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Encyclopedia > Sovremennyy class destroyer

The Sovremenny Class destroyers are the main general purpose destroyers of the Russian Navy. The Soviet designation is project 956 Sarych (Buzzard), 19 ships were built for the Soviet Navy two ships have been exported to the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, two more modified ships are on order for the PLAN. 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. ... PLAN Jack The Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is the naval arm of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), the military of the Peoples Republic of China. ...


These ships were built by the Zhdanov yard in Leningrad.


General Charecteristics

  • Displacement: 6200 tons standard, 7800 tons full load
  • Length: 156m
  • Beam: 17.3m
  • Draught: 6.5m
  • Machinery: 2 shaft steam turbines, 4 boilers, 100,000 hp
  • Speed: 32 knots
  • Range: 10,500 nm at 14 kts
  • Armament: 2x4 SSN-22 SSM, 2x1 SAN-7 SAM, 4 (2x2) 130mm guns, 4-30mm Gatling guns, 4 (2x2) 553mm Torpedo tubes, 2 x RBU 1000 ASW rockets, 1 Ka-27 Helicopter
  • Complement: 350

The Kamov Ka-27 is a military helicopter developed for the Soviet Navy and currently in service in Russia, Ukraine, Vietnam, South Korea, China and India. ...

Ships

    • Sovremenny - Modern (1980)
    • Otchayanny - Merciless (1982)
    • Otlichnyy - 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)
    • Bezboyaznenny - Intrepid (1990)
    • Bezuderzhannyy - Tenacious (1991)
    • Bespokoynyy - Restless (1992)
    • Nastoychivyy - Reliable (originally Moskovskiy Kosomolets) (1993)
    • Besstrashnyy - Fearless (1994)
    • Vazhnyy - Eminent (not completed) -sold to China as the Hanzhou - 1999
    • Vdumchivyy - Thoughtful (not completed) - sold to China as the Fouzhou -2000

The two new Chinese ships are due to be delivered in 2006


References

  • http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/956.htm- article from FAS
  • http://www.sinodefence.com/navy/surface/sov.asp - article on Chinese ships

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Sovremenny Class - Project 956 (1005 words)
The Sovremenny Class is a Russian class of destroyers designed to engage hostile ships by means of missile attack, and to provide warships and transport ships with protection against ship and air attack.
The late units of the class, designated Project 956A, are modified with the improved SA-N-17 (Grizzly) surface-to-air missile and the 3M-82 Moskit anti-ship missile.
Destroyer #610 ""persistent", the flagship of the Baltic Fleet, was built in Saint Petersburg on the northern shipyard.
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