List of ships of the Soviet Navy
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This is a list of ships and classes of the Soviet Navy.
Corvettes
In the Soviet Navy these were classified as small anti-submarine ships (MPK) or small missile ships (MRK).
- Kronshtadt class (projects 122A, 122bis)
- Poti class (project 204)
- Grisha class (project 1124 Al'batros)
- Grisha I class (project 1124.1), 37 ships built in 1966–1982
- Grisha II class (project 1124P, P stands for pogranichnyi – on the border), 20 ships built in 1972–1988
- Grisha III class (AK-630 CIWS-equipped variant)
- Grisha IV class (project 1124K)
- Grisha V class (project 1124M, sometimes noted as 1124.4)
- Nanuchka class (project 1234 Ovod)
- Nanuchka I class
- Nanuchka II class (project 1234E)
- Nanuchka III class (project 1234.1)
- Nanuchka IV class (project 1234.7)
- Bora class (project 1239 Sivuch)
- Sarancha class (project 1240 Uragan, considered missile boats by NATO)
- Tarantul class (project 1241 Molniya, classified as large missile cutters)
- Tarantul I class (project 1241RE)
- Tarantul II class (project 1241.1)
- Tarantul III class (project 1124.1M)
- Pauk class (project 1241.2, anti-submarine corvette variant)
- Parchim class (project 1331M)
Guardships
In the Soviet Navy, frigates were classified as guard ships (SKR)
- Burevestnik class (project 1135 Burevestnik)
- Bditelnyy, "Watchful" (1970)
- Bodryy, "Brisk" (1971)
- Svirepyy, "Fierce"(1971)
- Storozhevoy, "Vigilant" (1972), involved in a mutiny in 1975, this incident inspired the novel The Hunt for Red October.
- Razyashchiy, "Smashing" (1973)
- Razumnyy, "Clever" (1974)
- Druzhnyy, "Friendly" (1975)
- Dostoynyy, "Virtuous" (1971)
- Doblestnyy, "Valourous" (1973)
- Deyatelnyy, "Active" (1973)
- Zharkiy, "Torrid" (1975)
- Bezzavetnyy "Serene" (1978)
- Retivyy, "Ardent" (1976)
- Leningradskiy Komsomolets (1976), "Leningrad Komsomol"; renamed Legkiy, "Light" in 1992.
- Letuchiy, "Flighty" (1977)
- Pylkiy, "Fervent" (1979)
- Zadornyy, "Passionate" (1979)
- Bezukoriznennyy, Irreproachable (1980)
- Ladny, "Harmonious" (1980)
- Poryvistyy, "Squally" (1980)
- Burevestnik M class (project 1135M Burevestnik)
- Rezvyy, "Frisky" (1975)
- Rezkiy, "Sharp" (1976)
- Grozyashchiy, "Threatening" (1977)
- Razitelnyy, "Striking" (1977)
- Neukrotimyy, "Untamable" (1978)
- Besmennyy, "Unchanging" (1979)
- Gordelivyy, "Proud" (1979)
- Gromkiy, "Loud" (1979)
- Revnostnyy, "Zealous" (1980)
- Ryanyy (1980)
- Pytlivyy (1982)
- Gepard class (project 1166.1 Gepard)
- Tatarstan
- Dagestan
- Kola class (project 42 Sokol)
- Komsomolets Ukrainy class (project 61, briefly)
- Komsomolets Ukrainy, "Ukrainian Komsomol" (1960)
- Soobrazitelny, "Astute" (1961)
- Provorny, "Agile" (1962)
- Odaryonny, "Talented" (1964)
- Obraztsovy, "Exemplary" (1964)
- Otvazhny, "Courageous" (1964)
- Steregushchy, "Watchful" (1966)
- Koni class (project 1159 Del'fin)
- Mirka class (project 35)
- Neustrashimyy class (project 1154.0 Yastreb)
- Neustrashimyy (Fearless)
- Yaroslav Mudryy
- Petya class (project 159)
- Riga class (project 50 Gornostay)
- Uragan class (projects 2, 4, & 39)
- Yastreb class (project 29)
Gunboats
- Krasnaya Abkhaziya
- Krasnaya Armeniya
- Krasnaya Gruziya
- Krasnoye Znamya
- Krasnyy Adzharistan
Destroyers
- Aquila-class
- Kashin class
- Komsomolets Ukrainy (1960)
- Soobrazitelnyy – Adaptable (1961)
