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List of ships of the Soviet Navy

This is a list of ships and classes of the Soviet Navy.

Corvettes

In the Soviet Navy were classed as small anti-submarine ships (MPK).

Frigates

  • Burevestnik class
    • Bditelnyy, "Watchful" (1970)
    • Bodryy, "Brisk" (1971)
    • Svirepyy, "Fierce"(1971)
    • Storozhevoy, "Vigilant" (1972), involved in a mutiny in 1975, this incident inspired the novel The Hunt for Red October.
    • Razyashchiy, "Smashing" (1973)
    • Razumnyy, "Clever" (1974)
    • Druzhnyy, "Friendly" (1975)
    • Dostoynyy, "Virtuous" (1971)
    • Doblestnyy, "Valourous" (1973)
    • Deyatelnyy, "Active" (1973)
    • Zharkiy, "Torrid" (1975)
    • Bezzavetnyy "Serene" (1978)
    • Retivyy, "Ardent" (1976)
    • Leningradskiy Komsomolets (1976), renamed Legkiy, "Light" in 1992.
    • Letuchiy, "Flighty" (1977)
    • Pylkiy, "Fervent" (1979)
    • Zadornyy, "Passionate" (1979)
    • Bezukoriznennyy, Irreproachable (1980)
    • Ladny, "Harmonious" (1980)
    • Poryvistyy, "Squally" (1980)
  • Modified Burevestnik class
  • Burevestnik M class
    • Rezvyy, "Frisky" (1975)
    • Rezkiy, "Sharp" (1976)
    • Grozyashchiy, "Threatening" (1977)
    • Razitelnyy, "Striking" (1977)
    • Neukrotimyy, "Untamable" (1978)
    • Besmennyy, "Unchanging" (1979)
    • Gordelivyy, "Proud" (1979)
    • Gromkiy, "Loud" (1979)
    • Revnostnyy, "Zealous" (1980)
    • Ryanyy (1980)
    • Pytlivyy (1982)
  • Neustrashimyy class
    • Neustrashimyy (Fearless)
    • Yaroslav Mudryy
  • Tatarstan/Gepard class
    • Tatarstan
    • Dagestan

Guardships

  • Uragan-class
  • Yastreb-class

Gunboats

  • Krasnaya Abkhaziya
  • Krasnaya Armeniya
  • Krasnaya Gruziya
  • Krasnoye Znamya
  • Krasnyy Adzharistan

Destroyers

  • Aquila-class
    • Lovkiy (ex-Romanian)
    • Lyogkiy (ex-Romanian)
  • Kashin class
    • Komsomolets Ukrainy (1960)
    • Soobrazitelnyy – Adaptable (1961)
    • Provornyy – Agile (1962)
    • Obraztsovyy – Exemplary (1964)
    • Odarennyy – Gifted (1964)
    • Otvazhnyy – Courageous (1964)
    • Steregushchiy – Watchful (1966)
    • Krasnyy Kavkaz (1966)
    • Reshitelnyy – Decisive (1966)
    • Strogiy – Severe (1967)
    • Smetlivyy – Resourceful (1967)
    • Krasnyy Krym (1969)
    • Sposobnyy – Capable(1970)
    • Skoryy – Fast (1971)
  • Modified Kashin class
    • Ognevoy – Fiery (1963)
    • Slavnyy – Glorious (1965)
    • Stroynyy – Harmonious (1965)
    • Smyshlennyy – Humorous (1966)
    • Smelyy – Valiant (1968)
    • Sderzhannyy – Restrained (1972)
    • Rajput (built for Indian Navy) (1980)
    • Rana (built for Indian Navy) (1982)
    • Ranjit (built for Indian Navy) (1983)
    • Ranvir (built for Indian Navy) (1986)
    • Ranvijay (built for Indian Navy) (1988)
  • Gnevny class (Project 7 class)
  • Leningrad class
  • Novik
  • Derzky class
  • Orfey class
  • Izyaslav class
  • Fidonisy class
  • Ognevoy class (Project 30 class)
  • Soobrazitelny class (Project 7u class)
  • Regele Ferdinand class (ex-Romanian)
    • Likhoy
    • Letuchiy
  • Sovremennyy class
    • Sovremennyy – Modern (1980)
    • Otchayannyy – Foolhardy (1982)
    • Otlichnyy – Perfect (or Excellent) (1983)
    • Osmotritelnyy – Circumspect (1984)
    • Bezuprechnyy – Irreproachable (1985)
    • Boyevoy – Militant (1986)
    • Stoykiy – Steadfast (1986)
    • Okrylennyy – Inspiring (1987)
    • Burnyy – Fiery (1988)
    • Gremyashchiy – Thunderous (originally Vedushchiy) (1988)
    • Bystryy – Quick (1989)
    • Rastoropnyy – Prompt (1989)
    • Bezboyaznennyy – Intrepid (1990)
    • Bezuderzhnyy – Tenacious (1991)
    • Bespokoynyy – Restless (1992)
    • Nastoychivyy – Reliable (originally Moskovskiy Komsomolets) (1993)
    • Besstrashnyy – Fearless (1994)
    • Vazhnyy – Eminent (not completed)
    • Vdumchivyy – Thoughtful (not completed)
  • Town class (on loan 1944–1952 from the UK)
  • Udaloy I class
    • Udaloy – Bold(1980)
    • Vice-Admiral Kulakov (1980)
    • Marshal Vasilevskiy (1982)
    • Admiral Zakharov (1982)
    • Admiral Spiridonov (1983)
    • Admiral Tributs (1983)
    • Marshal Shaposhnikov (1985)
    • Severomorsk (1985)
    • Admiral Levchenko (1987)
    • Admiral Vinogradov (1987)
    • Admiral Kharlamov (1988)
    • Admiral Panteleyev (1990)
  • Udaloy II class
    • Admiral Chabanenko (1995)
    • Admiral Basistyy (not completed)
    • Admiral Kucherov (not completed)

