A Kashin class destroyer in October 1985.

A Kashin class destroyer in the Mediterranean in January 1970.

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This was the first Soviet guided missile destroyer. The design specification was agreed in 1957 and the first ship was laid down in 1962. Twenty ships were built for the Soviet Navy, one ship (ORP Warszawa (271)) was transferred to Poland and five ships were built for the Indian Navy to a modified design as the Rajput Class destroyers. 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... The Soviet Naval ensign The Soviet Naval jack The Soviet Navy (Russian: Военно-морской флот СССР, Voyenno-morskoy flot SSSR, literally Naval military forces of the USSR) was the naval arm of the Soviet armed forces. ... ORP Warszawa (Polish for Warsaw, Pendant 271), formerly Smelyi - Valiant) was a large rocket destroyer of the Polish Navy, one of the last ships of the modified Kashin class. ... The Indian Navy (Hindi: भारतीय नौसेना, Bharatiya Nau Sena) is the naval branch of the Armed Forces of India. ... The Rajput Class destroyers build for the Indian Navy are the modified version of Soviet Kashin class destroyers. ...

General characteristics

• Displacement: 3400 tons standard, 4390 tons full load
• Length: 144 m
• Beam: 15.8 m
• Draught: 4.6 m
• Machinery: COGAG, 4 M8E gas turbines, 2 fixed-pitch propellers, over 72,000 hp
• Speed: over 33 kt
• Range: 3500 nm at 18 kt
• armament:
  • Surface-to-air missiles: 2 twin launchers (NATO reporting name: SA-N-1 Volna), navalised version of the Isayev S-125 (SA-3 Goa) system, 32 missiles
  • Guns: 2 double barrelled 76 mm AK-726
  • Torpedoes: 1×5 533 mm TT
  • ASW: 4 twelve barrel RBU-6000 ASW rocket launchers
• complement: 266

Six ships were modernised as the Kashin-Mod in the 1970s by being fitted with SS-N-2C Styx anti-ship missiles, new sonar , a raised helo pad and close range Gatling guns. The two RBU-6000 mounted aft were removed. Principle of a COGAG propulsion system Combined gas turbine and gas turbine (COGAG) is a type of propulsion system for ships using two gas turbines connected to a single propeller shaft. ... A surface-to-air missile (SAM) is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft. ... NATO reporting names were code names for Soviet and Chinese military equipment. ... Two S-125 dual missile launcher trailers. ... A RBU-6000 rocket launcher aboard a Udaloy class destroyer. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The NATO reporting name Styx or SS-N-2 was used for a type of missile developed by the Soviet Union in the 1950s. ... The F70 type frigates (here, La Motte-Picquet) are fitted with VDS (Variable Depth Sonar) type DUBV43 or DUBV43C tugged sonars SONAR (SOund Navigation And Ranging) â€” or sonar â€” (British ASDIC) is a technique that uses sound propagation under water to navigate or to detect other vessels. ... A RBU-6000 rocket launcher aboard a Udaloy class destroyer. ...

Ships

Original design

• Komsomolets Ukrainy - Comsomolets of Ukraine (1960), decommissioned in 1991, scrapped in 1995
• Soobrazitelny - Consept-grasping (1961), decommissioned in 1992, scrapped in 1994
• Provorny - Agile (1962), decommissioned in 1990, scrapped in 1993
• Obraztsovy - Exemplary (1964), decommissioned in 1993, scrapped in 1995
• Odarenny - Gifted (1964), decommissioned in 1990, scrapped in 1991
• Otvazhny - Courageous (1964) - lost in a fire on 30 August 1974 caused by a misfiring missile, with 24 casualties
• Steregushchy - Watchful (1966), decommissioned in 1993, scrapped in 1994
• Krasny Kavkaz - Red Caucasus (1966), decommissioned in 1998, scraped in 2000
• Reshitelny - Decisive (1966), decommissioned in 1989, scrapped in 1999
• Strogiy - Severe (1967), decommissioned in 1993, the hull was sold to India, but on a way has sunk near Singapore in 1995
• Smetlivy - Resorceful (1967) - Modernised in the mid 1990s and currently active
• Krasny Krym - Red Crimea (1969), decommissioned in 1993, scrapped in 1996
• Sposobny - Capable (1970), decommissioned in 1993, scrapped in 1995
• Skory - Fast (1971), decommissioned in 1997, scrapped in 1998

Modified ships August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from 2000 and 2001. ...

• Ognevoy - Fiery (1963), decommissioned in 1989, scrapped in 1990
• Slavny - Glorious (1965), decommissioned in 1991, scrapped in 1995
• Stroyny - Fine-postured (1965), decommissioned in 1990, scrapped in 1994
• Smyshleny - Quick-thinking (1966), decommissioned in 1993, scraped in 1994
• Smely - Valiant (1968) - sold to Poland as the ORP Warszawa (271)
• Sderzhanny - Restrained (1972), decommissioned in 2001, scrapped in 2002

Indian Ships - Rajput Class destroyers ORP Warszawa (Polish for Warsaw, Pendant 271), formerly Smelyi - Valiant) was a large rocket destroyer of the Polish Navy, one of the last ships of the modified Kashin class. ... The Rajput Class destroyers build for the Indian Navy are the modified version of Soviet Kashin class destroyers. ...

• INS Rajput (D51) (built for Indian Navy) (1980)
• INS Rana (D52) (built for Indian Navy) (1982)
• Ranjit (built for Indian Navy) (1983)
• Ranvir (built for Indian Navy) (1986)
• Ranvijay (built for Indian Navy) (1988)

INS Rajput (D51) is the lead ship of the Rajput Class Destroyers of Indian Navy. ... INS Rana (D52) is the second ship of Rajput Class destroyers of the Indian Navy. ...

Reference

Conway's All the world's fighting ships 1947–1995

External links

• http://ship.bsu.by/main.asp?id=100756 - article in Russian
• http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/61.htm - article in English from FAS