List of ships of the Soviet Navy

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

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Corvettes

• Grisha I class
• Nanuchka I class
• Nanuchka II class
• Grisha II class
• 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 Hunt for Red October.
  • Razyashchiy, "Smashing" (1973)
  • Razumnyy, "Clever"(1974)
  • Druzhnyy, "Friendly" (1975)
  • Dostoinyy, "Virtuous" (1971)
  • Doblestnyy, "Valourous" (1973)
  • Deyatelnyy "Active"(1973)
  • Zharkiy, "Heated" (1975)
  • Bezzavetnyy "Serene"(1978)
  • Retivyy, "Ardent" (1976)
  • Leningradsky Komsomolets (1976), renamed Legkiy, "Light" in 1992.
  • Letuchiy, "Flighty" (1977)
  • Pylkiy, "Fervent" (1979)
  • Zadornyy, "Passionate" (1979)
  • Bezukoriznennyy Irreproachable(1980)
  • Ladnyy, "Harmonious" (1980)
  • Poryvistyy (1980)

• Mod 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)
• Neustrashimy Class
  • Neustrashimy (Fearless)
  • Yaroslav Mudryy
• Tatarstan/Gepard class
  • Tatarstan
• Steregushchiy class
  • Steregushchiy
  • Soobrazitelnyy
• Admiral Sergei Gorshkov class
  • Admiral Gorshkov
  • Admiral Kasatonov

Gunboats

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

Destroyers

• Kashin class destroyer
  • 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)
• Mod Kashin
  • Ognevoy -Fiery(1963)
  • Slavnyy -Glorious(1965)
  • Stroynyy -Harmonious(1965)
  • Smyshlenyy -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)
• Kara class
  • Nikolaev (1969)
  • Ochakov (1972)
  • Kerch (1972)
  • Azov (1973)
  • Petropavlovsk (1974)
  • Tashkent (1975)
  • Vladivostok (1976)

• Gnevny class destroyer (Project 7 class)
• Leningrad class destroyer
• Marashti class
• Novik class
  • Derzky class
  • Orfey class
  • Izijaslav class
  • Fidonisy class

• Project 30 class
• Soobrazitelny class destroyer (Project 7u class)
• Regele Ferdinand class, ex Romanian
• 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, ex Royal Navy, ex United States Navy
• 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

• Diana class (1898–1945?)
  • Aurora
• Template:S class
  • Grozny ("Terrible") (Грозный)
  • Admiral Fokin (Адмирал Фокин)
  • Admiral Golovko (Адмирал Головко)
  • Soviet cruiser Varyag (1965)
• Komintern, ex Pamyat Merkuriya
• Chervona Ukraina
• Karsnyi Krym, ex Profintern
• Krasnyi Kavkaz
• Kresta I
  • Admiral Zozulya
  • Vitse-Admiral Drozd
  • Vladivostok
  • Sevastopol
• Kresta II
  • Kronstadt
  • Admiral Isakov
  • Admiral Nakhimov
  • Admiral Makarov
  • Marshall Voroshilov
  • Admiral Oktyabrsky
  • Admiral Isachenkov
  • Marshal Timoshenko
  • Vasily Chapaev
  • Admiral Yumashev
• Kirov class (1937–1974?)
  • Kirov (1973)
  • Voroshilov
  • Maxim Gorky
  • Molotov
  • Kalinin
  • Kaganovich
• Murmansk (ex USS Milwaukee)
• Chapayev class, an upgrade to the Kirov class (1939–1981)
• Sverdlov class, an enlargement of the Chapayev class(1949–1991)
  • Sverdlov (Свердлов)
  • Dzerzhinsky (Дзержинский)
  • Ordzhonikidze (Орджоникидзе)
  • Zhdanov (Жданов)
  • Aleksandr Nevsky (Александр Невский)
  • Admiral Nakhimov (Адмирал Нахимов)
  • Admiral Ushakov (Адмирал Ушаков)
  • Admiral Lazarev (Адмирал Лазарев)
  • Alexander Suvorov (Александр Суворов)
  • Admiral Senyavin (Адмирал Сенявин)
  • Dmitry Pozharsky (Дмитрий Пожарский)
  • Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya (Октябрьская Революция)
  • Murmansk (Мурманск)'
  • Mikhail Kutuzov (Михаил Кутузов)
• Slava class, a non-nuclear, reduced-size version of the Kirov battlecruisers
  • Slava, renamed Moskva
  • Marshal Ustinov
  • Chervona Ukraina, renamed Russian cruiser Varyag (1983)
  • Admiral Lobov later taken over by Ukraine as Vilna Ukraina – incomplete

Amphibious assault

• Alligator class
• Ropucha class
• Ivan Rogov class
  • Ivan Rogov

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 Veliky (1996-)
  • Dzerzhinsky (incomplete)

Battleships

• Arkhangelsk, HMS Royal Sovereign on loan 1944–1949 from the UK.
• Conte di Cavour class
  • Novorossiisk, the Italian Giulio Cesare ceded as war reparations (1949–1955)
• Gangut class
  • Marat formerly the Petropavlovsk (1914–1955)
  • Oktyabrskaya Revoluciya formerly the Gangut (1914–1952)
  • Parizhskaya Kommuna formerly the Sevastopol (1914–1956)

Aircraft carriers/Aviation cruisers

• Moskva class (1964–1991)
  • Moskva (1964–1991)
  • Leningrad (1968–1991)
• Kiev class (1972–1997)
  • Kiev (1972–1993)
  • Minsk (1975–1993)
  • Novorossiysk (1978–1993)
  • Admiral Gorshkov (1982–1995)
• Admiral Kuznetsov class (1985–)
  • Admiral Kuznetsov (1985–)
  • Varyag (incomplete)
• Ulyanovsk class
  • Ulyanovsk (incomplete)
  • Unnamed

Submarines

K-219 in distress

• 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
• Ronis
• V-1
• British U class on loan
  • HMS Unbroken as V 2
  • HMS Unison as V 3
  • HMS Ursula as V 4

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

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

SSG

• Whiskey class Twin Cylinder
• Whiskey class Long Bin
• Juliett class (1962–1994)
  • K-77 (?-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
• Yankee Pod class
• Yankee Stretch class
  • K-219 (?-1986)
• Delta I class
• Delta II class
• Delta III class
• Delta IV class
  • K-129
• Typhoon class (1981-)

SSGN

• Echo I class
• Echo II class
  • K-131
• Papa class
  • K-222 (1970–1988)
• Yankee Notch class
• Charlie I class
• Charlie II class
• Oscar I class
• Oscar II class
  • K-141 Kursk (?-2002)

SSAN (Auxiliary)

• Uniform class

Others

• K-27 (1962–1981)
• M-200
• S-13

Other

• SSV-33 (Pacific Fleet communications ship, based upon the Kirov class hull)
• Lun ekranoplan (Considered an aircraft by most who look at it, but commissioned as a ship and a ship by role.
• VMF Kommuna is a salvage vessel and, and having been launched in 1915, the oldest naval vessel 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.

References

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External links

• Andrew Toppan's Haze Gray & Underway