List of ships of the Soviet Navy

This is a list of ships and classes of the Soviet Navy.

Soviet Ship Type Designations

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"

!Russian Terminology

!English Translation

|AK

|Artilleriyskiy Kater

|Artillery Cutter

|BDK

|Bol'shoy Desantnyy Korabl'

|Large Landing Ship

|BPK

|Bol'shoy Protivolodochnyy Korabl'

|Large Anti-Submarine Ship

|BRK

|Bol'shoy Raketnyy Korabl'

|Large Missile Ship

|BT

|Bazovyy Tral'shchik

|Base Minesweeper

|DK

|Desantnyy Korabl'

|Landing Ship

|DKVP

|Desantnyy Korabl' Na Vozdushnoy Podushke

|Air-Cushion Landing Ship

|EHOS

|Ekspeditsionnoye Okeanograficheskoye Sudno

|Expeditionary Oceanographic Vessel

|EM

|Eskadrennyy Minonosets

|Destroyer

|GKS

|Gidroakusticheskoye Kontrol'noye Sudno

|Hydroacoustic Monitoring Vessel

|GS

|Gidrograficheskoye Sudno

|Hydrographic Vessel

|KIL

|Kilektor

|Lift Ship

|KR

|Kreyser

|Cruiser

|KRZ

|Korabl' Razvedyvatel'nyy

|Intelligence Ship

|KS

|Kabel'noye Sudno

|Cable Vessel

|KSV

|Korabl' Svyazey

|Communications Ship

|KTs

|Kontrol'naya Tsel'

|Controlled Target

|KVN

|Korabl' Vozdushnogo Nablyudeniya

|Radar Surveillance Ship

|LDK

|Ledokol

|Icebreaker

|MB

|Morskoy Buksir

|Seagoing Tug

|MPK

|Malyy Protivolodochnyy

|Small Anti-Submarine Ship

|MRK

|Malyy Raketnyy Korabl'

|Small Missile Ship

|MT

|Morskoy Tral'shchik

|Seagoing Minesweeper

|MVT

|Morskoy Vodnyy Tanker

|Seagoing Water Tanker

|OS

|Opitnoye Sudno

|Experimental Vessel

|PB

|Plavuchaya Baza

|Floating Base

|PKA

|Protivolodochnyy Kater

|Anti-Submarine Cutter

|PKR

|Protivolodochnyy Kreyser

|Anti-Submarine Cruiser

|PL

|Podvodnaya Lodka

|Submarine

|PLA

|Podvodnaya Lodka Atomnaya

|Submarine (nuclear)

|PLARB

|Podvodnaya Lodka Atomnaya Raketnaya Ballisticheskaya

|Ballistic Missile Submarine (nuclear)

|PLARK

|Podvodnaya Lodka Atomnaya Raketnaya Krylataya

|Cruise Missile Submarine (nuclear)

|PLRB

|Podvodnaya Lodka Raketnaya Ballisticheskaya

|Ballistic Missile Submarine

|PLRK

|Podvodnaya Lodka Raketnaya Krylataya

|Cruise Missile Submarine

|PSKR

|Pogranichniy Storozhevoy Korabl'

|Border Patrol Ship

|RKA

|Raketnyy Kater

|Missile Cutter

|RKR

|Raketnyy Kreyser

|Missile Cruiser

|SB

|Spasatel'nyy Buksir

|Rescue Tug

|SBR

|Sudno Bol'shogo Razmagnichivanya

|Large Deperming Vessel

|SDK

|Srednyy Desantnyy Korabl'

|Medium Landing Ship

|SKR

|Storozhevoy Korabl'

|Patrol Ship

|SR

|Sudno Razmagnichivanya

|Deperming Vessel

|SS

|Spasatel'noye Sudno

|Salvage Vessel

|SSV

|Sudno Svyazyy

|Communications Vessel

|TAKR

|Takticheskoye Avianosnyy Kreyser

|Tactical Aircraft Carrying Cruiser

|TKA

|Torpednyy Kater

|Torpedo Cutter

|US

|Uchebnoye Sudno

|Training Vessel

|VT

|Voyennyy Tanker

|Military Tanker

|VTR

|Voyennyy Transport

|Military Transport

|ZM

|Zagraditel' Minnyy

|Minelayer

Corvettes / MPK, MRK

In the Soviet Navy these were classified as small anti-submarine ships (MPK) or small missile ships (MRK).

(Projects 122A, 122bis)
(Project 204)
(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)
(Project 1234 Ovod)
Nanuchka I class
Nanuchka II class (Project 1234E)
Nanuchka III class (Project 1234.1)
Nanuchka IV class (Project 1234.7)
(Project 1239 Sivuch)
MRK-27 (1989)
(Project 1240 Uragan, considered missile boats by NATO)
MRK-5 (1977)
(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 II class (Project 133.1M)
MPK-192 (1986)
MPK-205 (1986)
MPK-67 (1987)
MPK-99 (1987)
MPK-105 (1988)
MPK-213 (1988)
MPK-216 (1988)
MPK-219 (1988)
MPK-224 (1989)
MPK-227 (1989)
MPK-228 (1989)
MPK-229 (1989)

Guardships / SKR

In the Soviet Navy, frigates were classified as guard ships (SKR)

