The Modified Kashin class were six ships built and modified based on the Kashin class destroyer

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-630

AK-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-630
    AK-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.
  • Anti-submarine: 2 12-barreled RBU-6000
    RBU-6000
    The 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 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...

 

Ship	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Modernisation	Fleet	Fate
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 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...

 

Name	Pennant	Builder	Commissioned	Status
INS Rajput INS Rajput (D51) INS Rajput is a guided-missile destroyer and the lead ship of the Rajput class destroyers of the Indian Navy. It was commissioned on September 30, 1980....	D51	61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant	30 September 1980	Active
INS Rana INS Rana (D52) INS Rana is the second of the five Rajput class destroyers built for the Indian Navy. INS Rana was commissioned on 28 June 1982...	D52	61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant	28 June 1982	Active
INS Ranjit	D53	61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant	28 November 1983	Active
INS Ranvir	D54	61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant	28 October 1986	Active
INS Ranvijay	D55	61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant	15 January 1988	Active