List of ships of the Soviet Navy
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This is a list of ships and classes of the Soviet Navy
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Soviet Navy
The Soviet Navy was the naval arm of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy would have played an instrumental role in a Warsaw Pact war with NATO, where it would have attempted to prevent naval convoys from bringing reinforcements across the Atlantic Ocean...
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Corvettes
- Grisha I classGrisha class corvetteThe Albatros class was a series of large anti-submarine corvettes built by the Soviet Union between 1970 and 1990. These ships had a limited range and were used only in coastal waters. They were equipped with a variety of ASW weapons and an SA-N-4 surface-to-air missile launcher...
- Nanuchka I classNanuchka class corvetteThe Nanuchka class was the NATO reporting name for a series of corvettes or small missile ships built for the Soviet Navy and export customers between 1969 and 1981. The Soviet designation was Project 1234 Ovod Small Missile Ship. These ships were designed around the P-120 Malakhit anti ship...
- Nanuchka II classNanuchka class corvetteThe Nanuchka class was the NATO reporting name for a series of corvettes or small missile ships built for the Soviet Navy and export customers between 1969 and 1981. The Soviet designation was Project 1234 Ovod Small Missile Ship. These ships were designed around the P-120 Malakhit anti ship...
- Grisha II classGrisha class corvetteThe Albatros class was a series of large anti-submarine corvettes built by the Soviet Union between 1970 and 1990. These ships had a limited range and were used only in coastal waters. They were equipped with a variety of ASW weapons and an SA-N-4 surface-to-air missile launcher...
- Nanuchka III classNanuchka class corvetteThe Nanuchka class was the NATO reporting name for a series of corvettes or small missile ships built for the Soviet Navy and export customers between 1969 and 1981. The Soviet designation was Project 1234 Ovod Small Missile Ship. These ships were designed around the P-120 Malakhit anti ship...
- Nanuchka IV classNanuchka class corvetteThe Nanuchka class was the NATO reporting name for a series of corvettes or small missile ships built for the Soviet Navy and export customers between 1969 and 1981. The Soviet designation was Project 1234 Ovod Small Missile Ship. These ships were designed around the P-120 Malakhit anti ship...
- Tarantul I classTarantul class corvetteThe Project 1241.1 Molniya are a class of Soviet missile corvettes. They have the NATO reporting name Tarantul...
- Grisha III classGrisha class corvetteThe Albatros class was a series of large anti-submarine corvettes built by the Soviet Union between 1970 and 1990. These ships had a limited range and were used only in coastal waters. They were equipped with a variety of ASW weapons and an SA-N-4 surface-to-air missile launcher...
- Tarantul II classTarantul class corvetteThe Project 1241.1 Molniya are a class of Soviet missile corvettes. They have the NATO reporting name Tarantul...
- Pauk I classPauk class corvetteThe Pauk class is the NATO reporting name for a class of small patrol corvettes built for the Soviet Navy and export customers between 1977 and 1989. The Russian designation is Project 1241.2 Molniya-2. These ships are designed for coastal patrol and inshore anti-submarine warfare...
- Dergach class
- Pauk II classPauk class corvetteThe Pauk class is the NATO reporting name for a class of small patrol corvettes built for the Soviet Navy and export customers between 1977 and 1989. The Russian designation is Project 1241.2 Molniya-2. These ships are designed for coastal patrol and inshore anti-submarine warfare...
- Parchim II classParchim class corvetteThe Parchim class corvette was developed for the East German Navy in the late 1970s, and built by the Wolgast Peene-Werft. The ships were designed for coastal anti-submarine warfare. In case of an all-out NATO-Warsaw Pact war in Europe their prime targets would have been the small U-206 coastal...
- Grisha IV classGrisha class corvetteThe Albatros class was a series of large anti-submarine corvettes built by the Soviet Union between 1970 and 1990. These ships had a limited range and were used only in coastal waters. They were equipped with a variety of ASW weapons and an SA-N-4 surface-to-air missile launcher...
- Tarantul III classTarantul class corvetteThe Project 1241.1 Molniya are a class of Soviet missile corvettes. They have the NATO reporting name Tarantul...
- Grisha V classGrisha class corvetteThe Albatros class was a series of large anti-submarine corvettes built by the Soviet Union between 1970 and 1990. These ships had a limited range and were used only in coastal waters. They were equipped with a variety of ASW weapons and an SA-N-4 surface-to-air missile launcher...
Frigates
- Burevestnik class
- Bditelnyy, "Watchful" (1970)
- Bodryy, "'Brisk'" (1971)
- Svirepyy (1971)
- Storozhevoy, "Vigilant" (1972), involved in a mutiny in 1975, this incident inspired the novel Hunt for Red October.