- Provornyy – Agile (1962)
- Obraztsovyy – Exemplary (1964)
- Odarennyy – Gifted (1964)
- Otvazhnyy – Courageous (1964)
- Steregushchiy – Watchful (1966)
- Krasnyy Kavkaz (1966)
- Reshitelnyy – Decisive (1966)
- Strogiy – Severe (1967)
- Smetlivyy – Resourceful (1967)
- Krasnyy Krym (1969)
- Sposobnyy – Capable(1970)
- Skoryy – Fast (1971)
- Modified Kashin class
- Ognevoy – Fiery (1963)
- Slavnyy – Glorious (1965)
- Stroynyy – Harmonious (1965)
- Smyshlennyy – Humorous (1966)
- Smelyy – Valiant (1968)
- Sderzhannyy – Restrained (1972)
- Rajput (built for Indian Navy) (1980)
- Rana (built for Indian Navy) (1982)
- Ranjit (built for Indian Navy) (1983)
- Ranvir (built for Indian Navy) (1986)
- Ranvijay (built for Indian Navy) (1988)
- Gnevny class (Project 7 class)
- Leningrad class
- Novik
- Derzky class
- Orfey class
- Izyaslav class
- Fidonisy class
- Ognevoy class (Project 30 class)
- Soobrazitelny class (Project 7u class)
- Regele Ferdinand class (ex-Romanian)
- Sovremennyy class
- Sovremennyy – Modern (1980)
- Otchayannyy – Foolhardy (1982)
- Otlichnyy – Perfect (or 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)
- Bezboyaznennyy – Intrepid (1990)
- Bezuderzhnyy – Tenacious (1991)
- Bespokoynyy – Restless (1992)
- Nastoychivyy – Reliable (originally Moskovskiy Komsomolets) (1993)
- Besstrashnyy – Fearless (1994)
- Vazhnyy – Eminent (not completed)
- Vdumchivyy – Thoughtful (not completed)
- Town class (on loan 1944–1952 from the UK)
- Udaloy I class
- Udaloy – Bold(1980)
- Vice-Admiral Kulakov (1980)
- Marshal Vasilevskiy (1982)
- Admiral Zakharov (1982)
- Admiral Spiridonov (1983)
- Admiral Tributs (1983)
- Marshal Shaposhnikov (1985)
- Severomorsk (1985)
- Admiral Levchenko (1987)
- Admiral Vinogradov (1987)
- Admiral Kharlamov (1988)
- Admiral Panteleyev (1990)
- Udaloy II class
- Admiral Chabanenko (1995)
- Admiral Basistyy (not completed)
- Admiral Kucherov (not completed)
Cruisers
- Admiral Hipper class
- Tallinn (ex-Petropavlovsk, ex-German Lützow) (1940–1960?)
- Diana class (1898–1945?)
- Komintern, ex-Pamyat Merkuriya
- Chervona Ukraina
- Krasnyy Krym [Red Crimea] (Красный Крым), ex-Profintern
- Krasnyi Kavkaz
- Kirov class (1937–1974?)
- Kirov (1937)
- Voroshilov
- Maxim Gorky
- Molotov
- Kalinin
- Kaganovich
- Omaha class
- Murmansk (USS Milwaukee (CL-5) on loan 1944–1949 from the United States)
- Chapayev class, an upgrade to the Kirov class (1939–1981)
- Sverdlov class, an enlargement of the Chapayev class (1949–1991)
- Sverdlov (Свердлов)
- Dzerzhinskiy (Дзержинский)
- Ordzhonikidze (Орджоникидзе)
- Zhdanov (Жданов)
- Aleksandr Nevskiy (Александр Невский)
- Admiral Nakhimov (Адмирал Нахимов)
- Admiral Ushakov (Адмирал Ушаков)
- Admiral Lazarev (Адмирал Лазарев)
- Aleksander Suvorov (Александр Суворов)
- Admiral Senyavin (Адмирал Сенявин)
- Dmitriy Pozharskiy (Дмитрий Пожарский)
- Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya (Октябрьская Революция)
- Murmansk (Мурманск)'
- Mikhail Kutuzov (Михаил Кутузов)
- Kynda class
- Groznyy – Terrible (Грозный)
- Admiral Fokin (Адмирал Фокин)
- Admiral Golovko (Адмирал Головко)
- Varyag (Варяг)
- Kresta I class
- Admiral Zozulya
- Vitse-Admiral Drozd
- Vladivostok
- Sevastopol
- Kresta II class
- Kara class
- Slava class – a non-nuclear, reduced-size version of the Kirov battlecruisers
- Slava, renamed Moskva, sunk in 2022.
