List of ships of the Soviet Navy
This is a list of ships and classes of the Soviet Navy.
Soviet Ship Type Designations
| Russian Terminology | English Translation | |
|---|---|---|
| AK | Artilleriyskiy Kater | Artillery Cutter | 
| BDK | Bol'shoy Desantnyy Korabl' | Large Landing Ship | 
| BPK | Bol'shoy Protivolodochnyy Korabl' | Large Anti-Submarine Ship | 
| BRK | Bol'shoy Raketnyy Korabl' | Large Missile Ship | 
| BT | Bazovyy Tral'shchik | Base Minesweeper | 
| DK | Desantnyy Korabl' | Landing Ship | 
| DKVP | Desantnyy Korabl' Na Vozdushnoy Podushke | Air-Cushion Landing Ship | 
| EHOS | Ekspeditsionnoye Okeanograficheskoye Sudno | Expeditionary Oceanographic Vessel | 
| EM | Eskadrennyy Minonosets | Destroyer | 
| GKS | Gidroakusticheskoye Kontrol'noye Sudno | Hydroacoustic Monitoring Vessel | 
| GS | Gidrograficheskoye Sudno | Hydrographic Vessel | 
| KIL | Kilektor | Lift Ship | 
| KR | Kreyser | Cruiser | 
| KRZ | Korabl' Razvedyvatel'nyy | Intelligence Ship | 
| KS | Kabel'noye Sudno | Cable Vessel | 
| KSV | Korabl' Svyazey | Communications Ship | 
| KTs | Kontrol'naya Tsel' | Controlled Target | 
| KVN | Korabl' Vozdushnogo Nablyudeniya | Radar Surveillance Ship | 
| LDK | Ledokol | Icebreaker | 
| MB | Morskoy Buksir | Seagoing Tug | 
| MPK | Malyy Protivolodochnyy | Small Anti-Submarine Ship | 
| MRK | Malyy Raketnyy Korabl' | Small Missile Ship | 
| MT | Morskoy Tral'shchik | Seagoing Minesweeper | 
| MVT | Morskoy Vodnyy Tanker | Seagoing Water Tanker | 
| OS | Opitnoye Sudno | Experimental Vessel | 
| PB | Plavuchaya Baza | Floating Base | 
| PKA | Protivolodochnyy Kater | Anti-Submarine Cutter | 
| PKR | Protivolodochnyy Kreyser | Anti-Submarine Cruiser | 
| PL | Podvodnaya Lodka | Submarine | 
| PLA | Podvodnaya Lodka Atomnaya | Submarine (nuclear) | 
| PLARB | Podvodnaya Lodka Atomnaya Raketnaya Ballisticheskaya | Ballistic Missile Submarine (nuclear) | 
| PLARK | Podvodnaya Lodka Atomnaya Raketnaya Krylataya | Cruise Missile Submarine (nuclear) | 
| PLRB | Podvodnaya Lodka Raketnaya Ballisticheskaya | Ballistic Missile Submarine | 
| PLRK | Podvodnaya Lodka Raketnaya Krylataya | Cruise Missile Submarine | 
| PSKR | Pogranichniy Storozhevoy Korabl' | Border Patrol Ship | 
| RKA | Raketnyy Kater | Missile Cutter | 
| RKR | Raketnyy Kreyser | Missile Cruiser | 
| SB | Spasatel'nyy Buksir | Rescue Tug | 
| SBR | Sudno Bol'shogo Razmagnichivanya | Large Deperming Vessel | 
| SDK | Srednyy Desantnyy Korabl' | Medium Landing Ship | 
| SKR | Storozhevoy Korabl' | Patrol Ship | 
| SR | Sudno Razmagnichivanya | Deperming Vessel | 
| SS | Spasatel'noye Sudno | Salvage Vessel | 
| SSV | Sudno Svyazyy | Communications Vessel | 
| TAKR | Takticheskoye Avianosnyy Kreyser | Tactical Aircraft Carrying Cruiser | 
| TKA | Torpednyy Kater | Torpedo Cutter | 
| US | Uchebnoye Sudno | Training Vessel | 
| VT | Voyennyy Tanker | Military Tanker | 
| VTR | Voyennyy Transport | Military Transport | 
| ZM | Zagraditel' Minnyy | Minelayer | 
Corvettes / MPK, MRK
In the Soviet Navy these were classified as small anti-submarine ships (MPK) or small missile ships (MRK).
- Kronshtadt class (Projects 122A, 122bis)
 - Poti class (Project 204)
 - Grisha class (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)
 