- Razyashchiy (1973)
- Razumnyy Clever(1974)
- Druzhnyy, "'Friendly" (1975)
- Dostoinyy, "Virtuous" (1971)
- Doblestnyy, "Valourous" (1973)
- Deyatelnyy Active(1973)
- Zharkiy, "Heated" (1975)
- Bezzavetnyy Serene(1978)
- Retivyy, "Ardent" (1976)
- Leningradsky Komsomolets (1976), renamed Legkiy, "Light" in 1992.
- Letuchiy, "Flighty" (1977)
- Pylkiy, "Fervent" (1979)
- Zadornyy, "Passionate" (1979)
- Bezukoriznennyy Irreproachable(1980)
- Ladnyy, "Harmonious" (1980)
- Poryvistyy (1980)
- Mod Burevestnik class
- Burevestnik M class
- 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)
- Neustrashimy ClassNeustrashimy Class frigateNeustrashimy class frigates are the most modern large frigates in the Russian Navy. The Soviet designation is Project 1154 Yastreb .-Design:...
- Neustrashimy (Fearless)
- Yaroslav Mudryy
- Tatarstan/Gepard class
- Tatarstan
- Steregushchiy class frigate|Steregushchiy class]]
- Steregushchiy
- Soobrazitelnyy
- Admiral Sergei Gorshkov classAdmiral Sergei Gorshkov class frigateThe Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates, also known as Project 22350, are a class of frigate of the Russian Navy. They have been designed by the Severnoye Design Bureau, Saint Petersburg, the lead ship being named after Sergey Gorshkov.- Design :...
- Admiral Gorshkov
- Admiral Kasatonov
Gunboats
- Krasnaya Abkhaziya
- Krasnaya Armeniya
- Krasnaya Gruziya
- Krasnoye ZnamyaSoviet gunboat Krasnoye ZnamyaKrasnoye Znamya was a Soviet gunboat. The ship had been built in the late 19th century as the Khrabryi by the Russian Empire. The ship was the only craft of its class...
- Krasniy Adzharistan
Destroyers
- Kashin class destroyerKashin class destroyerThe Kashin class destroyers were a group of guided missile destroyers built for the Soviet Navy in the 1960s and early 1970s. Their Soviet designation was Project 61...
- 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)
- Mod Kashin
- Ognevoy -Fiery(1963)
- Slavnyy -Glorious(1965)
- Stroynyy -Harmonious(1965)
- Smyshlenyy -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)
- Kara class
- Nikolaev (1969)
- Ochakov (1972)
- Kerch (1972)
- Azov (1973)
- Petropavlovsk (1974)
- Tashkent (1975)
- Vladivostok (1976)
- Gnevny class destroyerGnevny class destroyerThe Gnevny class were a group of destroyers built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1930s - early 1940s. They are sometimes known as the Gremyashchiy class destroyer and the Official Soviet Designation was Project 7...
(Project 7 class) - Leningrad class destroyerLeningrad class destroyerThe Leningrad-class destroyer leaders were built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1930s. They were inspired by the contre-torpilleurs built for the French Navy. They were ordered in two groups of three ships each, the first group was designated Project 1 and the second Project 38...
- Marashti class
- Novik classRussian destroyer Novik (1913)Novík was a destroyer of the Russian Imperial Navy, commissioned in 1913 where she served with the Baltic Fleet during World War I. She joined the Bolsheviks in November 1917 and was later renamed Yakov Sverdlov.-History:...
- Derzky classDerzky class destroyerThe Derzky- or Bespokoiny-class destroyers were built for the Imperial Russian Navy just before World War I. Nine ships were built for the Black Sea Fleet These ships were a derivative of the Novik, but were slightly smaller...
- Orfey classOrfey class destroyerThe Orfey-class destroyers were built for the Baltic Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy. They were modified versions of the Novik and the Derzky-class destroyers. These ships were larger, had triple torpedo tubes and an extra gun. Fourteen ships were completed in 1914 - 1917 and fought in World...
- Izijaslav classIzijaslav class destroyerThe Izyaslav-class were a group of destroyers built for the Baltic Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy. They were modified versions of the Orfey-class destroyer built in Russia with the assistance of the French Company Augustin Normand...
- Fidonisy classFidonisy class destroyerThe Fidonisy- or Kerch-class were a group of destroyers built for the Black Sea Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy. They were a slightly enlarged version of the Derzky-class destroyer, with an extra gun and more torpedo tubes...
- Derzky class
- Project 30 class
- Soobrazitelny class destroyerSoobrazitelny class destroyerThe Soobrazitel'nyi class were destroyers built for the Soviet Navy in the early 1940s. The Soviet designation was Type 7U or Ulutshenyi . The ships fought in World War II. They were modified versions of the Gnevny class destroyers. The design was finalised in 1936 after initial disappointments...
(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 classTown class destroyerThe Town class destroyers were warships transferred from the United States Navy to the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy in exchange for military bases in the Bahamas and elsewhere, as outlined in the Destroyers for Bases Agreement between Britain and United States, signed on 2 September 1940...