(Projects 2, 4, & 39)
(Project 29)
(Project 42 Sokol)
(Project 50 Gornostay)
(Project 61, briefly)
Komsomolets Ukrainy – Ukrainian Komsomol (1960)
Soobrazitelnyy – Astute (1961)
Provornyy – Agile (1962)
Obraztsovyy – Exemplary (1964)
Odarennyy – Gifted (1964)
Otvazhnyy – Courageous (1964)
Steregushchiy – Watchful (1966)
(Project 159)
(Project 35)
(Project 1159 Del'fin)
Krivak I class (Project 1135 Burevestnik)
– Watchful (1970)
– Brisk (1971)
Svirepyy – Fierce (1971)
– Vigilant (1972), involved in a mutiny in 1975, this incident inspired the novel The Hunt for Red October.
Razyashchiy – Smashing (1973)
– Clever (1974)
– Friendly (1975)
– Virtuous (1971)
Doblestnyy – Valourous (1973)
– Active (1973)
Zharkiy – Torrid (1975)
– Serene (1978)
– Ardent (1976)
Leningradskiy Komsomolets – Leningrad Komsomol (1976); renamed Legkiy, "Light" in 1992.
Letuchiy – Flighty (1977)
Pylkiy – Fervent (1979)
– Passionate (1979)
Bezukoriznennyy – Irreproachable (1980)
– Harmonious (1980)
Poryvistyy – Squally (1980)
Krivak II class (Project 1135M Burevestnik M)
– 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)
Ryavnyy – Zealous (1980)
Pytlivyy – Inquisitive (1982)
(Project 11540 Yastreb)
– Fearless (1993)

Gunboats

Krasnaya Abkhaziya
Krasnaya Armeniya
Krasnaya Gruziya
Krasnyy Adzharistan

Destroyers / BPK, BRK, EM

In the Soviet Navy, smaller ships under the designation of Large Antisubmarine Ships (BPK) alongside those classified as Large Missile Ship (BRK) were also categorized as destroyers by NATO.

Yakov Sverdlov (1917)
Karl Marx (1918)
Kalinin (1918)
(Project 1/Project38)
Leningrad (1936)
Kharkov (1938)
Moskva (1938)
Minsk (1939)
Baku (1939)
Tbilisi (1940)
(Project 7)
Gnevy – Angry (1938)
Gordy – Proud (1938)
Gromky – Loud (1938)
Grozny – Formidable (1938)
Gremyashchy – Thunderous (1938)
Smetlivy – Sly (1938)
Stremitelny – Impetuous (1938)
Bodry – Brisk (1939)
Bystry – Fast (1939)
Bezuprechy – Irreproachable (1939)
Bditelny – Watchful (1939)
Boyky – Spry (1939)
Besposhchadny – Merciless (1939)
Grozyashchy – Threatening (1939)
Sokrushitelny – Destructive (1939)
Steregushchy – Watchful (1939)
Ryany – Spirited (1939)
Rastoropny – Prompt (1940)
Rezvy – Frisky (1940)
Razyashchy – Furious (1940)
Reshitelny – Decisive (1941)
Retivy – Ardent (1941)
Revnostny – Enthusiastic (1941)
Razyaryonny – Enraged (1941)
Razumny – Sensible (1941)
Rekordny – Record Breaking (1941)
Rezky – Brusque (1942)
Redky – Rare (1942)
Tashkent class (Project 20)
Tashkent (1939)
(Project 7U)
Storozhevoy – Protective (1940)
Silny – Strong (1940)
Serdity – Enraged (1940)
Stoyky – Steadfast (1940)
Smyshlyony – Clever (1940)
Slavny – Glorious (1941)
Smely – Valiant (1941)
Strashny – Frightening (1941)
Surovy – Severe (1941)
Skory – Rapid (1941)
Statny – Stately (1941)
Strogy – Strict (1941)
Svirepy – Fierce (1941)
Soobrazitelny – Shrewd (1941)
Sposobny – Capable (1941)
Sovershenny – Absolute (1941)
Svobodny – Free (1942)
Opytny class (Project 45)
Opytny – Experimental (1941)
(on loan 1944–1952 from the UK)
(HMS Churchill)
