Editing Kirov-class cruiser (section)

==Construction==
While ''Voroshilov'' was laid down first, ''Kirov'' was the prototype for the class and was completed first. Her trials were a disappointment as her Italian-built turbines initially had minor defects, and she was {{convert|1|kn|1}} slower than guaranteed. The Italians pointed out that the guarantee only applied if she displaced 7200 tonnes or less, and she was overweight by over {{convert|500|t|ton}}. Her turrets had numerous teething problems and inflicted more blast damage than anticipated, which showed that her welding plan had not been followed. Her firing arcs were reduced in an attempt to mitigate the problem. ''Voroshilov''{{'}}s Soviet-built turbines were more powerful than anticipated, and she almost achieved her design speed.<ref name=y5/>

Components for the Project 26bis2 ships were manufactured in the West (Ordzhonikidze built those for ''Kalinin'' and Marti those for ''Kaganovich'') and shipped to [[Komsomolsk-on-Amur]] for assembly.<ref name=y5/> They were launched from [[drydock]]s and towed incomplete to [[Vladivostok]] for fitting-out.<ref name=w>Whitley, p. 212</ref>