, ex Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
, ex United States Navy - Udaloy I classUdaloy class destroyerThe Udaloy I class are a series of anti-submarine destroyers built for the Soviet Navy, eight of which are currently in service with the Russian Navy. The Russian designation is Project 1155 Fregat...
- 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 VinogradovRussian destroyer Admiral VinogradovThe Admiral Vinogradov is an Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy. She is currently active with the Russian Pacific Fleet.On November 17 2010, the ship left Vladivostok to Gulf of Aden to participate in the UN anti-piracy mission of the horn of Africa.-External links:...
(1987) - Admiral Kharlamov (1988)
- Admiral PanteleyevRussian destroyer Admiral Panteleyev (BPK 548)The Admiral Panteleyev is an Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy.Part of the Russian Pacific Ocean Fleet, she was deployed in 2009 as part of operations to combat piracy off the Somalian coast.-External links:*...
(1990)
- Udaloy II classUdaloy class destroyerThe Udaloy I class are a series of anti-submarine destroyers built for the Soviet Navy, eight of which are currently in service with the Russian Navy. The Russian designation is Project 1155 Fregat...
- Admiral Chabanenko (1995)
- Admiral Basistyy (not completed)
- Admiral Kucherov (not completed)
Cruisers
- Diana class (1898–1945?)
- Aurora
- Grozny ("Terrible") (Грозный)
- Admiral Fokin (Адмирал Фокин)
- Admiral Golovko (Адмирал Головко)
- Komintern, ex Pamyat Merkuriya
- Chervona UkrainaChervona UkrainaChervona Ukraina was a light cruiser of the Soviet Navy assigned to the Black Sea Fleet. During World War II she supported Soviet forces during the Sieges of Odessa and Sevastopol before being sunk at Sevastopol on 12 November 1941 by German aircraft...
- Karsnyi Krym, ex Profintern
- Krasnyi Kavkaz
- Kresta I
- Admiral Zozulya
- Vitse-Admiral Drozd
- Vladivostok
- Sevastopol
- Kresta II
- Kronstadt
- Admiral Isakov
- Admiral Nakhimov
- Admiral Makarov
- Marshall Voroshilov
- Admiral Oktyabrsky
- Admiral Isachenkov
- Marshal Timoshenko
- Vasily Chapaev
- Admiral Yumashev
- Kirov classKirov class cruiserThe Kirov-class cruisers were six vessels built between 1935 and 1944 for the Soviet Navy: Kirov, Voroshilov, Maxim Gorky, Molotov, Kalinin, and Kaganovich. After the first two ships, armor protection was increased and subsequent ships are sometimes called the Maxim Gorky class...
(1937–1974?)- Kirov (1973)
- Voroshilov
- Maxim GorkySoviet cruiser Maxim GorkyMaxim Gorky was a Project 26bis of the Soviet Navy that saw action during World War II and continued in service into the Cold War. The ship’s bow was blown-off by a mine in the Gulf of Riga during the opening stages of Operation Barbarossa, but she made it to Kronstadt for repairs...
- Molotov
- Kalinin
- Kaganovich
- MurmanskMurmanskMurmansk is a city and the administrative center of Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It serves as a seaport and is located in the extreme northwest part of Russia, on the Kola Bay, from the Barents Sea on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, not far from Russia's borders with Norway and Finland...
(ex USS MilwaukeeUSS Milwaukee (CL-5)thumb|300px|right|Launching of MilwaukeeUSS Milwaukee was an Omaha-class light cruiser in the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship named for the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
) - Chapayev classChapayev class cruiserThe Chapayev class were a group of cruisers built for the Soviet Navy during and after World War II. Seventeen ships were planned but only seven were actually started before the German invasion...
, an upgrade to the Kirov class (1939–1981) - Sverdlov classSverdlov class cruiserThe Sverdlov class cruisers, Soviet designation Project 68bis, 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...
, an enlargement of the Chapayev class(1949–1991)- Sverdlov (Свердлов)
- Dzerzhinsky (Дзержинский)
- Ordzhonikidze (Орджоникидзе)
- Zhdanov (Жданов)
- Aleksandr Nevsky (Александр Невский)
- Admiral Nakhimov (Адмирал Нахимов)
- Admiral Ushakov (Адмирал Ушаков)
- Admiral Lazarev (Адмирал Лазарев)
- Alexander Suvorov (Александр Суворов)
- Admiral Senyavin (Адмирал Сенявин)
- Dmitry Pozharsky (Дмитрий Пожарский)
- Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya (Октябрьская Революция)
- Murmansk (Мурманск)
- Mikhail Kutuzov (Михаил Кутузов)
- Slava classSlava class cruiserThe Slava class cruiser, Soviet designation Project 1164 Atlant, is a large conventionally-powered warship, currently operated by Russia.-Design:...
