List of ships of the Soviet Navy explained

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

Corvettes

In the Soviet Navy these were classified as small anti-submarine ships (MPK) or small missile ships (MRK).

• (projects 122A, 122bis)
• (project 204)
• (project 1124 Al'batros)
  • Grisha I class (project 1124.1), 37 ships built in 1966–1982
  • Grisha II class (project 1124P, P stands for pogranichnyi – on the border), 20 ships built in 1972–1988
  • Grisha III class (AK-630 CIWS-equipped variant)
  • Grisha IV class (project 1124K)
  • Grisha V class (project 1124M, sometimes noted as 1124.4)
• (project 1234 Ovod)
  • Nanuchka I class
  • Nanuchka II class (project 1234E)
  • Nanuchka III class (project 1234.1)
  • Nanuchka IV class (project 1234.7)
• (project 1239 Sivuch)
• (project 1240 Uragan, considered missile boats by NATO)
• (project 1241 Molniya, classified as large missile cutters)
  • Tarantul I class (project 1241RE)
  • Tarantul II class (project 1241.1)
  • Tarantul III class (project 1124.1M)
  • Pauk class (project 1241.2, anti-submarine corvette variant)
• (project 1331M)
  • Parchim II class

Guardships

In the Soviet Navy, frigates were classified as guard ships (SKR)

• (project 1135 Burevestnik)
  • , "Watchful" (1970)
  • , "Brisk" (1971)
  • Svirepyy, "Fierce"(1971)
  • , "Vigilant" (1972), involved in a mutiny in 1975, this incident inspired the novel The Hunt for Red October.
  • Razyashchiy, "Smashing" (1973)
  • , "Clever" (1974)
  • , "Friendly" (1975)
  • , "Virtuous" (1971)
  • Doblestnyy, "Valourous" (1973)
  • , "Active" (1973)
  • Zharkiy, "Torrid" (1975)
  • "Serene" (1978)
  • , "Ardent" (1976)
  • Leningradskiy Komsomolets (1976), "Leningrad Komsomol"; renamed Legkiy, "Light" in 1992.
  • Letuchiy, "Flighty" (1977)
  • Pylkiy, "Fervent" (1979)
  • , "Passionate" (1979)
  • Bezukoriznennyy, Irreproachable (1980)
  • , "Harmonious" (1980)
  • Poryvistyy, "Squally" (1980)
• Burevestnik M class (project 1135M Burevestnik)
  • 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)
• (project 1166.1 Gepard)
  • Tatarstan
  • Dagestan
• (project 42 Sokol)
• (project 61, briefly)
  • , "Ukrainian Komsomol" (1960)
  • , "Astute" (1961)
  • , "Agile" (1962)
  • , "Talented" (1964)
  • , "Exemplary" (1964)
  • , "Courageous" (1964)
  • , "Watchful" (1966)
• (project 1159 Del'fin)
• (project 35)
• (project 1154.0 Yastreb)
  • (Fearless)
    • (project 159)
• (project 50 Gornostay)
• (projects 2, 4, & 39)
• (project 29)

Gunboats

• Krasnaya Abkhaziya
• Krasnaya Armeniya
• Krasnaya Gruziya
  • Krasnyy Adzharistan

Destroyers

• Aquila-class
  • Lovkiy (ex-Romanian)
  • Lyogkiy (ex-Romanian)

Type 1934A destroyerPylky (ex-German)

Akizuki-class destroyerVnezapny (ex-Japanese)

• • • 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)
• (Project 7 class)
  • • • • • • (Project 30 class)
• (Project 7u class)
• (ex-Romanian)
  • • • • • • 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)
• (on loan 1944–1952 from the UK)
  • (HMS Churchill)
  • (HMS Chelsea)
  • (HMS Roxborough)
  • (HMS St Albans)
  • (HMS Lincoln)
  • (HMS Brighton)
  • (HMS Leamington)
  • (HMS Richmond)
  • (HMS Georgetown)
• Udaloy I class
  • Udaloy – Bold(1980)
  • (1980)
  • Marshal Vasilevskiy (1982)
  • Admiral Zakharov (1982)
  • (1983)
  • (1983)
  • (1985)
  • Severomorsk (1985)
  • (1987)
  • (1987)
  • Admiral Kharlamov (1988)
  • (1990)
• Udaloy II class
  • (1995)
  • Admiral Basistyy (not completed)
  • Admiral Kucherov (not completed)

