meleagertoo old chap, the point about the ship being called by the correct prefix was simply informative.
You may chose to continue to use the wrong prefix if you like, it is both disrespectful and inaccurate.
It matters not a jot what you think of what the Russians chose to call their ships.
The fact remains that Fleet Admiral Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov was a man.
Their major ships have masculine titles.
The ship is not a 'she' just because we are discussing it in the English language.