, a non-nuclear, reduced-size version of the Kirov battlecruisers- Slava, renamed MoskvaMoskvaMoskva is Moscow, in the Russian language.Moskva may also refer to:*Moskva, a medium-format camera made by Krasnogorskiy Zavod*Moskva, a ZX Spectrum computer clone*Moskva , by Russian pop group Glukoza-Geography:...
- Marshal Ustinov
- Chervona Ukraina, renamed
- Admiral Lobov later taken over by Ukraine as Vilna Ukraina – incomplete
- Slava, renamed Moskva
Amphibious assault
- Alligator classAlligator class landing shipProject 1171 class landing ship is a class of Soviet / Russian general purpose, beachable amphibious transport docks ....
- Ropucha classRopucha class landing shipThe Ropucha , or Project 775 class landing ships are classified in the Russian Navy as "large landing craft" . They were built in Poland in the Stocznia Północna shipyards, in Gdansk. They are designed for beach landings and can carry a 450 ton cargo...
- Ivan Rogov classIvan Rogov class landing shipThe Ivan Rogov, or Project 1174 class "large landing ships" are a class of amphibious transports used by the Russian Navy. Originally a class of three ships built during the cold war, only one, the Mitrofan Moskalenko, is still in service....
- Ivan Rogov
Battlecruisers
- Kirov classKirov class battlecruiserThe Kirov-class battlecruiser is a class of nuclear-powered military ships of the Russian Navy, the largest and heaviest surface combatant warships currently in active operation in the world. The Russian designation is heavy nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser...
(1980–)- KirovSoviet battlecruiser KirovKirov, the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered missile cruisers, is one of the major and biggest surface warships of the Russian Navy, though it was originally built for the Soviet Navy. It is similar in size to a World War II battleship...
, later Admiral Ushakov (1977-) - FrunzeSoviet battlecruiser FrunzeAdmiral Lazarev is the second Kirov class battlecruiser. In fact, she is not a battlecruiser, but a heavy missile cruiser. However, her size has given her the unofficial designation of a battlecruiser in the mass media of many countries...
, later Admiral Lazarev (1984–1994) - KalininSoviet battlecruiser KalininAdmiral Nakhimov is the third battlecruiser of the Kirov class. In fact, she is not a battlecruiser, but a heavy missile cruiser. However, her size has given her the unofficial designation of a battlecruiser in the mass media of many countries...
, later Admiral Nakhimov (1988–1999) - Yuri Andropov, later Petr Veliky (1996-)
- Dzerzhinsky (incomplete)
- Kirov
Battleships
- Arkhangelsk, HMS Royal SovereignHMS Royal Sovereign (05)HMS Royal Sovereign was a Revenge-class battleship of the Royal Navy displacing and armed with eight guns in four twin turrets...
on loan 1944–1949 from the UK. - Conte di Cavour classConte di Cavour class battleshipThe Conte di Cavour class was a battleship class of the Regia Marina in World War I and World War II.-Design:This class was the second group of dreadnoughts in the Regia Marina. The ships were designed by Admiral Edoardo Masdea....
- Novorossiisk, the Italian Giulio CesareItalian battleship Giulio CesareGiulio Cesare , motto Caesar Adest was a Conte di Cavour-class battleship that served in the Regia Marina in both World Wars before joining the Soviet Navy as the Novorossiysk. Her keel was laid down on 24 June 1910 at Cantieri Ansaldo, Genoa...
ceded as war reparations (1949–1955)
- Novorossiisk, the Italian Giulio Cesare
- Gangut classGangut class battleshipThe Gangut-class battleships were the first dreadnoughts begun for the Imperial Russian Navy before World War I. They had a convoluted design history involving several British companies, evolving requirements, an international design competition, and foreign protests...
- Marat formerly the Petropavlovsk (1914–1955)
- Oktyabrskaya RevoluciyaRussian battleship Gangut (1909)Gangut was both the lead ship of the s of the Imperial Russian Navy built before World War I and the last of her class to be completed. The Ganguts were the first class of Russian dreadnoughts. She was named after the Russian victory over the Swedish Navy in the Battle of Gangut in 1714. She was...
formerly the Gangut (1914–1952) - Parizhskaya Kommuna formerly the Sevastopol (1914–1956)
Aircraft carriers/Aviation cruisers
- Moskva class (1964–1991)
- Moskva (1964–1991)
- Leningrad (1968–1991)
- Kiev classKiev class aircraft carrierThe Kiev class carriers were the first class of fixed-wing aircraft carriers built in the Soviet Union....
(1972–1997)- KievSoviet aircraft carrier KievKiev was a heavy aircraft carrying cruiser that served the Soviet and Russian navies from 1975 to 1993. It was built from 1970 till 1975 at Chernomorski factory in Nikolayev and was the first ship of its class -Service life:The Kiev was laid down on 21 July 1970 and launched on 26 December 1972...