Cruisers

!Name!Class!Built!In Service!Status!Image

Aurora	Diana class	1903	1903-1945	Museum ship since 1956
Komintern	Bogatyr-class	1905	1905-1942	Sunk 1942
Chervona Ukraina	Admiral Nakhimov-class	1927	1927-1941	Sunk 1941, raised and used as a target
Krasny Krym	Svetlana-class cruiser	1928	1928-1959	Scrapped 1959
Krasny Kavkaz	Admiral Nakhimov-class	1932	1932-1952	Sunk as target 1952
Kirov	Kirov-class cruiser	1938	1938-1974	Scrapped in 1974
Voroshilov	Kirov-class cruiser	1940	1940-1973	Scrapped 1973
Maxim Gorky	Kirov-class cruiser	1940	1940-1959	Scrapped 1959
Molotov	Kirov-class cruiser	1941	1941-1972	Scrapped 1972
Kaganovich	Kirov-class cruiser	1944	1944-1960	Scrapped 1960
Kalinin	Kirov-class cruiser	1953	1953-1963	Scrapped 1963
Murmansk	Omaha-class cruiser	1944	1944-1949	Scrapped 1949
Tallinn	Admiral Hipper-class cruiser	1944	1944-1960	Scrapped 1960
Chapayev	Chapayev class	1950	1950-1960	Scrapped 1960
Zheleznyakov	Chapayev class	1950	1950-1976	Scrapped 1976
Kuybyshev	Chapayev class	1950	1950-1965	Scrapped 1965
Chkalov	Chapayev class	1950	1950-1981	Scrapped 1981
Frunze	Chapayev class	1950	1950-1960	Scrapped 1960
Sverdlov	Sverdlov class	1952	1952-1989	Scrapped 1993
Zhdanov	Sverdlov class	1952	1952-1991	Scrapped 1991
Admiral Ushakov	Sverdlov class	1953	1953-1987	Scrapped 1987
Aleksandr Suvorov	Sverdlov class	1953	1953-1990	Scrapped 1990
Admiral Senyavin	Sverdlov class	1954	1954-1991	Scrapped 1991
Dmitry Pozharsky	Sverdlov class	1954	1954-1987	Scrapped 1987
Kronstadt	Sverdlov class			Scrapped Incomplete 1961
Tallinn	Sverdlov class			Scrapped Incomplete 1961
Varyag	Sverdlov class			Scrapped Incomplete 1961
Ordzhonikidze	Sverdlov class	1952	1952-1972	Scrapped 1972
Aleksandr Nevsky	Sverdlov class	1952	1952-1989	Scrapped 1989
Admiral Lazarev	Sverdlov class	1952	1952-1986	Scrapped 1986
Shcherbakov	Sverdlov class			Scrapped Incomplete 1961
Dzerzhinsky	Sverdlov class	1952	1952-1989	Scrapped 1989
Admiral Nakhimov	Sverdlov class	1953	1953-1961	Scrapped 1961
Mikhail Kutuzov	Sverdlov class	1954	1954-2000	Museum ship at Novorossiysk
Admiral Kornilov	Sverdlov class			Scrapped Incomplete 1957
Oktyabrskaya Revolyutsia	Sverdlov class	1954	1954-1987	Scrapped 1987
Murmansk	Sverdlov class	1955	1955-1992	Ran aground 1992, Scrapped in place 2013
Arkhangelsk	Sverdlov class			Scrapped Incomplete 1961
Vladivostok	Sverdlov class			Scrapped Incomplete 1961
Groznyy	Kynda class	1962	1962-1991	Scrapped 1991
Admiral Fokin	Kynda class	1964	1964-1993	Scrapped 1995
Admiral Golovko	Kynda class	1964	1964-2002	Scrapped 2004
Varyag	Kynda class	1965	1965-1990	Scrapped 1990
Admiral Zozulya	Kresta I class	1967	1967-1994	Scrapped 1995
Vladivostok	Kresta I class	1969	1969-1991	Scrapped 1991
Vitse-Admiral Drozd	Kresta I class	1968	1968-1990	Sunk 1992
Sevastopol	Kresta I class	1969	1969-1989	Scrapped 1989
Kronstadt	Kresta II class	1969	1969-1991	Scrapped 1993
Admiral Isakov	Kresta II class	1970	1970-1993	Sunk 1994
Admiral Nakhimov	Kresta II class	1971	1971-1991	Scrapped 1993
Admiral Makarov	Kresta II class	1972	1972-1992	Scrapped 1994
Khabarovsk	Kresta II class	1973	1973-1992	Scrapped 1994
Admiral Oktyabrsky	Kresta II class	1973	1973-1993	Scrapped 1993
Admiral Isachenkov	Kresta II class	1974	1974-1992	Scrapped 1992
Marshal Timoshenko	Kresta II class	1975	1975-1992	Scrapped 1994
Vasily Chapayev	Kresta II class	1976	1976-1993	Scrapped 1993
Admiral Yumashev	Kresta II class	1977	1977-1992	Scrapped 1994
Nikolayev	Kara class	1971	1971-1992	Scrapped 1994
Ochakov	Kara class	1973	1973-2011	Scuttled 2014, As of 2023 still laid up awaiting scrapping
Kerch	Kara class	1974	1974-2020	Scrapped 2020
Azov	Kara class	1975	1975-1998	Scrapped 2000
Petropavlovsk	Kara class	1976	1976-1992	Scrapped 1996
Tashkent	Kara class	1977	1977-1992	Scrapped 1994
Vladivostok	Kara class	1979	1979-1994	Scrapped 1994
Slava	Slava class	1982	1982-2022	Sunk 2022
Marshal Ustinov	Slava class	1986	1986–Present	In Service
Varyag	Slava class	1989	1989–Present	In Service
Ukraina	Slava class	1990	1990-Present	Laid up in Ukraine, Incomplete
Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya	Slava class			Cancelled and disassembled on the way in 1990

