Project 61

NATO: Kashin

Project 61

Type DDG
Soviet designation EM
NATO reporting name Kashin
Country USSR
Displacement (t) 4,390
Length (m) 144.0
Beam (m) 15.8
Draft (m) 4.5
Height (m) 15.8
Max speed (kn) 35.5
Endurance (days) 10

Sensors

Sonar (2)

Name Type Platform Passive range (km) Active range (km)
MG-311 Vychegda Fire Control surf 2.1
MG-312 Titan Hull surf 0.4 1.7

Radar (2)

Name NATO name Air search Surface search Fire control
Don-2 Yes
MR-300 Angara Head Net A Yes Yes

Launchers (11)

Name Tubes
12 x RBU 6000 (projector) 12
12 x RBU 6000 (projector) 12
2 x 76mm AK-726 (forward) 2
2 x 76mm AK-726 (aft) 2
2 x ZIF-101 M-1 Volna 2
2 x ZIF-101 M-1 Volna 2
45mm 21KM (port) 1
45mm 21KM (starboard) 1
5 x 533mm Torpedo (port/starboard) 5
6 x RBU 1000 (projector) 6
6 x RBU 1000 (projector) 6

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 (19)

Name Short name Country Start date End date Remark
Komsomolets Ukrainy Komsomolets Ukrainy USSR 1962-12-31 (Commissioned) 1991-06-24 (Decommissioned)
Krasny Kavkaz Krasny Kavkaz USSR 1967-09-25 (Commissioned) 1998-03-16 (Decommissioned)
Krasny Krym Krasny Krym USSR 1970-10-15 (Commissioned) 1993-06-24 (Decommissioned)
Obraztsovyy Obraztsovyy USSR 1965-09-29 (Commissioned) 1993-06-30 (Decommissioned)
Odarennyy Odarennyy USSR 1965-12-30 (Commissioned) 1990-04-19 (Decommissioned)
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1965-12-30 – 1966-10-08
  • Red Banner Pacific Fleet: 1966-10-08 – 1990-04-19 (Decommissioned)
Ognevoy Ognevoy USSR 1964-12-31 (Commissioned) 1971-02-10 (Modernization to "Project 61M")
Otvazhnyy Otvazhnyy USSR 1965-12-31 (Commissioned) 1974-08-30 (Sunk after a fire near Sevastopol caused by a misfiring SAM)
Provornyy Provornyy USSR 1964-12-25 (Commissioned) 1990-08-21 (Decommissioned)
Reshitelnyy Reshitelnyy USSR 1967-12-30 (Commissioned) 1996-07-08 (Decommissioned)
Skoryy Skoryy USSR 1972-09-23 (Commissioned) 1997-07-17 (Decommissioned)
Slavnyy Slavnyy USSR 1966-09-30 (Commissioned) 1973-08-06 (Modified to Project 61M)
Smelyy Smelyy USSR 1969-12-27 (Commissioned) 1972-12-11 (Modified to Project 61M)
Smetlivyy Smetlivyy USSR 1969-09-25 (Commissioned)
Smyshlenyy Smyshlenyy USSR 1968-09-27 (Commissioned) 1972-11-22 (Modified to Project 61M)
Soobrazitelnyy Soobrazitelnyy USSR 1963-12-26 (Commissioned) 1992-07-03 (Decommissioned)
  • Black Sea Fleet: 1963-12-26 – 1982-08-06
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1982-08-06 – 1992-07-03 (Decommissioned)
Sposobnyy Sposobnyy USSR 1971-09-25 (Commissioned) 1993-11-20 (Decommissioned)
Steregushchiyy Steregushchiyy USSR 1966-12-21 (Commissioned) 1993-06-30 (Decommissioned)
Strogiy Strogiy USSR 1968-12-24 (Commissioned) 1993-06-30 (Decommissioned)
Stroynyy Stroynyy USSR 1966-12-15 (Commissioned) 1975-12-28 (Modified to Project 61M)