Cruisers

  • Admiral Hipper class
    • Tallinn (ex-Petropavlovsk, ex-German Lützow) (1940–1960?)
  • Diana class (1898–1945?)
  • Komintern, ex-Pamyat Merkuriya
  • Chervona Ukraina
  • Krasnyy Krym [Red Crimea] (Красный Крым), ex-Profintern
  • Krasnyi Kavkaz
  • Kirov class (1937–1974?)
    • Kirov (1937)
    • Voroshilov
    • Maxim Gorky
    • Molotov
    • Kalinin
    • Kaganovich
  • Omaha class
  • Chapayev class, an upgrade to the Kirov class (1939–1981)
  • Sverdlov class, an enlargement of the Chapayev class (1949–1991)
    • Sverdlov (Свердлов)
    • Dzerzhinskiy (Дзержинский)
    • Ordzhonikidze (Орджоникидзе)
    • Zhdanov (Жданов)
    • Aleksandr Nevskiy (Александр Невский)
    • Admiral Nakhimov (Адмирал Нахимов)
    • Admiral Ushakov (Адмирал Ушаков)
    • Admiral Lazarev (Адмирал Лазарев)
    • Aleksander Suvorov (Александр Суворов)
    • Admiral Senyavin (Адмирал Сенявин)
    • Dmitriy Pozharskiy (Дмитрий Пожарский)
    • Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya (Октябрьская Революция)
    • Murmansk (Мурманск)'
    • Mikhail Kutuzov (Михаил Кутузов)
  • Kynda class
    • Groznyy – Terrible (Грозный)
    • Admiral Fokin (Адмирал Фокин)
    • Admiral Golovko (Адмирал Головко)
    • Varyag (Варяг)
  • Kresta I class
    • Admiral Zozulya
    • Vitse-Admiral Drozd
    • Vladivostok
    • Sevastopol
  • Kresta II class
    • Kronshtadt
    • Admiral Isakov
    • Admiral Nakhimov
    • Admiral Makarov
    • Marshal Voroshilov
    • Admiral Oktyabrskiy
    • Admiral Isachenkov
    • Marshal Timoshenko
    • Vasily Chapayev
    • Admiral Yumashev
  • Kara class
    • Nikolayev (1969)
    • Ochakov (1972)
    • Kerch (1972)
    • Azov (1973)
    • Petropavlovsk (1974)
    • Tashkent (1975)
    • Vladivostok (1976)
  • Slava class – a non-nuclear, reduced-size version of the Kirov battlecruisers
    • Slava, renamed Moskva
    • Marshal Ustinov
    • Chervona Ukraina, renamed Varyag
    • Admiral Flota Lobov later taken over by Ukraine as Vilna Ukraina – incomplete

Coastal defence ships

  • Väinämöinen class
    • Vyborg (ex-Finnish Väinämöinen ceded as war reparations) (1947–1950s)

Amphibious assault

  • Alligator class
  • Ropucha class
  • Ivan Rogov class
    • Ivan Rogov
  • Polnocny-B class

Battlecruisers

  • Kirov class (1980–)
    • Kirov, later Admiral Ushakov (1977-)
    • Frunze, later Admiral Lazarev (1984–1994)
    • Kalinin, later Admiral Nakhimov (1988–1999)
    • Yuri Andropov, later Petr Velikiy (1996-)
    • Dzerzhinskiy (incomplete)