(1972–1993) - MinskSoviet aircraft carrier MinskMinsk is an aircraft carrier that served the Soviet Navy, and later the Russian Navy, from 1978 to 1994. She was the second Kiev-class vessel to be built.- History :...
(1975–1993) - NovorossiyskSoviet aircraft carrier NovorossiyskNovorossiysk was a conventionally powered heavy aircraft carrying cruiser or aircraft carrier that served the Soviet Navy, and later the Russian Navy, from 1982 to 1993. She was the third Kiev class vessel to be built...
(1978–1993) - Admiral GorshkovSoviet aircraft carrier Admiral GorshkovAdmiral Gorshkov was a modified Kiev class aircraft carrier of the Russian Navy, originally named Baku. Sometimes Gorshkov is considered a separate class due to its improvements including a phased array radar, extensive electronic warfare installations, and an enlarged command and control suite...
(1982–1995)
- Kiev
- Admiral Kuznetsov class (1985–)
- Admiral Kuznetsov (1985–)
- VaryagSoviet aircraft carrier VaryagVaryag was to be an Admiral Kuznetsov class multirole aircraft carrier of the Soviet Union. She was known as Riga when her keel was laid down at Shipyard 444 in Nikolayev December 6, 1985. Design of the carrier was undertaken by the Nevskoye Planning and Design Bureau...
(incomplete)
- Ulyanovsk classSoviet aircraft carrier UlyanovskUlyanovsk was the first of a class of Soviet nuclear-powered supercarriers which for the first time would have offered true blue water aviation capability for the Soviet Navy...
- UlyanovskSoviet aircraft carrier UlyanovskUlyanovsk was the first of a class of Soviet nuclear-powered supercarriers which for the first time would have offered true blue water aviation capability for the Soviet Navy...
(incomplete) - Unnamed
- Ulyanovsk
Submarines
- D typeDekabrist class submarineThe Dekabrist-class were the first class of submarines built for the Soviet Navy after the October Revolution. They were authorized in the Soviet Naval Shipbuilding Program of 1926....
- L typeLeninets class submarineThe Leninets or L-class were the second class of submarines to be built for the Soviet Navy. They were minelaying submarines and were based on the British L-class submarine, HMS L55, which was sunk during the British intervention in the Russian Civil War. Some experience from the previous...
- ShCh typeShchuka class submarineThe Shchuka class submarines , also referred to as Shch or SC class submarines were a medium-sized class of Soviet submarines, built in large numbers and used during World War II...
- P typePravda class submarineThe Pravda Class or P class submarines were built for the Soviet Navy in the mid 1930s.They originally served as training ships, then later served in World War II for mainly transport duties. They were intended to operate with the surface fleet but failed to meet specifications, particularly for...
- S typeSoviet S class submarineThe S-class or Srednyaya submarines were part of the Soviet Navy's underwater fleet during World War II. Unofficially nicknamed Stalinets , boats of this class were the most successful and achieved the most significant victories among all Soviet submarines...
- M typeSoviet M class submarineThe M-class submarines, also Malyutka-class , were a class of small, single-, or 1½-hulled submarines built in the Soviet Union and used during World War II. The submarines were built in sections so they could easily be transported by rail...
- K typeK class submarine (Soviet)The K class were the largest submarines built for the Soviet Navy in the World War II era.-Design:The design was approved in 1936 as a long range "cruiser submarine" with a heavy torpedo and gun armament...
- A (AG) typeAmerican Holland class submarineThe American Holland Class Submarines, also AG Class or A Class, were Holland 602 type submarines used by the Imperial Russian and Soviet Navies in the early 20th Century...
- KalevKalev class submarineThe Kalev Class consisted of two mine laying submarines built for the Estonian Navy.-Development history:The newly independent Republic of Estonia followed the Finnish naval armament program and the common top secret defense cooperation in acquiring submarines. Unlike the German designed Finnish...
- RonisRonis class submarineThe Ronis class submarines were built for the Latvian Navy in France in 1925. They were acquired by the Soviets in 1940 following the annexation of Latvia by the Soviet Union. They were scuttled in Liepāja in June 1941 as the Nazis were about to capture the port. The hulls were raised in 1942 and...
- V-1HMS Sunfish (81S)HMS Sunfish was a Royal Navy S-class submarine which was launched on 30 September 1936 and fought in the Second World War. Sunfish is one of 12 boats named in the song Twelve Little S-Boats....
- British U classBritish U class submarineThe British U class submarines were a class of 49 small submarines built just before and during the Second World War...
on loan- HMS Unbroken as V 2HMS Unbroken (P42)HMS Unbroken was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness, and part of the third group of that class. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Unbroken.-Career:...
- HMS Unison as V 3HMS Unison (P43)HMS Unison was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness, and part of the third group of that class. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Unison...
- HMS Ursula as V 4HMS Ursula (N59)HMS Ursula was a British U class submarine, of the first group of that class, built by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 19 February 1937 and was commissioned on 20 December 1938....
