Project 68bis

NATO: Sverdlov

Project 68bis (mod1)

Type CL
Soviet designation KR
NATO reporting name Sverdlov (mod1)
Country USSR
Displacement (t) 13,230
Length (m) 210.0
Beam (m) 22.0
Draft (m) 7.4
Height (m) 22.0
Max speed (kn) 32.7
Endurance (days) 30

Sensors

Radar (3)

Name NATO name Air search Surface search Fire control
Neptune — Yes —
P-8 Knife Rest A Yes — —
Rif-1M High Sieve — Yes —

Launchers (28)

Name Tubes
2 x 100mm SM-5-1s (port) 2
2 x 100mm SM-5-1s (port) 2
2 x 100mm SM-5-1s (port) 2
2 x 100mm SM-5-1s (starboard) 2
2 x 100mm SM-5-1s (starboard) 2
2 x 100mm SM-5-1s (starboard) 2
2 x 37mm V-11 (port) 2
2 x 37mm V-11 (port) 2
2 x 37mm V-11 (port) 2
2 x 37mm V-11 (port) 2
2 x 37mm V-11 (port) 2
2 x 37mm V-11 (port) 2
2 x 37mm V-11 (port) 2
2 x 37mm V-11 (port) 2
2 x 37mm V-11 (starboard) 2
2 x 37mm V-11 (starboard) 2
2 x 37mm V-11 (starboard) 2
2 x 37mm V-11 (starboard) 2
2 x 37mm V-11 (starboard) 2
2 x 37mm V-11 (starboard) 2
2 x 37mm V-11 (starboard) 2
2 x 37mm V-11 (starboard) 2
3 x 152mm MK-5-bis (forward) 3
3 x 152mm MK-5-bis (forward) 3
3 x 152mm MK-5-bis (aft) 3
3 x 152mm MK-5-bis (aft) 3
5 x 533mm Torpedo (port) 5
5 x 533mm Torpedo (starboard) 5

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 (2)

Name Short name Country Start date End date Remark
Mikhail Kutuzov Mikhail Kutuzov USSR 1954-12-30 (Modernization from "Project 68bis") 1966-10-16 (Modernization to "Project 68bis (mod8)")
Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya USSR 1954-11-30 (Modernization from "Project 68bis") 1972-12-08 (Modernization to "Project 68A")
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1954-11-30 – 1960-12-16
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1960-12-16 – 1972-12-08