(HMS Chelsea)
(HMS Roxborough)
(HMS St Albans)
(HMS Lincoln)
(HMS Brighton)
(HMS Leamington)
(HMS Richmond)
(HMS Georgetown)
Vifor class (ex-Romanian)
Lovkiy – Dexterous (1944)
Lyogkiy – Nimble (1944)
(ex-Romanian)
Likhoy – Dashing (1944)
Letuchiy – Flying (1944)
Type 1934A (ex-German)
Pylky – Ardent (1945)
Prytky – Nimble (1945)
Type 1936 (ex-German)
Prochny – Durable (1945)
Type 1936A (ex-German)
Provorny – Nimble (1945)
Akizuki class (ex-Japanese)
Vnezapny – Sudden (1947)
Fubuki class (ex-Japanese)
Verniy – Loyal (1947)
(Project 30)
Soldati class (ex-Italian)
Lyogky – Easy (1950)
Lovky – Dexterous (1950)
Skory class (Project 30bis)
Neutrashimy class (Project 41)
Neustrashimy – Dauntless (1955)
Kotlin class (Project 56/56PLO/56A/56K)
Svetly – Bright (1955)
Speshny – Rapid (1955)
Blestyashchy – Brilliant (1955)
Byvalvy – Experienced (1955)
Skromny – Modest (1955)
Bravy - Brave (1956)
Svedushchy – Knowledgeable (1956)
Vesky – Convincing (1956)
Vyzyavayushchy – Challenging (1956)
Spokoiny - Peaceful (1956)
Moskovsky Komsomolets (originally Smyshleny – Quickwitted) (1956)
Skrytny – Secretive (1956)
Soznatelny – Aware (1956)
Bessledny – Untraceable (1956)
Vdokhnovenny – Inspiring (1956)
Spravedlivy – Just (1956)
Burlivy – Turbulent (1956)
Vozmushcheny – Indignant (1956)
Nesokrushimy – Indestructible (1957)
Blagorodny – Noble (1957)
Plamenny – Fiery (1957)
Naporisty – Forceful (1957)
Vliyatelny – Influential (1957)
Vyderzhanny – Consistent (1957)
Nakhodchivy – Resourceful (1957)
Nastoychivy – Persistent (1958)
Kildin class (Project 56M/56EM/56U)
Bedovy – Mischievous (1958)
Neulovimy – Elusive (1958)
Prozorlivy – Perceptive (1958)
Neuderzhimy – Unrestrainable (1958)
Neukrotimy – Indomitable (not completed)
Kanin/Krupnyy class (Project 57bis/57A)
Gnevy – Angry (1960)
Gremyashchy – Thundering (1960)
Uporny – Persistently (1960)
Zhguchy – Burning (1960)
Gordy – Proud (1961)
Boyky – Briskly (1961)
Zorky – Sharp-sighted (1961)
Derzky – Bold (1961)
Khrabry – Brave (not completed)
Kashin class (Project 61)
Komsomolets Ukrainy – Ukrainian Komsomol (1960)
Soobrazitelnyy – Astute (1961)
Provornyy – Agile (1962)
Obraztsovyy – Exemplary (1964)
Odarennyy – Gifted (1964)
Otvazhnyy – Courageous (1964)
Steregushchiy – Watchful (1966)
Krasnyy Kavkaz – Red Caucasus (1966)
Reshitelnyy – Decisive (1966)
Strogiy – Severe (1967)
Smetlivyy – Resourceful (1967)
Krasnyy Krym (1969)
Sposobnyy – Capable(1970)
Skoryy – Fast (1971)
Modified Kashin class (Project 61MP)
Ognevoy – Fiery (1963)
Slavnyy – Glorious (1965)
Stroynyy – Harmonious (1965)
Smyshlennyy – Humorous (1966)
Smelyy – Valiant (1968)
Sderzhannyy – Restrained (1972)
(Project 956 Sarych)
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)
Udaloy I class (Project 1155 Fregat)
Udaloy – Bold (1980)
(1980)
Marshal Vasilevskiy (1982)
Admiral Zakharov (1982)
(1983)
(1983)
(1985)
Severomorsk (1985)
(1987)
(1987)
Admiral Kharlamov (1988)
(1990)
Udaloy II class (Project 1155.1 Fregat-M)
(1995)
Admiral Basistyy (not completed)
Admiral Kucherov (not completed)