- Marshal Ustinov
- Chervona Ukraina, renamed Varyag
- Admiral Flota Lobov later taken over by Ukraine as Vilna Ukraina – incomplete
Coastal defence ships
| Name | Class | Built | In service | Status | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vyborg | Väinämöinen class | 1929 | 1947-1966 | Scrapped 1966 |  |
Amphibious assault
| Name | Class | Built | In service | Status | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDK-65 Saratov | Tapir-class | 1966 | 1966-2022 | Sunk on 24 March 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine |  |
| BDK-6 | Tapir-class | 1966 | 1966-1992 | Scrapped 1995 | |
| BDK-13 | Tapir-class | 1967 | 1967-1994 | ||
| BDK-62 | Tapir-class | 1967 | 1967-1997 | ||
| BDK-66 Sergey Lazo | Tapir-class | 1968 | 1968-1994 | ||
| BDK-69 Orsk | Tapir-class | 1968 | 1968–present | In service | |
| BDK-77 | Tapir-class | 1969 | 1969-1994 | ||
| Doneckiy Shakhter | Tapir-class | 1969 | 1969-2002 | ||
| BDK-100 Krasnaya Presnya | Tapir-class | 1970 | 1970-1993 | Sunk 1995 | |
| BDK-104 Ilya Azarov | Tapir-class | 1971 | 1971-2004 | scrapped 2004 | |
| Alexandr Tortcev | Tapir-class | 1971 | 1971-1994 | ||
| Petr Ilyichev | Tapir-class | 1972 | 1972-1993 | ||
| Nikolay Vilkov | Tapir-class | 1974 | 1974–present | In service | |
| Nikolay Filchenkov | Tapir-class | 1975 | 1975–present | In service |  |
| Nikolay Golubkov | Tapir-class | Never completed |
- Alligator class
- Ropucha class
- Ivan Rogov class
- Ivan Rogov
- Aleksandr Nikolayev
- Mitrofan Moskalenko
- Polnocny-B class
Battlecruisers
| Name | Class | Built | In service | Status | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirov | Kirov class | 1974 | 1980-1990 | Laid up awaiting Scrapping |  |
| Frunze | Kirov class | 1978 | 1984-1999 | Scrapping began in April 2021 |  |
| Kalinin | Kirov class | 1983 | 1988–present | Undergoing refit |  |
| Yuri Andropov | Kirov class | 1986 | 1998–present | Flagship of the Russian North Fleet |  |
| Dzerzhinskiy | Kirov class | Cancelled 1990 |
Battleships
| Name | Class | Built | In service | Status | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkhangelsk | Revenge class | 1914 | 1916-1949 | Scrapped 1949 |  |
| Novorossiysk | Conte di Cavour class | 1910 | 1914-1955 | Sunk 1955 |  |
| Frunze | Gangut class | 1909 | 1914-1949 | Scrapped |  |
| Marat | Gangut class | 1909 | 1915-1955 | Scrapped |  |
| Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya | Gangut class | 1909 | 1915-1952 | Scrapped |  |
| Parizhskaya Kommuna | Gangut class | 1909 | 1914-1956 | Scrapped |  |
Aircraft carriers/Aviation cruisers
| Name | Class | Built | In service | Status | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moskva | Moskva class | 1964 | 1967-1996 | Scrapped in Greece 1996 |  |
| Leningrad | Moskva class | 1965 | 1969-1991 | Scrapped in India 1995 |  |
| Kiev | Moskva class | 1967 | Never Completed | Cancelled 1969 | |
| Kiev | Kiev class | 1970 | 1975-1993 | Theme park in Tianjin since 1 May 2004. |  |
| Minsk | Kiev class | 1972 | 1978-1993 | Sold to China in 1995; sold again and placed in Naval museum in Jiangsu, China since 2016 |  |
| Novorossiysk | Kiev class | 1975 | 1982-1993 | Scrapped at Pohang, 1997 |  |
| Admiral Gorshkov | Kiev class | 1978 | 1987-1996
2013–present |
In service with India as INS Vikramaditya from 2013 |  |
| Admiral Kuznetsov | Admiral Kuznetsov class | 1982 | 1991–present | In service with Russian navy |  |