 - Nanuchka class (Project 1234 Ovod)
- Nanuchka I class
 - Nanuchka II class (Project 1234E)
 - Nanuchka III class (Project 1234.1)
 - Nanuchka IV class (Project 1234.7)
 
 - Bora class (Project 1239 Sivuch)
- MRK-27 (1989)
 
 - Sarancha class (Project 1240 Uragan, considered missile boats by NATO)
- MRK-5 (1977)
 
 - Tarantul class (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)
 
 - Parchim II class (Project 133.1M)
 
Guardships / SKR
In the Soviet Navy, frigates were classified as guard ships (SKR)
- Uragan class (Projects 2, 4, & 39)
 - Yastreb class (Project 29)
 - Kola class (Project 42 Sokol)
 - Riga class (Project 50 Gornostay)
 - Kashin class (Project 61, briefly)
- Komsomolets Ukrainy – Ukrainian Komsomol (1960)
 - Soobrazitelnyy – Astute (1961)
 - Provornyy – Agile (1962)
 - Obraztsovyy – Exemplary (1964)
 - Odarennyy – Gifted (1964)
 - Otvazhnyy – Courageous (1964)
 - Steregushchiy – Watchful (1966)
 
 - Petya class (Project 159)
 - Mirka class (Project 35)
 - Koni class (Project 1159 Del'fin)
 - Krivak I class (Project 1135 Burevestnik)
- 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 – Leningrad Komsomol (1976); renamed Legkiy, "Light" in 1992.
 - Letuchiy – Flighty (1977)
 - Pylkiy – Fervent (1979)
 - Zadornyy – Passionate (1979)
 - Bezukoriznennyy – Irreproachable (1980)
 - Ladny – Harmonious (1980)
 - Poryvistyy – Squally (1980)
 
 - Krivak II class (Project 1135M Burevestnik M)
- 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 – Zealous (1980)
 - Pytlivyy – Inquisitive (1982)
 
 - Neustrashimy class (Project 11540 Yastreb)
- Neustrashimy – Fearless (1993)
 
 
Gunboats
- Krasnaya Abkhaziya
 - Krasnaya Armeniya
 - Krasnaya Gruziya
 - Krasnoye Znamya
 - Krasnyy Adzharistan
 
Destroyers / BPK, BRK, EM
In the Soviet Navy, smaller ships under the designation of Large Antisubmarine Ships (BPK) alongside those classified as Large Missile Ship (BRK) were also categorized as destroyers by NATO.
- Yakov Sverdlov (1917)
 - Derzky class
 - Orfey class
 - Fidonisy class
 - Izyaslav class
 - Leningrad class (Project 1/Project38)
 - Gnevny class (Project 7)
- Gnevy – Angry (1938)
 - Gordy – Proud (1938)
 - Gromky – Loud (1938)
 - Grozny – Formidable (1938)
 - Gremyashchy – Thunderous (1938)
 - Smetlivy – Sly (1938)
 - Stremitelny – Impetuous (1938)
 - Bodry – Brisk (1939)
 - Bystry – Fast (1939)
 - Bezuprechy – Irreproachable (1939)
 - Bditelny – Watchful (1939)
 - Boyky – Spry (1939)
 - Besposhchadny – Merciless (1939)
 - Grozyashchy – Threatening (1939)
 - Sokrushitelny – Destructive (1939)
 - Steregushchy – Watchful (1939)
 - Ryany – Spirited (1939)
 - Rastoropny – Prompt (1940)
 - Rezvy – Frisky (1940)
 - Razyashchy – Furious (1940)
 - Reshitelny – Decisive (1941)
 - Retivy – Ardent (1941)
 - Revnostny – Enthusiastic (1941)
 - Razyaryonny – Enraged (1941)
 - Razumny – Sensible (1941)
 - Rekordny – Record Breaking (1941)
 - Rezky – Brusque (1942)
 - Redky – Rare (1942)
 