Cruisers / KR, RKR

{| class="wikitable"

!Name

!Class

!Built

!In service

!Status

!Image

|-style="background:#7FFF7F;"

|Aurora

|Diana class

|1903

|1903-1945

|Museum ship since 1956

|center|frameless

|Komintern

|Bogatyr-class

|1905

|1905-1942

|Sunk 1942

|center|frameless

|Chervona Ukraina

|Admiral Nakhimov-class

|1927

|1927-1941

|Sunk 1941, raised and used as a target

|center|frameless

|Krasny Krym

|Svetlana-class cruiser

|1928

|1928-1959

|Scrapped 1959

|center|frameless

|Krasny Kavkaz

|Admiral Nakhimov-class

|1932

|1932-1952

|Sunk as target 1952

|center|frameless

|Kirov

|Kirov-class cruiser

|1938

|1938-1974

|Scrapped in 1974

|center|frameless

|Voroshilov

|Kirov-class cruiser

|1940

|1940-1973

|Scrapped 1973

|Maxim Gorky

|Kirov-class cruiser

|1940

|1940-1959

|Scrapped 1959

|center|frameless

|Molotov

|Kirov-class cruiser

|1941

|1941-1972

|Scrapped 1972

|center|frameless

|Kaganovich

|Kirov-class cruiser

|1944

|1944-1960

|Scrapped 1960

|center|frameless

|Kalinin

|Kirov-class cruiser

|1953

|1953-1963

|Scrapped 1963

|center|frameless

|Murmansk

|Omaha-class cruiser

|1921

|1944-1949

|Scrapped 1949

|center|frameless

|Tallinn

|Admiral Hipper-class cruiser

|1939

|1944-1960

|Scrapped 1960

|center|frameless

|Chapayev

|Chapayev class

|1950

|1950-1960

|Scrapped 1960

|Zheleznyakov

|Chapayev class

|1950

|1950-1976

|Scrapped 1976

|center|frameless

|Kuybyshev

|Chapayev class

|1950

|1950-1965

|Scrapped 1965

|Chkalov

|Chapayev class

|1950

|1950-1981

|Scrapped 1981

|center|frameless

|Frunze

|Chapayev class

|1950

|1950-1960

|Scrapped 1960

|Sverdlov

|Sverdlov class

|1952

|1952-1989

|Scrapped 1993

|center|frameless

|Zhdanov

|Sverdlov class

|1952

|1952-1991

|Scrapped 1991

|center|frameless

|Admiral Ushakov

|Sverdlov class

|1953

|1953-1987

|Scrapped 1987

|center|frameless

|Aleksandr Suvorov

|Sverdlov class

|1953

|1953-1990

|Scrapped 1990

|center|frameless

|Admiral Senyavin

|Sverdlov class

|1954

|1954-1991

|Scrapped 1991

|Dmitry Pozharsky

|Sverdlov class

|1954

|1954-1987

|Scrapped 1987

|center|frameless

|Kronstadt

|Sverdlov class

|Scrapped Incomplete 1961

|Tallinn

|Sverdlov class

|Scrapped Incomplete 1961

|Varyag

|Sverdlov class

|Scrapped Incomplete 1961

|Ordzhonikidze

|Sverdlov class

|1952

|1952-1972

|Scrapped 1972

|center|frameless

|Aleksandr Nevsky

|Sverdlov class

|1952

|1952-1989

|Scrapped 1989

|center|frameless

|Admiral Lazarev

|Sverdlov class

|1952

|1952-1986

|Scrapped 1986

|center|frameless

|Shcherbakov

|Sverdlov class

|Scrapped Incomplete 1961

|Dzerzhinsky

|Sverdlov class

|1952

|1952-1989

|Scrapped 1989

|center|frameless

|Admiral Nakhimov

|Sverdlov class

|1953

|1953-1961

|Scrapped 1961

|-style="background:#7FFF7F;"

|Mikhail Kutuzov

|Sverdlov class

|1954

|1954-2000

|Museum ship at Novorossiysk

|center|frameless

|Admiral Kornilov

|Sverdlov class

|Scrapped Incomplete 1957

|Oktyabrskaya Revolyutsia

|Sverdlov class

|1954

|1954-1987

|Scrapped 1987

|center|frameless

|Murmansk

|Sverdlov class

|1955

|1955-1992

|Ran aground 1992, Scrapped in place 2013

|center|frameless

|Arkhangelsk

|Sverdlov class

|Scrapped Incomplete 1961

|Vladivostok

|Sverdlov class

|Scrapped Incomplete 1961

|Groznyy

|Kynda class

|1962

|1962-1991

|Scrapped 1991

|center|frameless

|Admiral Fokin

|Kynda class

|1964

|1964-1993

|Scrapped 1995

|center|frameless

|Admiral Golovko

|Kynda class

|1964

|1964-2002

|Scrapped 2004

|center|frameless

|Varyag

|Kynda class

|1965

|1965-1990

|Scrapped 1990

|center|frameless

|Admiral Zozulya

|Kresta I class

|1967

|1967-1994

|Scrapped 1995

|center|frameless

|Vladivostok

|Kresta I class

|1969

|1969-1991

|Scrapped 1991

|center|frameless

|Vitse-Admiral Drozd

|Kresta I class

|1968

|1968-1990

|Sunk 1992

|center|frameless

|Sevastopol

|Kresta I class

|1969

|1969-1989

|Scrapped 1989

|center|frameless

|Kronstadt

|Kresta II class

|1969

|1969-1991

|Scrapped 1993

|Admiral Isakov

|Kresta II class

|1970

|1970-1993

|Sunk 1994

|center|frameless

|Admiral Nakhimov

|Kresta II class

|1971

|1971-1991

|Scrapped 1993

|center|frameless

|Admiral Makarov

|Kresta II class

|1972

|1972-1992

|Scrapped 1994

|center|frameless

|Khabarovsk

|Kresta II class

|1973

|1973-1992

|Scrapped 1994

|center|frameless

|Admiral Oktyabrsky

|Kresta II class

|1973

|1973-1993

|Scrapped 1993

|center|frameless

|Admiral Isachenkov

|Kresta II class

|1974

|1974-1992

|Scrapped 1992

|center|frameless

|Marshal Timoshenko

|Kresta II class

|1975

|1975-1992

|Scrapped 1994

|center|frameless

|Vasily Chapayev

|Kresta II class

|1976

|1976-1993

|Scrapped 1993

|center|frameless

|Admiral Yumashev

|Kresta II class

|1977

|1977-1992

|Scrapped 1994

|center|frameless

|Nikolayev

|Kara class

|1971

|1971-1992

|Scrapped 1994

|center|frameless

|-style="background: #FFE4B5

|Ochakov

|Kara class

|1973

|1973-2011

|Scuttled 2014, As of 2023 still laid up awaiting scrapping

|center|frameless

|Kerch

|Kara class

|1974

|1974-2020

|Scrapped 2020

|center|frameless

|Azov

|Kara class

|1975

|1975-1998

|Scrapped 2000

|center|frameless

|Petropavlovsk

|Kara class

|1976

|1976-1992

|Scrapped 1996

|center|frameless

|Tashkent

|Kara class

|1977

|1977-1992

|Scrapped 1994

|center|frameless

|Vladivostok

|Kara class

|1979

|1979-1994

|Scrapped 1994

|center|frameless

|Slava

|Slava class

|1982

|1982-2022

|Sunk 2022

|center|frameless

|-style="background:#7FFF7F;"

|Marshal Ustinov

|Slava class

|1986

|1986–Present

|In Service

|center|frameless

|-style="background:#7FFF7F;"

|Varyag

|Slava class

|1989

|1989–Present

|In Service

|center|frameless

|-style="background: #FFE4B5

|Ukraina

|Slava class

|1990

|1990-Present

|Laid up in Ukraine, Incomplete

|center|frameless

|Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya

|Slava class

|Cancelled and disassembled on the way in 1990

Coastal defense ships

{| class="wikitable"