- HMS Unbroken as V 2
SS/SSK
- Zulu classZulu class submarineThe Soviet Navy's Project 611, NATO reporting name Zulu class, were one of the first Soviet post-war attack submarines. They were roughly as capable as the American GUPPY fleet-boat conversions. They were a contemporary of the Whiskey class submarines and shared a similar sonar arrangement...
- Whiskey classWhiskey class submarineWhiskey-class submarines are a class of naval submarines that the Soviet Union built in the early Cold War period.-Design:...
- Quebec classQuebec class submarineThe Quebec-class submarine was the NATO reporting name of the Soviet Project 615 submarine class, a small coastal attack submarine of the late 1950s.-Background:...
- Romeo classRomeo class submarineThe Romeo class is a class of Soviet diesel-electric submarine, built in 1950s. The origin of the Romeo class can be traced to the World War II German Type XXI Elektroboot U-boat. At the end of World War II, the Soviets obtained several Type XXIs, from which they were able to obtain certain key...
- Foxtrot classFoxtrot class submarineThe Foxtrot class was the NATO reporting name of a class of diesel-electric patrol submarines that were built in the Soviet Union. The Soviet designation of this class was Project 641....
- B-37Soviet submarine B-37Soviet submarine B-37 was a Project 641 or Foxtrot-class diesel submarine of the Soviet Navy's Northern Fleet.On 11 January 1962, the submarine was tied up at the pier in Ekaterininsky bay of Polarny naval base, with all watertight doors open, while conducting maintenance and testing of her...
(?-1962) - B-427 Scorpion (1971–1994)
- B-37
- Tango classTango class submarineThe Russian Tango class submarines were the successors to the Foxtrot class submarine based in the Black Sea and Northern Fleet areas. The first of the class was completed in 1972 at Gorky. A total of 18 were built in two slightly different versions...
- Bravo classBravo class submarineThe Project 690 Kefal class was a design of military submarines that were built in the Soviet Union. The boats were designed for use in ASW exercises, but could also be employed in a combat role. Four vessels were built, which were commissioned into the Soviet Navy between 1967 and 1970...
- Kilo classKilo class submarineThe Kilo class is the NATO reporting name for a naval diesel-electric submarine that is made in Russia. The original version of the vessels were designated Project 877 Paltus in Russia. There is also a more advanced version, designated as Improved Kilo in the west, and Project 636 Varshavyanka in...
- Losos classLosos class submarineProject 865 Piranha is a type of Russian midget submarine. The NATO reporting name for the class is Losos, which means "salmon" in the Russian language....
SSB
- Golf II classGolf class submarineProject 629, also known by the NATO reporting name of Golf class, were diesel electric ballistic missile submarines of the Soviet Navy. They were designed after six Zulu class submarines were successfully modified to carry and launch Scud missiles...
- K-129Soviet submarine K-129 (Golf II)K-129 was a Project 629A diesel-electric powered submarine of the Soviet Pacific Fleet, one of six Project 629 strategic ballistic missile submarines attached to the 15th Submarine Squadron based at Rybachiy Naval Base, Kamchatka, commanded by Rear Admiral Rudolf A...
(?-1968), famous for the CIACentral Intelligence AgencyThe Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
recovery operation using the Hughes Glomar ExplorerUSNS Glomar Explorer (T-AG-193)GSF Explorer, formerly USNS Glomar Explorer , is a deep-sea drillship platform initially built for the United States Central Intelligence Agency Special Activities Division secret operation Project Azorian to recover the sunken Soviet submarine, K-129, lost in April 1968.The cultural impact of...
- K-129
SSG
- Whiskey class Twin CylinderWhiskey class submarineWhiskey-class submarines are a class of naval submarines that the Soviet Union built in the early Cold War period.-Design:...
- Whiskey class Long BinWhiskey class submarineWhiskey-class submarines are a class of naval submarines that the Soviet Union built in the early Cold War period.-Design:...
- Juliett classJuliett class submarineThe Project 651, known in the West by its NATO reporting name Juliett class, was a class of Soviet diesel-electric submarines armed with cruise missiles. They were designed in the late 1950s to provide the Soviet Navy with a nuclear strike capability against targets along the east coast of the...
(1962–1994)- K-77Soviet submarine K-77K-77 was a "Project 651" cruise missile submarine of the Soviet Navy. Her keel was laid down in the Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard in Gorky on 31 January 1963...
(?-1994)
- K-77
SSA (Auxiliary)
- India classIndia class submarineThe Project 940 Lenok class was a military submarine design of the Soviet Union....
- Beluga class
- Lima classLima class submarineProject 1840 is the name of a Soviet diesel-electric submarine design of which only one vessel was built. The design is known in the west by its NATO reporting name Lima. The submarine, which was assigned hull number БС-555 , was completed in 1979, and used by the Black Sea Fleet...
