Project 56

NATO: Kotlin

Project 56A

Type DDG
Soviet designation EM
NATO reporting name Kotlin SAM
Country USSR
Displacement (t) 3,620
Length (m) 126.1
Beam (m) 12.8
Draft (m) 4.3
Height (m) 12.8
Max speed (kn) 34.5
Endurance (days) 10

Sensors

Sonar (1)

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

Radar (2)

Name NATO name Air search Surface search Fire control
MR-310 Angara-A Head Net B Yes Yes
Neptune Yes

Launchers (10)

Name Tubes
12 x RBU 6000 (projector) 12
12 x RBU 6000 (projector) 12
2 x 130mm SM-2-1 (forward) 2
2 x ZIF-101 M-1 Volna 2
30mm AK-230 (port) 1
30mm AK-230 (port) 1
30mm AK-230 (starboard) 1
30mm AK-230 (starboard) 1
4 x 45mm SM-20ZIF (forward) 4
5 x 533mm Torpedo (port/starboard) 5

Towed devices (1)

Name Type NATO name Towed decoy Capabilities Cable (m) Depth (m) Speed (kn)
BOKA-DU Towed decoy Towed decoy BOKA-DU

Individual hulls (6)

Name Short name Country Start date End date Remark
Nakhodchivyy Nakhodchivyy USSR 1966-03-12 (Modernization from "Project 56") 1989-04-25 (Decommissioned)
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1966-03-12 – 1968-03-12
  • Black Sea Fleet: 1968-03-12 – 1989-04-25
Nastoychivyy Nastoychivyy USSR 1970-07-17 (Modernization from "Project 56") 1989-04-25 (Decommissioned)
Nesokrushimyy Nesokrushimyy USSR 1970-12-31 (Modernization from "Project 56") 1991-07-27 (Decommissioned)
Skromnyy Skromnyy USSR 1969-11-19 (Modernization from "Project 56") 1989-04-25 (Decommissioned)
Spravedlivyy Spravedlivyy USSR 1969-11-02 (Modernization from "Project 56") 1970-06-25 (Export to Poland, Warszawa 275)
Vozbuzhdennyy Vozbuzhdennyy USSR 1966-07-16 (Modernization from "Project 56") 1989-04-25 (Decommissioned)