!Name

!Class

!Built

!In service

!Status

!Image

|Vyborg

|1929

|1947-1966

|Scrapped 1966

|center|frameless

|EK-31

|1938

|1947-1959

|Recommissioned as dispatch ship PS-25 1948 Recommissioned as repair ship PM-74 1957 Scrapped 1959

|center|frameless

|EK-47

|rowspan="2"|

|1944

|1947-1969

|Recommissioned as oceanographic ship Nord 1948 Recommissioned as repair ship PM-62 1955 Scrapped 1969

|EK-41

|1945

|1947-1961

|Used as target ship TsL-41 1948 Recommissioned as oceanographic ship Val 1949 Scrapped 1961

|EK-43

|rowspan="6"|Type C

|rowspan="6"|1944

|1947-1964

|Recommissioned as oceanographic ship Ostrovnoy 1948 Scrapped 1964

|EK-45

|1947-1969

|Used as target ship TsL-45 1948 Recommissioned as repair ship PM-63 1955 Scrapped 1969

|EK-39

|1947-1960

|Used as target ship TsL-39 1948 Recommissioned as oceanographic ship Sozh 1949 Scrapped 1960

|center|frameless

|EK-34

|1947-1960

|Used as target ship TsL-34 1948 Recommissioned as oceanographic ship Khersones 1949 Scrapped 1960

|EK-40

|1947-1958

|Used as target ship TsL-40 1948 Recommissioned as rescue ship Zhiguli 1949 Scrapped 1958

|EK-35

|1947-1958

|Used as target ship TsL-35 1948 Recommissioned as oceanographic ship Siurkum 1949 Scrapped 1958

|EK-32

|rowspan="8"|Type D

|rowspan="8"|1944

|1947-1958

|Used as target ship TsL-63 1954 Recommissioned as repair ship PM-75 1957 Scrapped 1958

|EK-42

|1947-1959

|Used as target ship TsL-42 1948 Recommissioned as dispatch ship Abakan 1949 Scrapped 1959

|EK-36

|1947-1958

|Recommissioned as dispatch ship Naryn 1954 Scrapped 1958

|EK-44

|1947-1955

|Used as target ship TsL-44 1948 Recommissioned as guard ship SKR-49 1954 Ceded to PLA Navy 1955, fate unknown

|center|frameless

|EK-37

|1947-1958

|Recommissioned as dispatch ship Murgab 1954 Scrapped 1958

|EK-46

|1947-1960

|Used as target ship TsL-46 1948 Scrapped 1960

|EK-38

|1947-1955

|Used as target ship TsL-38 1948 Recommissioned as dispatch ship Arkhara 1949 Recommissioned as guard ship SKR-48 1954 Ceded to PLA Navy 1955 Scrapped 1987

|center|frameless

|EK-33

|1947-1958

|Recommissioned as dispatch ship Turgai 1954 Scrapped 1958

Amphibious Assault / BDK, SDK

{| class="wikitable"

!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

|center|frameless

|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

|center|frameless

|BDK-77

|Tapir-class

|1969

|1969-1994

|Donetsky Shakhtyor

|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

|Aleksandr Tortsev

|Tapir-class

|1971

|1971-1994

|Pyotr Ilyichev

|Tapir-class

|1972

|1972-1993

|Nikolai Vilkov

|Tapir-class

|1974

|1974–present

|In service

|center|frameless

|Nikolai Filchenkov

|Tapir-class

|1975

|1975–present

|In service

|center|frameless

|Nikolai Golubkov

|Tapir-class

|Never completed

|(SDK-47) BDK-47

|Ropucha-class

|1974

|1974-1994

|(SDK-48) BDK-48

|Ropucha-class

|1975

|1975-1994

|(SDK-63) BDK-63

|Ropucha-class

|1975

|1975-1994

|(SDK-90) BDK-90

|Ropucha-class

|1975

|1975-1994

|center|frameless

|(SDK-91) BDK-91 Olenegorsky Gornyak

|Ropucha-class

|1976

|1976-brought on stand mod. II

|Damaged on 4 August by Ukrainian army.