 - Tashkent class (Project 20)
- Tashkent (1939)
 
 - Storozhevoy class (Project 7U)
- Storozhevoy – Protective (1940)
 - Silny – Strong (1940)
 - Serdity – Enraged (1940)
 - Stoyky – Steadfast (1940)
 - Smyshlyony – Clever (1940)
 - Slavny – Glorious (1941)
 - Smely – Valiant (1941)
 - Strashny – Frightening (1941)
 - Surovy – Severe (1941)
 - Skory – Rapid (1941)
 - Statny – Stately (1941)
 - Strogy – Strict (1941)
 - Svirepy – Fierce (1941)
 - Soobrazitelny – Shrewd (1941)
 - Sposobny – Capable (1941)
 - Sovershenny – Absolute (1941)
 - Svobodny – Free (1942)
 
 - Opytny class (Project 45)
- Opytny – Experimental (1941)
 
 - Town class (on loan 1944–1952 from the UK)
 - Vifor class (ex-Romanian)
 - Regele Ferdinand class (ex-Romanian)
 - Type 1934A (ex-German)
 - Type 1936 (ex-German)
- Prochny – Durable (1945)
 
 - Type 1936A (ex-German)
- Provorny – Nimble (1945)
 
 - Akizuki class (ex-Japanese)
- Vnezapny – Sudden (1947)
 
 - Fubuki class (ex-Japanese)
- Verniy – Loyal (1947)
 
 - Ognevoy class (Project 30)
 - Soldati class (ex-Italian)
 - Skory class (Project 30bis)
 - Neutrashimy class (Project 41)
- Neustrashimy – Dauntless (1955)
 
 - Kotlin class (Project 56/56PLO/56A/56K)
- Svetly – Bright (1955)
 - Speshny – Rapid (1955)
 - Blestyashchy – Brilliant (1955)
 - Byvalvy – Experienced (1955)
 - Skromny – Modest (1955)
 - Bravy - Brave (1956)
 - Svedushchy – Knowledgeable (1956)
 - Vesky – Convincing (1956)
 - Vyzyavayushchy – Challenging (1956)
 - Spokoiny - Peaceful (1956)
 - Moskovsky Komsomolets (originally Smyshleny – Quickwitted) (1956)
 - Skrytny – Secretive (1956)
 - Soznatelny – Aware (1956)
 - Bessledny – Untraceable (1956)
 - Vdokhnovenny – Inspiring (1956)
 - Spravedlivy – Just (1956)
 - Burlivy – Turbulent (1956)
 - Vozmushcheny – Indignant (1956)
 - Nesokrushimy – Indestructible (1957)
 - Blagorodny – Noble (1957)
 - Plamenny – Fiery (1957)
 - Naporisty – Forceful (1957)
 - Vliyatelny – Influential (1957)
 - Vyderzhanny – Consistent (1957)
 - Nakhodchivy – Resourceful (1957)
 - Nastoychivy – Persistent (1958)
 
 - Kildin class (Project 56M/56EM/56U)
- Bedovy – Mischievous (1958)
 - Neulovimy – Elusive (1958)
 - Prozorlivy – Perceptive (1958)
 - Neuderzhimy – Unrestrainable (1958)
 - Neukrotimy – Indomitable (not completed)
 
 - Kanin/Krupnyy class (Project 57bis/57A)
 - Kashin class (Project 61)
- Komsomolets Ukrainy – Ukrainian Komsomol (1960)
 - Soobrazitelnyy – Astute (1961)
 - Provornyy – Agile (1962)
 - Obraztsovyy – Exemplary (1964)
 - Odarennyy – Gifted (1964)
 - Otvazhnyy – Courageous (1964)
 - Steregushchiy – Watchful (1966)
 - Krasnyy Kavkaz – Red Caucasus (1966)
 - Reshitelnyy – Decisive (1966)
 - Strogiy – Severe (1967)
 - Smetlivyy – Resourceful (1967)
 - Krasnyy Krym (1969)
 - Sposobnyy – Capable(1970)
 - Skoryy – Fast (1971)
 
 - Modified Kashin class (Project 61MP)
- Ognevoy – Fiery (1963)
 - Slavnyy – Glorious (1965)
 - Stroynyy – Harmonious (1965)
 - Smyshlennyy – Humorous (1966)
 - Smelyy – Valiant (1968)
 - Sderzhannyy – Restrained (1972)
 
