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).

  • Grisha I class (project 1124.1), 37 ships built in 1966–1982
  • Nanuchka I class
  • Nanuchka II class
  • Grisha II class (project 1124P, P stands for pogranichnyi – on the border), 20 ships built in 1972–1988
  • Nanuchka III class
  • Nanuchka IV class
  • Tarantul I class
  • Grisha III class
  • Tarantul II class
  • Pauk I class
  • Dergach class
  • Pauk II class
  • Parchim II class
  • Grisha IV class
  • Tarantul III class
  • Grisha V class

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

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

Destroyers
  • Aquila-class
  • 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 II class
    • Admiral Chabanenko (1995)
    • Admiral Basistyy (not completed)
    • Admiral Kucherov (not completed)

Cruisers

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

Amphibious assault

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

Aircraft carriers/Aviation cruisers

Submarines

SS/SSK

SSB
  • Golf II class
    • K-129 (?-1968), famous for the CIA recovery operation using the Hughes Glomar Explorer

SSG

SSA (Auxiliary)

SSN

SSBN

SSGN

SSAN (Auxiliary)
  • 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

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

References
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