|center|frameless

|(SDK-181) BDK-181

|Ropucha-class

|1976

|1976-1994

|(SDK-182) BDK-182 Kondopoga

|Ropucha-class

|1976

|1976-brought on stand mod. II

|In Service with Russia

|center|frameless

|(SDK-183) BDK-183 Kotlas

|Ropucha-class

|1977

|1977-2005

|(SDK-197) BDK-197

|Ropucha-class

|1977

|1977-1994

|center|frameless

|(SDK-200) BDK-200

|Ropucha-class

|1977

|1977-1993

|(SDK-55) BDK-55 Aleksandr Otrakovsky

|Ropucha-class

|1978

|1978–Present

|In Service with Russia

|center|frameless

|(SDK-119) BDK-119

|Ropucha-class

|1979

|1979-2018

|Sunk 2018

|Oslyabya

|Ropucha-class

|1981

|1981–Present

|In Service with Russia

|center|frameless

|Admiral Nevelskoy

|Ropucha-class

|1982

|1982–Present

|In Service with Russia

|center|frameless

|Minsk

|Ropucha-class

|1983

|1983–Present

|In Service with Russia

|center|frameless

|BDK-102 Kaliningrad

|Ropucha-class

|1984

|1984–Present

|In Service with Russia

|center|frameless

|Georgiy Pobedonosets

|Ropucha-class

|1985

|1985–Present

|In Service with Russia

|center|frameless

|Aleksandr Shabalin

|Ropucha-class

|1985

|1985–Present

|In Service with Russia

|center|frameless

|(SDK-64) Tsezar Kunikov

|Ropucha-class

|1986

|1986–Present

|In Service with Russia

|center|frameless

|(SDK-46) Novocherkassk

|Ropucha-class

|1987

|1987–Present

|In Service with Russia

|center|frameless

|Yamal

|Ropucha-class

|1988

|1988–Present

|In Service with Russia

|center|frameless

|Azov

|Ropucha-class

|1990

|1990–Present

|In Service with Russia

|center|frameless

|Peresvet

|Ropucha-class

|1991

|1991–Present

|In Service with Russia

|center|frameless

|Korolyov

|Ropucha-class

|1991

|1991–Present

|In Service with Russia

|center|frameless

|Ivan Rogov

|Ivan Rogov class

|1978

|1978-1996

|center|frameless

|Aleksandr Nikolayev

|Ivan Rogov class

|1982

|1982-2006

|Undergoing scrapping as of 2023

|Mitrofan Moskalenko

|Ivan Rogov class

|1990

|1990-2006

|Undergoing scrapping as of 2023

|center|frameless

Battlecruisers / RKR

{| class="wikitable"

!Name

!Class

!Built

!In service

!Status

!Image

|-style="background: #FFE4B5

|Kirov

|Kirov class

|1974

|1980-1990

|Laid up awaiting Scrapping

|center|frameless

|Frunze

|Kirov class

|1978

|1984-1999

|Scrapping began in April 2021

|center|frameless

|-style="background:#7FFF7F;"

|Kalinin

|Kirov class

|1983

|1988–present

|Undergoing refit

|center|frameless

|-style="background:#7FFF7F;"

|Yuri Andropov

|Kirov class

|1986

|1998–present

|Flagship of the Russian North Fleet

|center|frameless

|Dzerzhinskiy

|Kirov class

|Cancelled 1990

Battleships

{| class="wikitable"

!Name

!Class

!Built

!In service

!Status

!Image

|Arkhangelsk

|Revenge class

|1914

|1916-1949

|Scrapped 1949

|center|frameless

|Novorossiysk

|Conte di Cavour class

|1910

|1914-1955

|Sunk 1955

|center|frameless

|Frunze

|Gangut class

|1909

|1914-1949

|Scrapped

|center|frameless

|Marat

|Gangut class

|1909

|1915-1955

|Scrapped

|center|frameless

|Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya

|Gangut class

|1909

|1915-1952

|Scrapped

|center|frameless

|Parizhskaya Kommuna

|Gangut class

|1909

|1914-1956

|Scrapped

|center|frameless

Aircraft carriers/Aviation cruisers / TAKR

{| class="wikitable"

!Name

!Class

!Built

!In service

!Status

!Image

|Moskva

|Moskva class

|1964

|1967-1996

|Scrapped in Greece 1996

|center|frameless

|Leningrad

|Moskva class

|1965

|1969-1991

|Scrapped in India 1995

|center|frameless

|Kiev

|Moskva class

|1967

|Never Completed

|Cancelled 1969

|-style="background:#7FFF7F;"

|Kiev

|Kiev class

|1970

|1975-1993

|Theme park in Tianjin since 1 May 2004.

|center|frameless

|-style="background:#7FFF7F;"

|Minsk

|Kiev class

|1972

|1978-1993

|Sold to China in 1995; sold again and placed in Naval museum in Jiangsu, China since 2016, severely damaged by fire in 2024

|center|frameless

|Novorossiysk

|Kiev class

|1975

|1982-1993

|Scrapped at Pohang, 1997

|center|frameless

|-style="background:#7FFF7F;"

|Admiral Gorshkov

|Kiev class

|1978

|1987-1996

2013–present

|In service with India as INS Vikramaditya from 2013

|center|frameless

|-style="background:#7FFF7F;"

|Admiral Kuznetsov

|Kuznetsov class

|1982

|1991–present

|In service with Russian navy

|center|frameless

|-style="background:#7FFF7F;"

|Varyag

|Kuznetsov class

|1985

|2012–present

|In service with China as Liaoning

|center|frameless

|Ulyanovsk

|Ulyanovsk class

|1988

|Never Completed

|Scrapped 1992 40% complete

|center|frameless

|Unnamed

|Ulyanovsk class

|Cancelled

|Cancelled 1991

Submarines

List of Soviet and Russian submarine classes
Dekabrist class
D-1 Dekabrist (1928)
D-2 Narodovolets (1929)
D-3 Krasnogvardyeyets (1929)
D-4 Revolutsioner (1929)
D-5 Spartakovets (1929)
D-6 Yakobinets (1930)
L type
L-1 Leninets (1931)
L-2 Stalinets (1931)
L-3 Frunzenets (1931)
L-4 Garibaldets (1931)
L-5 Chartist (1931)
L-6 Carbonari (1931)
L-7 Voroshilovets (1935)
L-8 Dzerzhinets (1935)
L-9 Kirovets (1935)
L-10 Menzhinets (1936)
L11 Sverdlovets (1936)
L-12 Molotovets (1936)
L-13 (1936)
L-14 (1936)
L-15 (1936)
L-16 (1937)
L-17 (1937)
L-18 (1938)
L-19 (1938)
L-20 (1940)
L-21 (1940)
L-22 (1939)
L-23 (1940)
L-24 (1941)
ShCh type
Pravda class
P-1 Pravda (1934)
P-3 Iskra (1934)
P-2 Zvevda (1935)
S type
M type
K type
A (AG) type
Kalev class (ex-Estonian)
Lembit
Kalev
(ex-Latvian)
S class (on loan 1944 from the UK)
V-1 (HMS Sunfish)
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)
TM-4 (1944)
TM-5 (1944)
TM-6 (1944)
TM-7 (1944)

