Moskva

As for the U.S./NATO units outshooting the Black Sea Fleet; the reports I saw stated that the Moskva is damaged; furthermore, there are only 5 large surface combatants in total in the Black Sea Fleet, and there are five NATO frigates in the Black Sea (2 US, 1 German, 1 Spanish, and 1 other, not counting the USGCG Dallas).

A Coast Guard that guards everyone else’s coast « Antiwar.com Blog 2008

At the embankment, I hired a boat for 450 hryvnias [approx. $56] and, for 100 hryvnias [$12.50], two midshipmen of the Russian Navy, who promised to show us all the Russian ships, including the fleet's flagship cruiser Moskva, which is currently laid up at a floating dock.

Ukraine: Bureaucracy and Incompetence at Defense Ministry 2009

The Moskva is the world's only currently serving 'heavy battle cruiser' and the most powerful non-carrier surface ship in the world.

WAR WARNING 2008

The Moskva is a Slava-class missile cruiser designed as a surface strike ship with some anti-aircraft and ASW capability.

RIA Novosti 2010

The Moskva is a Slava-class missile cruiser designed as a surface strike ship with some anti-aircraft and ASW capability.

RIA Novosti 2010

The Moskva is a Slava-class missile cruiser designed as a surface strike ship with some anti-aircraft and ASW capability.

RIA Novosti 2010

The Moskva is a Slava-class missile cruiser designed as a surface strike ship with some anti-aircraft and ASW capability.

APA 2010

The flagship cruiser 'Moskva' dropped anchor in Sukhum, and joins two other Russian vessels in the town's port.

WN.com - Photown News 2010

"Moskva" and its support vessel will call at the main base of the Pacific Ocean Fleet in mid-May, the source said.

www.kyivpost.com 2010

I would guess that a large number of Americans who do not otherwise understand Russian know that "Moskva" is how Russians say "Moscow," and would indeed believe that a vodka with a name that sounds like Moscow probably has something to do with Russia.

Patent Law Blog (Patently-O) 2009