| Varyag | Admiral Kuznetsov class | 1985 | 2012–present | In service with China as Liaoning |  |
| Ulyanovsk | Ulyanovsk class | 1988 | Never Completed | Scrapped 1992 40% complete |  |
| Unnamed | Ulyanovsk class | Cancelled | Cancelled 1991 |
Submarines
- List of Soviet and Russian submarine classes
- D type
- L type
- ShCh type
- P type
- S type
- M type
- K type
- A (AG) type
- Kalev class (ex-Estonian)
- Ronis class (ex-Latvian)
- S class (on loan 1944 from the UK)
- U class (on loan 1944–1950 from the UK)
- V-2 (HMS Unbroken)
- V-3 (HMS Unison)
- V-4 (HMS Ursula)
- TS-1 (ex-Romanian NMS Rechinul)
- TS-2 (ex-Romanian NMS Marsuinul)
- TS-3 (ex-Romanian NMS Delfinul)
- CB-class (ex-Italian, ex-Romanian)
SS/SSK
- Zulu class
- Whiskey class
- Quebec class
- Romeo class
- Foxtrot class
- Tango class
- Kilo class
- Novorossiysk
- Rostov-na-Donu
- Staryy Oskol
- Krasnodar
- Velikiy Novgorod
- Kolpino
- Losos class
- Lada class
- Sankt Peterburg
- Kronshtadt
- Velikiye Luki
SSB
- Zulu IV class - SSB conversion
- Golf II class
- K-129 (?-1968), famous as target of CIA recovery operation using the Hughes Glomar Explorer
SSG
- Whiskey class Twin Cylinder
- Whiskey class Long Bin
- Juliett-class submarine (1962–1994)
- K-77 (?-1994)
SSA (auxiliary)
SSN
- November class (1958-?)
- Victor I class
- Victor II class
- Victor III class
- Alfa class
- Mike class, a successor to the Alfa class
- K-278 Komsomolets (?-1989)
- Sierra I class
- Sierra II class
- Akula I/Bars class
- Akula II class
SSBN
- Hotel class
- Yankee I class
- Yankee II class (1968-?)
- Yankee Sidecar class conversion
- Yankee Pod class conversion
- Yankee Stretch class conversion
- K-219 (?-1986)
- Delta I class
- Delta II class
- Delta III class
- Delta IV class
- Typhoon class (1981-)
- Dmitriy Donskoy
- Borey class
- Yuriy Dolgorukiy
- Aleksandr Nevskiy
- Vladimir Monomakh
- Knyaz Vladimir
SSGN
- Echo I class
- Echo II class
- Papa class
- K-222 (1970–1988)
- Yankee Notch class conversion
- Charlie I class
- Charlie II class
- Oscar I class
- Oscar II class
- K-141 Kursk (?-2002)
- Yasen class
- Severodvinsk
- Kazan
- Novosibirsk
- Krasnoyarsk
SSAN (suxiliary)
Others
Other
- SSV-33 (Pacific Fleet communications ship, based upon the Kirov-class battlecruiser hull)
- Lun-class ekranoplan (Commissioned as a ship and used as one).
- VMF Kommuna is a salvage vessel, and having been launched in 1915, one of the oldest naval vessels still in service in a major navy of the world.
- Dunay a tall ship built in Italy as the Cristoforo Colombo and acquired as war reparation.
- STS Sedov tall ship built as Magdalene Vinnen II also acquired as war reparation.
- Marshal Nedelin class missile range instrumentation/space event support ship
- Onega class acoustic trials ships
- Potok/Modified T-58 class weapons trials ship
- T-43 class acoustic trials ships
Missile and munitions transports
- Sadko class
- Amga class
- Lama class
- Muna class
Electronic surveillance ships
- Balzam class
- Okean class (modified trawler)
- Primor'ye class (modified fish factory ships)
- Vishnya class
- Yug class
- Alpinist class
Oceanographic research ships
- Nikolay Zubov class (AGOR & AGI)
- Sibirykov class
- Yug class
Survey ships
- Moma class (AGS)
- Samara class (AGS)
- Finik class
- Biya class
- Kamenka class
- Vinograd class
See also
References
- "World Navies Today: Russia". HazeGrey.org. Retrieved 16 October 2014.