SSN
- November classNovember class submarineThe Project 627 class submarine was the Soviet Union's first class of nuclear-powered submarines. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization used the standard radio communication phonetic alphabet to denote submarine classes...
(1958-?)- K-3Soviet submarine K-3Soviet submarine K-3 may refer to one of the following submarines of the Soviet Navy:, a K-class submarine sunk by German vessels in March 1943, a November-class submarine which suffered a fire in September 1967 in the Mediterranean that killed 39 crewmen...
(1958–1988) - K-8Soviet submarine K-8K-8 was a November class submarine of the Soviet Northern Fleet that sank in the Bay of Biscay with its nuclear weapons on board on April 12, 1970...
(1960–1970) - K-159Soviet submarine K-159K-159 was a Project 627A "Kit" nuclear-powered submarine of the Soviet Northern Fleet. Her keel was laid down on 15 August 1962 at the Severodvinsk "Sevmash" Shipyard No. 402...
(1963–1989)
- K-3
- Victor I classVictor class submarineThe Victor class is the NATO reporting name for a type of nuclear-powered submarine that was originally put into service by the Soviet Union around 1967. In the USSR, they were produced as Project 671. Victor-class subs featured a teardrop shape, which allowed them to travel at high speed...
- Victor II classVictor class submarineThe Victor class is the NATO reporting name for a type of nuclear-powered submarine that was originally put into service by the Soviet Union around 1967. In the USSR, they were produced as Project 671. Victor-class subs featured a teardrop shape, which allowed them to travel at high speed...
- Victor III classVictor class submarineThe Victor class is the NATO reporting name for a type of nuclear-powered submarine that was originally put into service by the Soviet Union around 1967. In the USSR, they were produced as Project 671. Victor-class subs featured a teardrop shape, which allowed them to travel at high speed...
- Alfa classAlfa class submarineThe Soviet Union/Russian Navy Project 705 was a class of hunter/killer nuclear powered submarines. The class is also known by the NATO reporting name of Alfa...
- Mike class, a successor to the Alfa class
- K-278 Komsomolets (?-1989)
- Sierra I classSierra class submarineThe Sierra I class or Project 945 nuclear submarine was the Soviet Union's successor class to the partly successful Project 705 Lira class submarine...
- Sierra II classSierra class submarineThe Sierra I class or Project 945 nuclear submarine was the Soviet Union's successor class to the partly successful Project 705 Lira class submarine...
- Akula I/Bars classAkula class submarineProject 971 Щука-Б , is a nuclear-powered attack submarine first deployed by the Soviet Navy in 1986...
- Akula II classAkula class submarineProject 971 Щука-Б , is a nuclear-powered attack submarine first deployed by the Soviet Navy in 1986...
SSBN
- Hotel classHotel class submarineThe Hotel class is the general NATO classification for a type of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine that was originally put into service by the Soviet Union around 1959. The Soviet designation is Project 658.-Design:...
- K-19Soviet submarine K-19K-19, KS-19, BS_19 was one of the first two Soviet submarines of the 658, 658м, 658с class , the first generation nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear ballistic missiles, specifically the R-13 . Its keel was laid down on 17 October 1958, christened on 8 April 1959 and launched on 11 October 1959...
(1959–1991) - K-33Soviet submarine K-33The K-33 was a Soviet nuclear powered Project 658 class submarine . She belonged to the Soviet Northern Fleet and carried the identification number 921. In 1977, she was renamed K-54....
(1969–1990) - K-55 (1962–?)
- K-178 (1962–?)
- K-40 (1962–1990)
- K-16 (1963–1990)
- K-145 (1963–?)
- K-149 (1964–1990)
- K-19
- Yankee I classYankee class submarineThe Yankee class is the NATO classification for a type of nuclear-powered submarine that was constructed by the Soviet Union from 1968 onward. 34 units were produced under Project 667A Navaga and Project 667AU Nalim...
- 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 classYankee class submarineThe Yankee class is the NATO classification for a type of nuclear-powered submarine that was constructed by the Soviet Union from 1968 onward. 34 units were produced under Project 667A Navaga and Project 667AU Nalim...
(1968-?) - Yankee Sidecar classYankee class submarineThe Yankee class is the NATO classification for a type of nuclear-powered submarine that was constructed by the Soviet Union from 1968 onward. 34 units were produced under Project 667A Navaga and Project 667AU Nalim...
- Yankee Pod classYankee class submarineThe Yankee class is the NATO classification for a type of nuclear-powered submarine that was constructed by the Soviet Union from 1968 onward. 34 units were produced under Project 667A Navaga and Project 667AU Nalim...
- Yankee Stretch classYankee class submarineThe Yankee class is the NATO classification for a type of nuclear-powered submarine that was constructed by the Soviet Union from 1968 onward. 34 units were produced under Project 667A Navaga and Project 667AU Nalim...