Coastal defence ships

!Name!Class!Built!In service!Status!Image

Vyborg

Väinämöinen class

1929

1947-1966

Scrapped 1966

Amphibious assault

!Name!Class!Built!In service!Status!Image

BDK-65 Saratov		1966	1966-2022	Sunk on 24 March 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
BDK-6		1966	1966-1992	Scrapped 1995
BDK-13		1967	1967-1994
BDK-62		1967	1967-1997
BDK-66 Sergey Lazo		1968	1968-1994
BDK-69 Orsk		1968	1968–present	In service
BDK-77		1969	1969-1994
Doneckiy Shakhter		1969	1969-2002
BDK-100 Krasnaya Presnya	Tapir-class	1970	1970-1993	Sunk 1995
BDK-104 Ilya Azarov	Tapir-class	1971	1971-2004	scrapped 2004
Alexandr Tortcev	Tapir-class	1971	1971-1994
Petr Ilyichev	Tapir-class	1972	1972-1993
Nikolay Vilkov	Tapir-class	1974	1974–present	In service
Nikolay Filchenkov	Tapir-class	1975	1975–present	In service
Nikolay Golubkov	Tapir-class			Never completed
(SDK-47) BDK-47	Ropucha-class	1974	1974-1994
(SDK-48) BDK-48	Ropucha-class	1975	1975-1994
(SDK-63) BDK-63	Ropucha-class	1975	1975-1994
(SDK-90) BDK-90	Ropucha-class	1975	1975-1994
(SDK-91) BDK-91Olenegorski Gornjak	Ropucha-class	1976	1976-brought on stand mod. II	Damaged on 4 August by Ukrainian army.
(SDK-181) BDK-181	Ropucha-class	1976	1976-1994
(SDK-182) BDK-182 Kondopoga	Ropucha-class	1976	1976-brought on stand mod. II	In Service with Russia
(SDK-183) BDK-183 Kotlas	Ropucha-class	1977	1977-2005
(SDK-197) BDK-197	Ropucha-class	1977	1977-1994
(SDK-200) BDK-200	Ropucha-class	1977	1977-1993
(SDK-55) BDK-55 Aleksandr Otrakowski	Ropucha-class	1978	1978–Present	In Service with Russia
(SDK-119) BDK-119	Ropucha-class	1979	1979-2018	Sunk 2018
Oslyabya	Ropucha-class	1981	1981–Present	In Service with Russia
Admiral Nevelskoy	Ropucha-class	1982	1982–Present	In Service with Russia
Minsk	Ropucha-class	1983	1983–Present	In Service with Russia
BDK-102 Kaliningrad	Ropucha-class	1984	1984–Present	In Service with Russia
Georgiy Pobedonosets	Ropucha-class	1985	1985–Present	In Service with Russia
Aleksandr Shabalin	Ropucha-class	1985	1985–Present	In Service with Russia
(SDK-64) BDK-64 Tsezar Kunikov 158	Ropucha-class	1986	1986–Present	In Service with Russia
(SDK-46) BDK-46 Novocherkassk 142	Ropucha-class	1987	1987–Present	In Service with Russia
Yamal	Ropucha-class	1988	1988–Present	In Service with Russia
Azov	Ropucha-class	1990	1990–Present	In Service with Russia
Peresvet	Ropucha-class	1991	1991–Present	In Service with Russia
BDK-130 Korolev	Ropucha-class	1991	1991–Present	In Service with Russia
Ivan Rogov	Ivan Rogov class	1978	1978-1996
Aleksandr Nikolayev	Ivan Rogov class	1982	1982-2006	Undergoing scrapping as of 2023
Mitrofan Moskalenko	Ivan Rogov class	1990	1990-2006	Undergoing scrapping as of 2023

