Sverdlov class cruiser
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| Displacement: | 13,600 tons standard,
16,640 tons full load |
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| Length: | 210 m overall, 205 m waterline | |
| Beam: | 22 m | |
| Draught: | 6.9 m | |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft geared steam turbines, 6 boilers, 110,000 hp | |
| Speed: | 32.5 knots | |
| Range: | 9000 nm at 18 knots, | |
| Complement: | 1250 | |
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The Sverdlov Class cruisers, Soviet designation Project 68B, were the last conventional cruisers built for the Soviet Navy, 13 ships were completed before Nikita Khrushchev called a halt to the programme as these ships were considered obsolescent with the advent of the guided missile. They were improved and slightly enlarged versions of the Chapayev class cruiser.
[edit] Ships
- Sverdlov (Свердлов) -named after Yakov Sverdlov - built by Baltic Yard, Leningrad - laid down 1949, launched 5 July 1950, completed 15 May 1952, Scrapped 1989
- Dzerzhinsky (Дзержинский) - named after Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky - built in Nikolayev, laid down 1948, launched 31 August 1950, completed 18 August 1952, Scrapped 1989
- Ordzhonikidze (Орджоникидзе) - named after Sergo Ordzhonikidze - built by Admiralty yard Leningrad, laid down 1949, launched 17 September 1950, completed 30 June 1952, sold to the Indonesian Navy in 1962
- Zhdanov (Жданов) - named after Andrei Zhdanov - built by Baltic yard, Leningrad - laid down 1950, launched 27 December 1950, completed 31 December 1951, Converted into a command ship with after turrets removed and replaced by helicopter hangar and office space, Scrapped 1991
- Alexander Nevski (Александр Невский) - named after Alexander Nevsky- built by Admiralty Yard Leningrad, laid down 1950, launched 7 June 1961, completed 31 Dec1952, Scrapped 1989
- Admiral Nakhimov (Адмирал Нахимов) - named after Admiral Pavel Nakhimov - built in Nikolayev, laid down 1950, launched 29 June 1951, completed 27 March 1953,, re armed as a guided missile trials ship in late 1950's, Target ship 1961
- Admiral Ushakov (Адмирал Ушаков) - named after Admiral Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov - built by Baltic yard, Leningrad - laid down 1950, launched 29 September 1951, completed 8 September 1953, Scrapped 1987
- Admiral Lazarev (Адмирал Лазарев) - named after Admiral Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev - built by Admiralty yard Leningrad, laid down 1951, launched 29 June 1952, completed 30 dec 1952, Scrapped 1986
- Alexander Suvorov (Александр Суворов) - named after Marshal Alexander Suvorov - built by Baltic yard, Leningrad - laid down 1951, launched 15 May 1952, completed 31 December 1953, Scrapped 1990
- Admiral Senyavin (Адмирал Сенявин) - named after Admiral Dmitry Senyavin - built by Baltic yard, Leningrad - laid down 1951, launched 25 June 1953, completed 31 December 1953, Converted into a command ship with after turrets removed and replaced by helicopter hangar and office space, Scrapped 1991
- Dmitry Pozharski (Дмитрий Пожарский) - named after Patriot Dmitry Pozharsky - built by Baltic yard, Leningrad - laid down 1952, launched 25 June 1953, completed 31 December 1954, Scrapped 1987
- Oktyabrskaya Revolutsia (Октябрьская Революция) - named after the October Revolution- built by Severodvinsk - laid down 1952, launched 25 May 1954, completed 30 November 1954, Scrapped 1987
- Murmansk (Мурманск) -named after the city of Murmansk - built by Severodvinsk - laid down 1953, launched 24 April 1955, completed 22 eptember 1955, On her way to India for scrapping she ran aground december 1994 at Hasvik, Norway
- Mikhail Kutuzov (Михаил Кутузов) - named after Marshal Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov - built by Nikolayev, laid down 1951, launched 29 November 1952, Completed 1954, Museum at Novorossiysk
Five more ships were scrapped incomplete
[edit] References
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
- Article in Russian language