SS/SSK / PL

(Project 611)
(Project 613)
(Project 615)
(Project 633)
(Project 641)
(1959)
B-427 (1971)
(Project 641B Som)
(Project 877 Paltus)
B-248 (1980)
B-260 (1981)
B-227 (1983)
B-229 (1983)
B-404 (1983)
B-401 (1984)
B-402 (1984)
B-405 Tyumenskiy Komsomolets (1984)
B-470 (1985)
B-806 (1986)
B-439 (1986)
B-445 (1988)
B-808 (1988)
B-394 (1988)
B-800 Vologodskij Komsomolets (1989)
B-464 (1990)
B-459 (1990)
B-871 (1990)
B-471 (1990)
B-494 (1990)
B-187 (1991)
B-177 (1991)
B-190 (1992)
(Project 865 Piran'ya)
MS-520 (1988)
MS-521 (1990)

SSB / PLRB

Zulu IV class (Project B611)
B-67 (1956)
Zulu V class (Project AB611)
B-62 (1958)
B-73 (1957)
B-78 (1957)
B-79 (1957)
B-89 (1957)
Golf I/II class (Project 629/629A)
B-92 (K-92, B-96)(1959)
B-40 (K-72, B-372) (1959)
B-41 (K-79, B-372) (1959)
B-42 (K-83, B-83, BS-83) (1959)
B-93 (K-126, B-126) (1959)
B-125 (K-107, B-107, BS-107) (1960)
B-45 (K-88, B-183) (1960)
K-61 (B-29, B-167, BS-167) (1960)
B-156 (K-113, BS-113, RZS-97, PZS-65) (1960)
B-103 () (1960) [famous as target of CIA recovery operation using the Hughes Glomar Explorer]
B-109 (K-136, BS-136) (1960)
B-113 (K-139, B-139) (1961)
B-46 (K-75, B-575) (1961)
B-95 (K-36, K-100, B-106) (1961)
B-48 (K-91, B-91) (1961)
K-93 (B-93) (1961)
K-110 (B-110, BS-110) (1961)
K-142 (B-142) (1962)
B-51 (K-99, B B-99) (1962)
K-163 (B-163) (1962)
Golf III class (Project 601) (converted from Golf II)
B-149 (K-118, B-118, RZS-439) (1960)
Golf IV class (Project 605) (converted from Golf II)
B-121 (K-102) (1959)
Golf V class (Project 619) (converted from Golf II)
K-153 (BS-153) (1961)

SSG / PLRK

Whiskey class Single Cylinder (Project P613)
S-146 (1958)
Whiskey class Twin Cylinder (Project 644)
S-69 (1960)
S-80 (1960)
S-44 (1960)
S-46 (1960)
S-159 (1960)
S-162 (1960)
Whiskey class Long Bin (Project 665)
S-64 (1961)
S-155 (1961)
S-61 (1962)
S-142 (1963)
S-152 (1963)
S-164 (1963)
Juliett class (Project 651)
K-156 (1963)
K-85 (1964)
K-70 (1964)
K-24 (1965)
K-68 (1965)
K-77 (1965)
K-81 (1965)
K-63 (1966)
K-58 (1966)
K-73 (1966)
K-67 (1967)
K-78 (1967)
K-203 (1967)
K-304 (1968)
K-318 (1968)
K-120 (1968)

SSA (auxiliary)

(Project 690 Kefal)
SS-368 (1967)
SS-226 (1968)
SS-256 (1968)
SS-310 (1970)
(Project 940 Lenok)
BS-486 Komsomolets Uzbekistana
BS-257
(Project 1710 Makrel)
S-553 Forel
(Project 1840)
BS-555

SSN / PLA

(Project 627/627A/645 Kit)
K-3 Leninsky Komsomol (1958)
K-5 (1959)
(1960)
K-14 (1959)
K-52 (1960)
K-21 (1961)
K-11 (1961)
K-133 (1962)
K-181 (1962)
K-115 (1962)
(1962)
(1963)
K-42 (1963)
K-50 (1964)
Victor I class (Project 671 Yorsch)
K-38 (1967)
K-69 (1968)
K-147 (1968)
K-53 (1969)
K-306 (1969)
K-323 50 years of the USSR (1970)
K-370 (1970)
K-438 (1971)
K-367 (1971)
K-314 (1972)
K-398 (1972)
K-454 (1973)
K-462 (1973)
K-469 (1974)
K-481 (1974)
Victor II class (Project 671RT Syomga)
K-387 (1972)
K-371 (1974)
K-495 (1975)
K-513 (1976)
K-467 (1976)
K-488 (1978)
K-517 (1978)
K-505 (Not completed)
Victor III class (Project 671RTM Shchuka)
K-524 (1977)
K-247 (1978)
K-507 (1979)
K-492 (1979)
K-412 (1979)
K-254 (1979)
K-502 (1979)
K-251 (1980)
K-255 (1980)
K-324 (1980)
K-305 (1981)
K-355 (1981)
K-527 (1981)
K-298 (1982)
K-360 (1982)
K-218 (1983)
K-242 (1983)
K-358 Murmansky Komsomolets (1983)
K-264 (1983)
K-299 (1984)
K-264 (1984)
K-244 (1985)
K-292 (1987)
K-388 (1988)
K-138 (1990)
K-414 (1990)
K-448 (1992)
(Project 705 Lira)
K-64 (1971)
K-123 (1977)
K-316 (1978)
K-432 (1978)
K-373 (1979)
K-493 (1981)
K-463 (1981)
(Project 685 Plavnik)
K-278 Komsomolets (1983)
Sierra I class (Project 945 Barrakuda)
K-239 (1984)
K-276 (1987)
Sierra II class (Project 945A Kondor)
K-534 (1990)
K-336 (1993)
Akula I/Bars class
Akula II class