Battleships

  • Revenge class
  • Conte di Cavour class
    • Novorossiysk (ex-Italian Giulio Cesare ceded as war reparations) (1949–1955)
  • Gangut class
    • Frunze formerly the Poltava (1914–1949)
    • Marat formerly the Petropavlovsk (1914–1955)
    • Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya formerly the Gangut (1914–1952)
    • Parizhskaya Kommuna formerly the Sevastopol (1914–1956)

Aircraft carriers/Aviation cruisers

  • Moskva class (1964–1991)
  • Kiev class (1972–1997)
  • Admiral Kuznetsov class (1985–)
    • Admiral Kuznetsov (1985–)
    • Varyag (incomplete)
  • Ulyanovsk class

Submarines

SS/SSK

  • Zulu class
  • Whiskey class
  • Quebec class
  • Romeo class
  • Foxtrot class
    • B-37 (?-1962)
    • B-427 Scorpion (1971–1994)
  • Tango class
  • Bravo class
  • Kilo class
  • Losos class

SSB

SSG

  • Whiskey class Twin Cylinder
  • Whiskey class Long Bin
  • Juliett-class submarine (1962–1994)

SSA (Auxiliary)

  • India class
  • Beluga class
  • Lima class

SSN

  • November class (1958-?)
    • K-3 (1958–1988)
    • K-8 (1960–1970)
    • K-159 (1963–1989)
  • Victor I class
  • Victor II class
  • Victor III class
  • Alfa class
  • Mike class, a successor to the Alfa class
    • K-278 Komsomolets (?-1989)
  • Sierra I class
  • Sierra II class
  • Akula I/Bars class
  • Akula II class

SSBN

  • Hotel class
    • K-19 (1959–1991)
    • K-33 (1969–1990)
    • K-55 (1962–?)
    • K-178 (1962–?)
    • K-40 (1962–1990)
    • K-16 (1963–1990)
    • K-145 (1963–?)
    • K-149 (1964–1990)
  • Yankee I class
    • K-140 Leninets
    • K-26
    • K-32
    • K-216
    • K-207
    • K-210
    • K-249
    • K-253
    • K-395
    • K-408
    • K-411
    • K-418
    • K-420
    • K-423
    • K-426
    • K-415
    • K-403
    • K-245
    • K-214
    • K-219
    • K-228
    • K-241
    • K-444
    • K-399
    • K-434
    • K-236
    • K-389
    • K-252
    • K-258
    • K-446
    • K-451
    • K-436
    • K-430
  • Yankee II class (1968-?)
  • Yankee Sidecar class conversion
  • Yankee Pod class conversion
  • Yankee Stretch class conversion
  • Delta I class
  • Delta II class
  • Delta III class
    • K-129
  • Delta IV class
  • Typhoon class (1981-)
  • Borey class

SSGN

  • Echo I class
  • Echo II class
  • Papa class
    • K-222 (1970–1988)
  • Yankee Notch class conversion
  • Charlie I class
  • Charlie II class
  • Oscar I class
  • Oscar II class
    • K-141 Kursk (?-2002)

SSAN (Auxiliary)

"SSAN" redirects here. For the letter of the Greek alphabet, see Ssan.
  • Uniform class

Others

Other

  • SSV-33 (Pacific Fleet communications ship, based upon the Kirov-class battlecruiser hull)
  • Lun-class ekranoplan (Commissioned as a ship and used as one).
  • VMF Kommuna is a salvage vessel, and having been launched in 1915, one of the oldest naval vessels still in service in a major navy of the world.
  • Dunay a tall ship built in Italy as the Cristoforo Colombo and acquired as war reparation.
  • STS Sedov tall ship built as Magdalene Vinnen II also acquired as war reparation.
  • Marshal Nedelin class missile range instrumentation/space event support ship
  • Onega class acoustic trials ships
  • Potok/Modified T-58 class weapons trials ship
  • T-43 class acoustic trials ships

Missile and Munitions Transports

  • Sadko class
  • Amga class
  • Lama class
  • Muna class

Electronic Surveillance ships

  • Balzam class
  • Okean class (modified trawler)
  • Primor'ye class (modified fish factory ships)
  • Vishnya class
  • Yug class
  • Alpinist class

Oceanographic Research Ships

  • Nikolay Zubov class (AGOR & AGI)
  • Sibirykov class
  • Yug class

Survey Ships

  • Moma class (AGS)
  • Samara class (AGS)
  • Finik class
  • Biya class
  • Kamenka class
  • Vinograd class

See also

  • List of ships of World War II

References

External links

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