- K-219Soviet submarine K-219K-219 was a Navaga-class ballistic missile submarine of the Soviet Navy. She carried 16 SS-N-6 liquid-fuel missiles powered by UDMH with IRFNA, equipped with an estimated 34 nuclear warheads....
(?-1986)
- K-219
- Delta I classDelta class submarineThe Delta class is a class of submarines which formed the backbone of the Soviet and Russian strategic submarine fleet since its introduction in 1973...
- Delta II classDelta class submarineThe Delta class is a class of submarines which formed the backbone of the Soviet and Russian strategic submarine fleet since its introduction in 1973...
- Delta III classDelta class submarineThe Delta class is a class of submarines which formed the backbone of the Soviet and Russian strategic submarine fleet since its introduction in 1973...
- Delta IV classDelta class submarineThe Delta class is a class of submarines which formed the backbone of the Soviet and Russian strategic submarine fleet since its introduction in 1973...
- K-129
- Typhoon classTyphoon class submarineThe Project 941 or Akula, Russian "Акула" class submarine is a type of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine deployed by the Soviet Navy in the 1980s...
(1981-)
SSGN
- Echo I classEcho class submarineThe Echo class submarines were nuclear cruise missile submarines of the Soviet Navy built during the 1960s. Their Soviet designation was Project 659 class for the first five vessels, and Project 675 for the following twenty-nine...
- Echo II classEcho class submarineThe Echo class submarines were nuclear cruise missile submarines of the Soviet Navy built during the 1960s. Their Soviet designation was Project 659 class for the first five vessels, and Project 675 for the following twenty-nine...
- K-131Soviet submarine K-131K-131 was a Project 675 of the Soviet Navy's Northern Fleet.On 18 June 1984, while under the command of Captain First Rank E. Selivanov, the boat suffered a catastrophic fire...
- K-131
- Papa class
- K-222Papa class submarineSoviet submarine K-162 was the world's fastest submarine. The first submarine constructed with a titanium hull, she was the only vessel of the Soviet Union's Project 661 Anchar nuclear-powered attack submarine design. The boat is best known in the West by its NATO reporting name Papa class...
(1970–1988)
- K-222
- Yankee Notch classYankee class submarineThe Yankee class is the NATO classification for a type of nuclear-powered submarine that was constructed by the Soviet Union from 1968 onward. 34 units were produced under Project 667A Navaga and Project 667AU Nalim...
- Charlie I classCharlie class submarineThe Charlie class submarine is a nuclear powered cruise missile submarine built for the Soviet Navy and later operated by the Russian Navy.-Background:...
- Charlie II classCharlie class submarineThe Charlie class submarine is a nuclear powered cruise missile submarine built for the Soviet Navy and later operated by the Russian Navy.-Background:...
- Oscar I classOscar class submarineThe Project 949 and Project 949A Soviet Navy/Russian Navy cruise missile submarines ....
- Oscar II classOscar class submarineThe Project 949 and Project 949A Soviet Navy/Russian Navy cruise missile submarines ....
- K-141 Kursk (?-2002)
SSAN (Auxiliary)
- Uniform class
Others
- K-27Soviet submarine K-27The K-27 was the only submarine of Projekt 645 in the Soviet Navy. Project 645 did not have or need its own NATO reporting name. That project produced just one test model nuclear submarine, one which incorporated a pair of experimental VT-1 nuclear reactors that used a liquid-metal coolant ,...
(1962–1981) - M-200Soviet submarine M-200М-200 Месть was a Project 615 short-range, diesel attack submarine of the Soviet Navy....
- S-13Soviet submarine S-13S-13 was a Stalinets-class submarine of the Soviet Navy. Her keel was laid down by Krasnoye Sormovo in Gorky on 19 October 1938. She was launched on 25 April 1939 and commissioned on 31 July 1941 in the Baltic Fleet, under the command of Captain Pavel Malantyenko.-Service history:In the first half...
Other
- SSV-33Soviet command ship SSV-33SSV-33 Ural was a command and control ship operated by the Soviet Navy. SSV-33's hull was derived from that of the nuclear powered Kirov class battlecruisers. SSV-33 served in electronic intelligence, missile tracking, space tracking, and communications relay roles...
(Pacific Fleet communications ship, based upon the Kirov classKirov class battlecruiserThe Kirov-class battlecruiser is a class of nuclear-powered military ships of the Russian Navy, the largest and heaviest surface combatant warships currently in active operation in the world. The Russian designation is heavy nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser...
hull) - Lun ekranoplan (Considered an aircraft by most who look at it, but commissioned as a ship and a ship by role.
- VMF Kommuna is a salvage vessel and, and having been launched in 1915, the oldest naval vessel still in service in a major navy of the world.
- DunayDunay (tall ship)The Dunay was a tall ship serving with the Soviet Navy, first launched as the Cristoforo Colombo, laid at the Castellammare yards on April 15, 1926...
, a tall ship built in Italy as the Cristoforo Colombo and acquired as war reparation.