Project 68bis

NATO: Sverdlov

Project 68bis (mod9)

Type CL
Soviet designation KR
NATO reporting name Sverdlov (mod9)
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

Sonar (1)

Name Type Platform Passive range (km) Active range (km)
Tamir 5N Hull surf 0.4 0.9

Radar (2)

Name NATO name Air search Surface search Fire control
MR-500 Kliver Big Net Yes Yes
Neptune 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

Individual hulls (2)

Name Short name Country Start date End date Remark
Alexandr Nevskiy Alexandr Nevskiy USSR 1952-12-31 (Modernization from "Project 68bis") 1988-12-01 (Start conversion to Project 68A, not completed, decom 1989-05-30)
Dmitriy Pozharskiy Dmitriy Pozharskiy USSR 1954-12-31 (Modernization from "Project 68bis") 1987-03-05 (Decommissioned)
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1954-12-31 – 1955-02-24
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1955-02-24 – 1955-09-07
  • Red Banner Pacific Fleet: 1955-09-07 – 1987-03-05