 - Sovremennyy class  (Project 956 Sarych)
- 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)
 
 - Udaloy I class (Project 1155 Fregat)
- 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 (Project 1155.1 Fregat-M)
- Admiral Chabanenko (1995)
 - Admiral Basistyy (not completed)
 - Admiral Kucherov (not completed)
 
 
Cruisers / KR, RKR
| 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 defense ships
| Name | Class | Built | In service | Status | Image | 
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| Vyborg | Väinämöinen class | 1929 | 1947-1966 | Scrapped 1966 | ![]()  | 
| EK-31 | Shimushu class | 1938 | 1947-1959 | Recommissioned as dispatch ship PS-25 1948 Recommissioned as repair ship PM-74 1957 Scrapped 1959  | 
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| EK-47 | Ukuru class | 1944 | 1947-1969 | Recommissioned as oceanographic ship Nord 1948 Recommissioned as repair ship PM-62 1955 Scrapped 1969  | 
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| EK-41 | 1945 | 1947-1961 | Used as target ship TsL-41 1948 Recommissioned as oceanographic ship Val 1949 Scrapped 1961  | 
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| EK-43 | Type C | 1944 | 1947-1964 | Recommissioned as oceanographic ship Ostrovnoy 1948 Scrapped 1964  | 
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| EK-45 | 1947-1969 | Used as target ship TsL-45 1948 Recommissioned as repair ship PM-63 1955 Scrapped 1969  | 
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| EK-39 | 1947-1960 | Used as target ship TsL-39 1948 Recommissioned as oceanographic ship Sozh 1949 Scrapped 1960  | 
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| EK-34 | 1947-1960 | Used as target ship TsL-34 1948 Recommissioned as oceanographic ship Khersones 1949 Scrapped 1960  | 
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| EK-40 | 1947-1958 | Used as target ship TsL-40 1948 Recommissioned as rescue ship Zhiguli 1949 Scrapped 1958  | 
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| EK-35 | 1947-1958 | Used as target ship TsL-35 1948 Recommissioned as oceanographic ship Siurkum 1949 Scrapped 1958  | 
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| EK-32 | Type D | 1944 | 1947-1958 | Used as target ship TsL-63 1954 Recommissioned as repair ship PM-75 1957 Scrapped 1958  | 
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| EK-42 | 1947-1959 | Used as target ship TsL-42 1948 Recommissioned as dispatch ship Abakan 1949 Scrapped 1959  | 
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| EK-36 | 1947-1958 | Recommissioned as dispatch ship Naryn 1954 Scrapped 1958  | 
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| EK-44 | 1947-1955 | Used as target ship TsL-44 1948 Recommissioned as guard ship SKR-49 1954 Ceded to PLA Navy 1955, fate unknown  | 
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| EK-37 | 1947-1958 | Recommissioned as dispatch ship Murgab 1954 Scrapped 1958  | 
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| EK-46 | 1947-1960 | Used as target ship TsL-46 1948 Scrapped 1960  | 
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| EK-38 | 1947-1955 | Used as target ship TsL-38 1948 Recommissioned as dispatch ship Arkhara 1949 Recommissioned as guard ship SKR-48 1954 Ceded to PLA Navy 1955 Scrapped 1987  | 
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| EK-33 | 1947-1958 | Recommissioned as dispatch ship Turgai 1954 Scrapped 1958  | 
Amphibious Assault / BDK, SDK
| Name | Class | Built | In service | Status | Image | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDK-65 Saratov | Tapir-class | 1966 | 1966-2022 | Sunk on 24 March 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | ![]()  | 
| BDK-6 | Tapir-class | 1966 | 1966-1992 | Scrapped 1995 | |
| BDK-13 | Tapir-class | 1967 | 1967-1994 | ||
| BDK-62 | Tapir-class | 1967 | 1967-1997 | ||
| BDK-66 Sergey Lazo | Tapir-class | 1968 | 1968-1994 | ||
| BDK-69 Orsk | Tapir-class | 1968 | 1968–present | In service | ![]()  | 
| BDK-77 | Tapir-class | 1969 | 1969-1994 | ||
| Donetsky Shakhtyor | Tapir-class | 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 | |
| Aleksandr Tortsev | Tapir-class | 1971 | 1971-1994 | ||
| Pyotr Ilyichev | Tapir-class | 1972 | 1972-1993 | ||
| Nikolai Vilkov | Tapir-class | 1974 | 1974–present | In service | |
| Nikolai Filchenkov | Tapir-class | 1975 | 1975–present | In service | ![]()  | 
| Nikolai 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-91 Olenegorsky Gornyak | 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 Otrakovsky | 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) Tsezar Kunikov | Ropucha-class | 1986 | 1986–Present | In Service with Russia | ![]()  | 
| (SDK-46) Novocherkassk | 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 | ![]()  | 
| Korolyov | 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 | 
Battlecruisers / RKR
| 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 | ![]()  | 
| Dzerzhinskiy | 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 | ![]()  | 
| Frunze | Gangut class | 1909 | 1914-1949 | Scrapped | ![]()  | 
| Marat | Gangut class | 1909 | 1915-1955 | Scrapped | ![]()  | 
| Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya | Gangut class | 1909 | 1915-1952 | Scrapped | ![]()  | 
| Parizhskaya Kommuna | Gangut class | 1909 | 1914-1956 | Scrapped | ![]()  | 
Aircraft carriers/Aviation cruisers / TAKR
| Name | Class | Built | In service | Status | Image | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moskva | 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 | |
| Kiev | Kiev class | 1970 | 1975-1993 | Theme park in Tianjin since 1 May 2004. | ![]()  | 
| Minsk | Kiev class | 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 | ![]()  | 
| Novorossiysk | Kiev class | 1975 | 1982-1993 | Scrapped at Pohang, 1997 | ![]()  | 
| Admiral Gorshkov | Kiev class | 1978 | 1987-1996
 2013–present  | 
In service with India as INS Vikramaditya from 2013 | ![]()  | 
| Admiral Kuznetsov | 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
 - Dekabrist class
- D-1 Dekabrist (1928)
 - D-2 Narodovolets (1929)
 - D-3 Krasnogvardyeyets (1929)
 - D-4 Revolutsioner (1929)
 - D-5 Spartakovets (1929)
 - D-6 Yakobinets (1930)
 
