Kanin class destroyer

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The Kanin class destroyers were warships of the Soviet Navy during the Cold War. The Soviet designation was Project 57A. These ships were the first Soviet guided missile destroyers and were initially designated Project 57bis (or 57b) and known to NATO as the Krupny class. Their primary mission was anti-surface warfare using the SS-N-1 anti-ship missile

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[edit] Design

The hull was scaled up from the Kotlin class (project 56) destroyers, and the machinery was the same as those ships. There were two missile launchers at each end. They had limited self defence weaponry and their main weapon was soon obsolescent

[edit] ASW Conversion

The limitations of the SS-N-1 Missile were clear by 1965 and the Soviet navy decided to convert the ships to a more general purpose /ASW role. The ships were called the Kanin Class by NATO. According to Conway's the modernisation proved very expensive and appeared to have deterred the Soviets from any further comprehensive rebuilding of older ships.

[edit] General Characteristics

from Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995

As Built

  • Displacement: 3500 tons standard, 4192 tons full load
  • Length: 130 m
  • Beam: 14.84 m
  • Draught: 4.2 m
  • Machinery: 2 shaft geared steam turbines, 4 boilers, 72,000 hp
  • Speed: 34.5 knots
  • Armament: * 2 SS-N-1 launchers (12 Missiles), 16 57 mm guns, (4x4), 6 533 mm Torpedo tubes (2x3), 2 RBU-2500 anti submarine rocket launchers
  • Crew: 320

As modernised

  • Displacement: 3700 tons standard, 4500 full load
  • Speed: 320 knots
  • Armament: 1 twin SA-N-1 SAM launcher (32 Missiles), 8 57 mm guns (2x4), 4 30 mm AK-230 guns (4x2), 10 533 Torpedo tubes for anti-submarine torpedoes, 3 RBU-6000 anti submarine rocket launchers
  • Crew: 319

[edit] Ships

All ships were laid down in 1958/59 and completed in 1960-61

built by Zhadov yard Leningrad

  • Gremyashchiy - Thunderous
  • Zhguchiy - Burning
  • Zorkiy -Observant
  • Derzkiy - Impertinent

Built by Nikolayev yard

  • Gnevnyy - Wrathfull
  • Upornyy - Persistent
  • Boykiy -Brisk

built by Komsomolsk on Amur yard

  • Gordyy - Proud
  • Khrabryy - Brave - Cancelled 1961

These ships were scrapped between 1987 and 1991

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