• • • • • Ivan Rogov
  • Aleksandr Nikolayev
  • Mitrofan Moskalenko

Battlecruisers

!Name!Class!Built!In service!Status!Image

Kirov	Kirov class	1974	1980-1990	Laid up awaiting Scrapping
Frunze	Kirov class	1978	1984-1999	Scrapping began in April 2021
Kalinin	Kirov class	1983	1988–present	Undergoing refit
Yuri Andropov	Kirov class	1986	1998–present	Flagship of the Russian North Fleet
	Kirov class		Cancelled 1990

Battleships

!Name!Class!Built!In service!Status!Image

Arkhangelsk	Revenge class	1914	1916-1949	Scrapped 1949
Novorossiysk	Conte di Cavour class	1910	1914-1955	Sunk 1955
	Gangut class	1909	1914-1949	Scrapped
Marat	Gangut class	1909	1915-1955	Scrapped
	Gangut class	1909	1915-1952	Scrapped
	Gangut class	1909	1914-1956	Scrapped

Aircraft carriers/Aviation cruisers

!Name!Class!Built!In service!Status!Image

	Moskva class	1964	1967-1996	Scrapped in Greece 1996
Leningrad	Moskva class	1965	1969-1991	Scrapped in India 1995
Kiev	Moskva class	1967	Never Completed	Cancelled 1969
		1970	1975-1993	Theme park in Tianjin since 1 May 2004.
		1972	1978-1993	Sold to China in 1995; sold again and placed in Naval museum in Jiangsu, China since 2016, severely damaged by fire in 2024
		1975	1982-1993	Scrapped at Pohang, 1997
Admiral Gorshkov		1978	1987-19962013–present	In service with India as INS Vikramaditya from 2013
	Kuznetsov class	1982	1991–present	In service with Russian navy
Varyag	Kuznetsov class	1985	2012–present	In service with China as Liaoning
Ulyanovsk	Ulyanovsk class	1988	Never Completed	Scrapped 1992 40% complete
Unnamed	Ulyanovsk class		Cancelled	Cancelled 1991

Submarines

• List of Soviet and Russian submarine classes
• D type
• L type
• ShCh type
• P type
• S type
• M type
• K type
• A (AG) type
• Kalev class (ex-Estonian)
  • Lembit
  • Kalev
• (ex-Latvian)
  • • • • S class (on loan 1944 from the UK)
  • V-1 (HMS Sunfish)
• U class (on loan 1944–1950 from the UK)
  • V-2 (HMS Unbroken)
  • V-3 (HMS Unison)
  • V-4 (HMS Ursula)
• TS-1 (ex-Romanian NMS Rechinul)
• TS-2 (ex-Romanian NMS Marsuinul)
• TS-3 (ex-Romanian NMS Delfinul)
• CB-class (ex-Italian, ex-Romanian)

SS/SSK

• • • • • • • (?-1962)
  • B-427 (1971–1994)
    • • Novorossiysk
  • Rostov-na-Donu
  • Staryy Oskol
  • Krasnodar
  • Velikiy Novgorod
  • Kolpino
    • • Sankt Peterburg
  • Kronshtadt
  • Velikiye Luki

SSB

• Zulu IV class - SSB conversion
• Golf II class
  • (?-1968), famous as target of CIA recovery operation using the Hughes Glomar Explorer

SSG

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

SSN

• (1958-?)
  • (1958–1988)
  • (1960–1970)
  • (1963–1989)
• Victor I class
• Victor II class
• Victor III 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

• • • (1959–1991)
  • (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
  • (?-1986)
• Delta I class
• Delta II class
• Delta III class
  • K-129
• Delta IV class
• (1981-)
  • Dmitriy Donskoy
• Borey class
  • Yuriy Dolgorukiy
  • Aleksandr Nevskiy
  • Vladimir Monomakh
  • Knyaz Vladimir

SSGN

• Echo I class
• Echo II class
  • • • • K-222 (1970–1988)
• Yankee Notch class conversion
• Charlie I class
• Charlie II class
• Oscar I class
• Oscar II class
  • K-141 (?-2002)
• Yasen class
  • Severodvinsk
  • Kazan
  • Novosibirsk
  • Krasnoyarsk

Others

• (1962–1981)

Other

• SSV-33 (Pacific Fleet communications ship, based upon the battlecruiser hull)
• (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.
• 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
• Kashtan-class salvage vessel, a class of salvage vessel/submersible support

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

• Web site: World Navies Today: Russia . HazeGrey.org . 16 October 2014.

External links

• Andrew Toppan's Haze Gray & Underway