 - L type
- L-1 Leninets (1931)
 - L-2 Stalinets (1931)
 - L-3 Frunzenets (1931)
 - L-4 Garibaldets (1931)
 - L-5 Chartist (1931)
 - L-6 Carbonari (1931)
 - L-7 Voroshilovets (1935)
 - L-8 Dzerzhinets (1935)
 - L-9 Kirovets (1935)
 - L-10 Menzhinets (1936)
 - L11 Sverdlovets (1936)
 - L-12 Molotovets (1936)
 - L-13 (1936)
 - L-14 (1936)
 - L-15 (1936)
 - L-16 (1937)
 - L-17 (1937)
 - L-18 (1938)
 - L-19 (1938)
 - L-20 (1940)
 - L-21 (1940)
 - L-22 (1939)
 - L-23 (1940)
 - L-24 (1941)
 
 - ShCh type
 - Pravda class
- P-1 Pravda (1934)
 - P-3 Iskra (1934)
 - P-2 Zvevda (1935)
 
 - S type
 - M type
 - K type
 - A (AG) type
 - Kalev class (ex-Estonian)
 - Ronis class (ex-Latvian)
 - S class (on loan 1944 from the UK)
 - 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)
- TM-4 (1944)
 - TM-5 (1944)
 - TM-6 (1944)
 - TM-7 (1944)
 
 
SS/SSK / PL
- Zulu class (Project 611)
 - Whiskey class (Project 613)
 - Quebec class (Project 615)
 - Romeo class (Project 633)
 - Foxtrot class (Project 641)
 - Tango class (Project 641B Som)
 - Kilo class (Project 877 Paltus)
- B-248 (1980)
 - B-260 (1981)
 - B-227 (1983)
 - B-229 (1983)
 - B-404 (1983)
 - B-401 (1984)
 - B-402 (1984)
 - B-405 Tyumenskiy Komsomolets (1984)
 - B-470 (1985)
 - B-806 (1986)
 - B-439 (1986)
 - B-445 (1988)
 - B-808 (1988)
 - B-394 (1988)
 - B-800 Vologodskij Komsomolets (1989)
 - B-464 (1990)
 - B-459 (1990)
 - B-871 (1990)
 - B-471 (1990)
 - B-494 (1990)
 - B-187 (1991)
 - B-177 (1991)
 - B-190 (1992)
 
