Kildin class destroyer
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The Kildin Class destroyer was a series of destroyers built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1950's. They were a missile armed version of the Kotlin class destroyer Four ships were built around the KSShch (КСЩ, SS-N-1) anti-ship missile. When this missile became obsolete in the 1960's, three ships were modernised in 1972-1977. All ships were decommisioned in the late 1980's early 1990's. The Soviet designation was Project 56EM for the prototype (Bedovyy), Project 56M for three series ships, and Project 56U for the modernised ships.
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[edit] Design
The Kotlin Class hull and machinery were retained, A rail SSM launcher was fitted at the stern and the forward 130mm gun was replaced by two quad 57mm anti aircraft guns (45mm in Bedovyy). The torpedo tubes were replaced by twin 533mm tubes located on the beam
[edit] General Characteristics
from Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
- Displacement; - 2662 tons standard, 3230 tons full load
- Length; - 126.1 m
- Beam; - 12.7 m
- Draught; - 4.2 m
- Machinery: - 2 shaft geared steam turbines, 4 boilers, 72,000 hp
- Speed; - 38 knots
- Armament as designed:
- 1 SS-N-1 anti shiping missile launcher (8 re-load missiles)
- 16 57 mm guns (4x4),
- 4 533 mm torpedo tubes (2x5),
- 2 x RBU-2500 w/ 128 RGB-25,
- 2 x RPK-8 Zapad/RBU 6000 12 tubed mortar launchers
- Armament as modernised (Project 56U):
- 4 SS-N-2 anti shiping missile launchers
- 4 76mm guns (2 twin turrets)
- 16 57 mm guns (4x4),
- 4 533 mm torpedo tubes (2x5),
- 2 x RBU-2500 w/ 128 RGB-25,
- 2 x RPK-8 Zapad/RBU 6000 12 tubed mortar launchers
- Crew; 273
[edit] Ships
- Bedovyy (Бедовый) - built by Zhdanov Leningrad, completed 1958, scrapped 1989
- Neulovimmy (Неуловимый - Elusive) - built by Zhdanov Leningrad, completed 1958, scrapped 1990
- Prozorliviy (Прозорливый - Perceptive ) - built in Nikolayev, completed 1958, scrapped 1991
- Neuderzhimmy (Неудержимый - Unrestrainable) - built in Komsomolsk na Amure, completed 1958, scrapped 1985 (not modernised)
