
Fate	Scrapped

History Trivia

No historical notes yet--see if the historical ship is a museum, has a veteran's association, or has a Wikipedia page to find some!