 - Losos class (Project 865 Piran'ya)
- MS-520 (1988)
 - MS-521 (1990)
 
 
SSB / PLRB
- Zulu IV class (Project B611)
- B-67 (1956)
 
 - Zulu V class (Project AB611)
- B-62 (1958)
 - B-73 (1957)
 - B-78 (1957)
 - B-79 (1957)
 - B-89 (1957)
 
 - Golf I/II class (Project 629/629A)
- B-92 (K-92, B-96)(1959)
 - B-40 (K-72, B-372) (1959)
 - B-41 (K-79, B-372) (1959)
 - B-42 (K-83, B-83, BS-83) (1959)
 - B-93 (K-126, B-126) (1959)
 - B-125 (K-107, B-107, BS-107) (1960)
 - B-45 (K-88, B-183) (1960)
 - K-61 (B-29, B-167, BS-167) (1960)
 - B-156 (K-113, BS-113, RZS-97, PZS-65) (1960)
 - B-103 (K-129) (1960) [famous as target of CIA recovery operation using the Hughes Glomar Explorer]
 - B-109 (K-136, BS-136) (1960)
 - B-113 (K-139, B-139) (1961)
 - B-46 (K-75, B-575) (1961)
 - B-95 (K-36, K-100, B-106) (1961)
 - B-48 (K-91, B-91) (1961)
 - K-93 (B-93) (1961)
 - K-110 (B-110, BS-110) (1961)
 - K-142 (B-142) (1962)
 - B-51 (K-99,B B-99) (1962)
 - K-163 (B-163) (1962)
 
 - Golf III class (Project 601) (converted from Golf II)
- B-149 (K-118, B-118, RZS-439) (1960)
 
 - Golf IV class (Project 605) (converted from Golf II)
- B-121 (K-102) (1959)
 
 - Golf V class (Project 619) (converted from Golf II)
- K-153 (BS-153) (1961)
 
 
SSG / PLRK
- Whiskey class Single Cylinder (Project P613)
- S-146 (1958)
 
 - Whiskey class Twin Cylinder (Project 644)
- S-69 (1960)
 - S-80 (1960)
 - S-44 (1960)
 - S-46 (1960)
 - S-159 (1960)
 - S-162 (1960)
 
 - Whiskey class Long Bin (Project 665)
- S-64 (1961)
 - S-155 (1961)
 - S-61 (1962)
 - S-142 (1963)
 - S-152 (1963)
 - S-164 (1963)
 
 - Juliett class (Project 651)
 
SSA (auxiliary)
- Bravo class (Project 690 Kefal)
- SS-368 (1967)
 - SS-226 (1968)
 - SS-256 (1968)
 - SS-310 (1970)
 
 - India class (Project 940 Lenok)
- BS-486 Komsomolets Uzbekistana
 - BS-257
 
 - Beluga class (Project 1710 Makrel)
- S-553 Forel
 
 - Lima class (Project 1840)
- BS-555
 
 
SSN / PLA
- November class (Project 627/627A/645 Kit)
 - Victor I class (Project 671 Yorsch)
- K-38 (1967)
 - K-69 (1968)
 - K-147 (1968)
 - K-53 (1969)
 - K-306 (1969)
 - K-323 50 years of the USSR (1970)
 - K-370 (1970)
 - K-438 (1971)
 - K-367 (1971)
 - K-314 (1972)
 - K-398 (1972)
 - K-454 (1973)
 - K-462 (1973)
 - K-469 (1974)
 - K-481 (1974)
 
 - Victor II class (Project 671RT Syomga)
- K-387 (1972)
 - K-371 (1974)
 - K-495 (1975)
 - K-513 (1976)
 - K-467 (1976)
 - K-488 (1978)
 - K-517 (1978)
 - K-505 (Not completed)
 