SSBN / PLARB

(Project 658)
(1959)
(1969)
K-55 (1962)
K-178 (1962)
K-40 (1962)
K-16 (1963)
K-145 (1963)
K-149 (1964)
Yankee I class
K-140 Leninets
K-26
K-32
K-216
K-207
K-210
K-249
K-253
K-395
K-408
K-411
K-418
K-420
K-423
K-426
K-415
K-403
K-245
K-214
K-219
K-228
K-241
K-444
K-399
K-434
K-236
K-389
K-252
K-258
K-446
K-451
K-436
K-430
Yankee II class (1968-?)
Yankee Sidecar class conversion
Yankee Pod class conversion
Yankee Stretch class conversion
(?-1986)
Delta I class (Project 667B Murena)
K-279 (1972)
K-447 (1973)
K-450 (1973)
K-385 (1973)
K-457 (1973)
K-465 (1974)
K-460 (1974)
K-472 (1974)
K-475 (1974)
K-171 (1974)
K-366 (1974)
K-417 (1975)
K-477 (1975)
K-497 (1976)
K-500 (1976)
K-512 70 years of the Komsomol (1977)
K-523 (1977)
K-530 (1977)
Delta II class (Project 667BD Murena-M)
K-182 60 years of the Great October (1975)
K-92 (1975)
K-193 (1975)
K-421 (1975)
Delta III class (Project 667BDR Kalmar)
K-242 (1976)
K-441 (1976)
K-449 (1976)
K-455 (1976)
K-490 (1977)
K-487 (1977)
K-496 (1977)
K-506 (1978)
K-211 (1979)
K-223 (1979)
K-180 (1980)
K-433 (1980)
K-129 (1981)
K-44 (1982)
Delta IV class (Project 667BDRM Delfin)
K-51 (1984)
K-84 (1985)
K-64 (1986)
K-114 (1987)
K-117 (1988)
K-18 (1989)
K-407 (1990)
(Project 941 Akula)
TK-208 (1981)
TK-202 (1983)
TK-12 (1984)
TK-13 (1985)
TK-17 (1987)
TK-20 (1989)

SSGN / PLARK

Echo I class (Project 659)
K-45 (1961)
K-59 (1961)
K-66 (1961)
K-122 (1962)
K-151 (1963)
Echo II class (Project 675)
K-166 (1963)
K-104 (1963)
K-170 (K-86) (1963)
K-175 (1963)
K-184 (1964)
K-172 (1964)
K-47 (1964)
K-1 (1964)
K-28 (K-428) (1964)
K-35 (1965)
K-189 (K-144) (1965)
K-74 (1965)
K-22 (1965)
K-90 (K-111) (1965)
K-31 (K-431) (1965)
K-116 (1965)
K-57 (K-557) (1965)
K-125 (1965)
K-48 (1965)
K-128 (K-62) (1966)
K-56 (1966)
K-131 (1966)
K-10 (1966)
K-135 (1966)
K-94 (K-204) (1966)
K-108 (1967)
K-7 (1967)
K-23 (1967)
K-34 (K-134) (1968)
(Project 661 Anchar)
K-222 (1970)
Yankee Notch class conversion
K-253 (1969)
K-395 (1969)
K-408 (1969)
K-423 (1970)
Charlie I class (Project 670 Skat)
K-43 (1967)
K-87 (1968)
K-25 (1968)
K-121 (1969)
K-313 (1969)
K-308 (1970)
K-302 (1970)
K-320 (1971)
K-325 (1971)
K-429 (1972)
K-201 (1972)
Charlie II class (Project 670M Chaika)
K-452 (1973)
K-458 (1975)
K-479 (1977)
K-503 (1978)
K-209 (1980)
Oscar I class (Project 949 Granit)
K-525 (1980)
K-206 Minskiy Komsomolets (1983)
Oscar II class (Project 949A Antey)
K-148 (1986)
K-173 (1986)
K-132 (1988)
K-119 (1989)
K-410 (1990)
K-442 (1990)
K-456 Kasatka (1992)
K-266 Severodvinsk (1992)

SSAN (auxiliary)

(Project 1910 Kashalot)
AS-13 (1986)
AS-15 (1991)

Other

SSV-33 (Pacific Fleet communications ship, based upon the battlecruiser hull)
(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.
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
Kashtan-class salvage vessel, a class of salvage vessel/submersible support

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

Citations

References

Polmar, Norman. (1983). Guide to the Soviet Navy, 3rd Edition. Naval Institute Press.

External links

Andrew Toppan's Haze Gray & Underway

Soviet Ship Type Designations

Corvettes / MPK, MRK

Guardships / SKR

Gunboats

Destroyers / BPK, BRK, EM

Cruisers / KR, RKR

Coastal defense ships

Amphibious Assault / BDK, SDK

Battlecruisers / RKR

Battleships

Aircraft carriers/Aviation cruisers / TAKR

Submarines

SS/SSK / PL

SSB / PLRB

SSG / PLRK

SSA (auxiliary)

SSN / PLA

SSBN / PLARB

SSGN / PLARK

SSAN (auxiliary)

Other

Missile and munitions transports

Electronic surveillance ships

Oceanographic research ships

Survey ships

See also

Citations

References

External links