Project 56

NATO: Kotlin

Project 56

Type DD
Soviet designation EM
NATO reporting name Kotlin
Country USSR
Displacement (t) 3,230
Length (m) 126.1
Beam (m) 12.8
Draft (m) 4.3
Height (m) 12.8
Max speed (kn) 38.0
Endurance (days) 10

Sensors

Sonar (1)

Name Type Platform Passive range (km) Active range (km)
Pegas 2 Hull surf 0.4 1.7

Radar (2)

Name NATO name Air search Surface search Fire control
Fut-N Slim Net Yes Yes —
Neptune — Yes —

Launchers (16)

Name Tubes
2 x 130mm SM-2-1 (forward) 2
2 x 130mm SM-2-1 (aft) 2
4 x 45mm SM-20ZIF (forward) 4
4 x 45mm SM-20ZIF (port) 4
4 x 45mm SM-20ZIF (starboard) 4
4 x 45mm SM-20ZIF (aft) 4
5 x 533mm Torpedo (port/starboard) 5
5 x 533mm Torpedo (port/starboard) 5
BMB-2 (projector) 1
BMB-2 (projector) 1
BMB-2 (projector) 1
BMB-2 (projector) 1
BMB-2 (projector) 1
BMB-2 (projector) 1
DC Rail (rail) 1
DC Rail (rail) 1

Towed devices (1)

Name Type NATO name Towed decoy Capabilities Cable (m) Depth (m) Speed (kn)
OKA Towed decoy Towed decoy — OKA-1 — — — —

Individual hulls (27)

Name Short name Country Start date End date Remark
Besslednyy Besslednyy USSR 1956-10-31 (Commissioned) 1973-05-25 (Decommissioned)
  • Black Sea Fleet: 1956-10-31 – 1957-08-01
  • Red Banner Pacific Fleet: 1957-08-01 – 1973-05-25
Blagorodnyy Blagorodnyy USSR 1957-07-18 (Commissioned) 1958-02-06 (Decommissioned)
Blestyashchyy Blestyashchyy USSR 1955-09-30 (Commissioned) 1958-02-06 (Decommissioned)
Bravyy Bravyy USSR 1956-01-09 (Commissioned) 1987-07-30 (Decommissioned)
Burlivyy Burlivyy USSR 1956-12-28 (Commissioned) 1961-12-12 (Decommissioned)
  • Black Sea Fleet: 1956-12-28 – 1957-08-01
  • Red Banner Pacific Fleet: 1957-08-01 – 1961-12-12
Byvalvyy Byvalvyy USSR 1955-12-21 (Commissioned) 1962-06-23 (Decommissioned)
  • Black Sea Fleet: 1955-12-21 – 1959-06-24
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1959-06-24 – 1962-06-23
Nakhodchivyy Nakhodchivyy USSR 1957-09-18 (Commissioned) 1965-12-25 (Modernization to "Project 56A")
Naporistyy Naporistyy USSR 1957-10-31 (Commissioned) 1961-02-08 (Decommissioned)
Nastoychivyy Nastoychivyy USSR 1957-11-30 (Commissioned) 1967-07-05 (Modernization to "Project 56A")
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1957-11-30 – 1958-05-07
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1958-05-07 – 1967-06-08
  • Black Sea Fleet: 1967-06-08 – 1967-07-05
Nesokrushimyy Nesokrushimyy USSR 1957-06-30 (Commissioned) 1969-10-11 (Modernization to "Project 56A")
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1957-06-30 – 1965-01-20
  • Black Sea Fleet: 1965-01-20 – 1967-06-08
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1967-06-08 – 1969-10-11
Plamennyy Plamennyy USSR 1957-08-31 (Commissioned) 1961-01-18 (Decommissioned)
Skromnyy Skromnyy USSR 1955-12-30 (Commissioned) 1965-07-07 (Modernization to "Project 56A")
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1955-12-30 – 1956-09-02
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1956-09-02 – 1965-07-07
Skrytnyy Skrytnyy USSR 1956-09-30 (Commissioned) 1958-11-12 (Decommissioned)
Smyshlenyy Smyshlenyy USSR 1956-06-28 (Commissioned) 1958-11-12 (Decommissioned)
Soznatelnyy Soznatelnyy USSR 1956-10-31 (Commissioned) 1968-12-01 (Decommissioned)
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1956-10-31 – 1958-07-12
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1958-07-12 – 1964-11-11
  • Black Sea Fleet: 1964-11-11 – 1967-02-06
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1967-02-06 – 1968-12-01
Speshnyy Speshnyy USSR 1955-09-30 (Commissioned) 1989-04-25 (Decommissioned)
Spokoynyy Spokoynyy USSR 1956-06-27 (Commissioned) 1990-04-19 (Decommissioned)
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1956-06-27 – 1957-10-09
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1957-10-09 – 1964-07-01
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1964-07-01 – 1971-07-05
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1971-07-05 – 1990-04-19
Spravedlivyy Spravedlivyy USSR 1956-12-20 (Commissioned) 1966-05-14 (Modernization to "Project 56A")
Sveduschiy Sveduschiy USSR 1956-01-31 (Commissioned) 1977-08-31 (Decommissioned)
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1956-01-31 – 1956-10-10
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1956-10-10 – 1963-10-05
  • Black Sea Fleet: 1963-10-05 – 1977-08-31
Svetlyy Svetlyy USSR 1955-09-17 (Commissioned) 1989-04-25 (Decommissioned)
Vdokhnovennyy Vdokhnovennyy USSR 1956-10-30 (Commissioned) 1960-01-22 (Decommissioned)
Veskiy Veskiy USSR 1956-03-30 (Commissioned) 1987-07-30 (Decommissioned)
Vliyatelnyy Vliyatelnyy USSR 1957-11-06 (Commissioned) 1988-07-17 (Decommissioned)
Vozbuzhdennyy Vozbuzhdennyy USSR 1957-10-31 (Commissioned) 1965-08-24 (Modernization to "Project 56A")
Vozmuschennyy Vozmuschennyy USSR 1956-12-31 (Commissioned) 1961-02-15 (Decommissioned)
Vyderzhannyy Vyderzhannyy USSR 1957-12-10 (Commissioned) 1993-06-29 (Decommissioned)
Vyzyvayushchiy Vyzyvayushchiy USSR 1956-03-31 (Commissioned) 1970-03-25 (Decommissioned)