 - Victor III class (Project 671RTM Shchuka)
- K-524 (1977)
 - K-247 (1978)
 - K-507 (1979)
 - K-492 (1979)
 - K-412 (1979)
 - K-254 (1979)
 - K-502 (1979)
 - K-251 (1980)
 - K-255 (1980)
 - K-324 (1980)
 - K-305 (1981)
 - K-355 (1981)
 - K-527 (1981)
 - K-298 (1982)
 - K-360 (1982)
 - K-218 (1983)
 - K-242 (1983)
 - K-358 Murmansky Komsomolets (1983)
 - K-264 (1983)
 - K-299 (1984)
 - K-264 (1984)
 - K-244 (1985)
 - K-292 (1987)
 - K-388 (1988)
 - K-138 (1990)
 - K-414 (1990)
 - K-448 (1992)
 
 - Alfa class (Project 705 Lira)
- K-64 (1971)
 - K-123 (1977)
 - K-316 (1978)
 - K-432 (1978)
 - K-373 (1979)
 - K-493 (1981)
 - K-463 (1981)
 
 - Mike class (Project 685 Plavnik)
- K-278 Komsomolets (1983)
 
 - Sierra I class (Project 945 Barrakuda)
 - Sierra II class (Project 945A Kondor)
- K-534 (1990)
 - K-336 (1993)
 
 - Akula I/Bars class
 - Akula II class
 
SSBN / PLARB
- Hotel class (Project 658)
 - 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
- K-219 (?-1986)
 
 - Delta I class (Project 667B Murena)
 - Delta II class (Project 667BD Murena-M)
- K-182 60 years of the Great October (1975)
 - K-92 (1975)
 - K-193 (1975)
 - K-421 (1975)
 
 - Delta III class (Project 667BDR Kalmar)
 - Delta IV class (Project 667BDRM Delfin)
 - Typhoon class (Project 941 Akula)
 
SSGN / PLARK
- Echo I class (Project 659)
- K-45 (1961)
 - K-59 (1961)
 - K-66 (1961)
 - K-122 (1962)
 - K-151 (1963)
 
 - Echo II class (Project 675)
- K-166 (1963)
 - K-104 (1963)
 - K-170 (K-86) (1963)
 - K-175 (1963)
 - K-184 (1964)
 - K-172 (1964)
 - K-47 (1964)
 - K-1 (1964)
 - K-28 (K-428) (1964)
 - K-35 (1965)
 - K-189 (K-144) (1965)
 - K-74 (1965)
 - K-22 (1965)
 - K-90 (K-111) (1965)
 - K-31 (K-431) (1965)
 - K-116 (1965)
 - K-57 (K-557) (1965)
 - K-125 (1965)
 - K-48 (1965)
 - K-128 (K-62) (1966)
 - K-56 (1966)
 - K-131 (1966)
 - K-10 (1966)
 - K-135 (1966)
 - K-94 (K-204) (1966)
 - K-108 (1967)
 - K-7 (1967)
 - K-23 (1967)
 - K-34 (K-134) (1968)
 
 - Papa class (Project 661 Anchar)
- K-222 (1970)
 
 - Yankee Notch class conversion
- K-253 (1969)
 - K-395 (1969)
 - K-408 (1969)
 - K-423 (1970)
 
 - Charlie I class (Project 670 Skat)
 - Charlie II class (Project 670M Chaika)
- K-452 (1973)
 - K-458 (1975)
 - K-479 (1977)
 - K-503 (1978)
 - K-209 (1980)
 
 - Oscar I class (Project 949 Granit)
- K-525 (1980)
 - K-206 Minskiy Komsomolets (1983)
 
 - Oscar II class (Project 949A Antey)
- K-148 (1986)
 - K-173 (1986)
 - K-132 (1988)
 - K-119 (1989)
 - K-410 (1990)
 - K-442 (1990)
 - K-456 Kasatka (1992)
 - K-266 Severodvinsk (1992)
 
 
SSAN (auxiliary)
- Uniform class (Project 1910 Kashalot)
- AS-13 (1986)
 - AS-15 (1991)
 
 
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
 - 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
Citations
References
- "World Navies Today: Russia". HazeGrey.org. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
 - Polmar, Norman. (1983). Guide to the Soviet Navy, 3rd Edition. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-239-7
 









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