
Mod Kashin class destroyer
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The Modified Kashin class were six ships built and modified based on the Kashin class destroyer
for the Soviet Navy
between 1973 to 1980. Seven more ships were built after that for the Indian Navy
. The Soviet designation for the Mod Kashin is Project 61MP.
30mm gatling guns were installed on the sides of the ship, along with a Bass Tilt fire control radar warranting the removal of two RBU-1000
rocket launchers. The landing pad mounted on the stern of the normal Kashin classes were replaced with a helicopter platform. The last change made to the Kashins was an increased forward superstructure on two decks.
Soviet Navy
Indian Navy
Kashin class destroyer
The 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...
for the Soviet Navy
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...
between 1973 to 1980. Seven more ships were built after that for the Indian Navy
Indian Navy
The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. The President of India serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff , usually a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral, commands the Navy...
. The Soviet designation for the Mod Kashin is Project 61MP.
Added Equipment
The main addition to the selected ships were four SS-N-2C anti-ship missile launchers. A pair of AK-630AK-630
The AK-630 is a Soviet fully automatic naval close-in weapon system based on a six-barreled 30 mm Gatling gun. It is mounted in an enclosed automatic turret and directed by radar and television detection and tracking. The system's primary purpose is defense against anti-ship missiles and other...
30mm gatling guns were installed on the sides of the ship, along with a Bass Tilt fire control radar warranting the removal of two RBU-1000
RBU-1000
The RBU-1000 Smerch-3 is a 300 mm caliber Russian anti-submarine and anti-torpedo rocket launcher. It entered service around 1962-1963. It is similar in operation to the Hedgehog system used during the Second World War. The RBU-1000 is remotely aimed by the Burya fire control system...
rocket launchers. The landing pad mounted on the stern of the normal Kashin classes were replaced with a helicopter platform. The last change made to the Kashins was an increased forward superstructure on two decks.
General characteristics
- Displacement - Standard: 3,950 tons, full load: 4,950 tons
- Length - 146 m (480 ft), overall
- Beam - 15.8 m (52 ft)
- Draught - 4.8 m (16 ft)
- Propulsions - 2 shaft; COGAG; 4 gas-turbines, 35 knots maximum.
- Complement - 320
- Armament -
- Surface-to-surface missiles: 4 SS-N-2C launchers; 4 missiles.
- Anti-air: 2 twin SA-N-1 launchers; 44 missiles, 4 AK-630AK-630The AK-630 is a Soviet fully automatic naval close-in weapon system based on a six-barreled 30 mm Gatling gun. It is mounted in an enclosed automatic turret and directed by radar and television detection and tracking. The system's primary purpose is defense against anti-ship missiles and other...
30mm gatling guns. - Anti-submarine: 2 12-barreled RBU-6000RBU-6000The RBU-6000 Smerch-2 is a 213 mm caliber Soviet anti-submarine rocket launcher. It is similar in principle to the Royal Navy Hedgehog system used during the Second World War...
rocket launchers, five rows of 533mm (21 in) torpedo tubes.
Soviet NavySoviet NavyThe 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...
Ship | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Modernisation | Fleet | Fate |
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Ognevoy - Fiery | Severny shipyard, St. Petersburg | 31 May 1962 | 31 December 1964 | 1971 | Northern Fleet | Sold to Turkey in 1990 for scrap |
Slavny - Glorious | Severny shipyard, St. Petersburg | 24 April 1965 | 30 September 1966 | 1973–1975 | Baltic Fleet | Scrapped 19 February 1991 |
Stroyny - Harmonious | Shipyard named after 61 Communards Shipyard named after 61 Communards Shipyard named after 61 Communards is a major shipyard located in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. In modern times, the shipyard has been most commonly referred to as Nikolaev North Shipyard but was also known as Soviet Shipyard No. 200.- History :... , Nikolayev Mykolaiv Mykolaiv , also known as Nikolayev , is a city in southern Ukraine, administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv is the main ship building center of the Black Sea, and, arguably, the whole Eastern Europe.-Name of city:... , Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
28 July 1965 | 15 December 1966 | 1980–1981 | Northern Fleet | Sold to India in 1994 for scrap |
Smyshleny - Humorous | Shipyard named after 61 Communards Shipyard named after 61 Communards Shipyard named after 61 Communards is a major shipyard located in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. In modern times, the shipyard has been most commonly referred to as Nikolaev North Shipyard but was also known as Soviet Shipyard No. 200.- History :... , Nikolayev Mykolaiv Mykolaiv , also known as Nikolayev , is a city in southern Ukraine, administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv is the main ship building center of the Black Sea, and, arguably, the whole Eastern Europe.-Name of city:... , Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
22 October 1966 | 27 September 1968 | 1975–1977 | Northern Fleet | Scrapped in India |
Smely - Valiant | Shipyard named after 61 Communards Shipyard named after 61 Communards Shipyard named after 61 Communards is a major shipyard located in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. In modern times, the shipyard has been most commonly referred to as Nikolaev North Shipyard but was also known as Soviet Shipyard No. 200.- History :... , Nikolayev Mykolaiv Mykolaiv , also known as Nikolayev , is a city in southern Ukraine, administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv is the main ship building center of the Black Sea, and, arguably, the whole Eastern Europe.-Name of city:... , Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
2 June 1968 | 27 December 1969 | 1972–1974 | Baltic Fleet | Given to Poland on 19 January 1988, renamed ORP Warszawa |
Sderzhanny - Restrained | Shipyard named after 61 Communards Shipyard named after 61 Communards Shipyard named after 61 Communards is a major shipyard located in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. In modern times, the shipyard has been most commonly referred to as Nikolaev North Shipyard but was also known as Soviet Shipyard No. 200.- History :... , Nikolayev Mykolaiv Mykolaiv , also known as Nikolayev , is a city in southern Ukraine, administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv is the main ship building center of the Black Sea, and, arguably, the whole Eastern Europe.-Name of city:... , Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
25 February 1972 | 30 December 1973 | Black Sea Fleet | Disarmed 29 May 2001, dismantled in May 2002 in Inkerman, Sevastopol |
Indian NavyIndian NavyThe Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. The President of India serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff , usually a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral, commands the Navy...
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INS Ranvir | D54 | 61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant | 28 October 1986 | Active |
INS Ranvijay | D55 | 61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant | 15 January 1988 | Active |