Project 68bis

NATO: Sverdlov

Project 68bis

Type CL
Soviet designation KR
NATO reporting name Sverdlov
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 (3)

Name NATO name Air search Surface search Fire control
Gyuys-1M4 Cross Bird Yes Yes —
Neptune — 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 (14)

Name Short name Country Start date End date Remark
Admiral Ushakov Admiral Ushakov USSR 1953-09-08 (Commissioned) 1966-10-16 (Modernization to "Project 68bis (mod2)")
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1953-09-08 – 1956-11-03
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1956-11-03 – 1963-10-05
  • Black Sea Fleet: 1963-10-05 – 1966-10-16
Admiral Lazarev Admiral Lazarev USSR 1953-12-30 (Commissioned) 1986-10-12 (Decommissioned)
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1953-12-30 – 1956-02-27
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1956-02-27 – 1956-10-22
  • Red Banner Pacific Fleet: 1956-10-22 – 1986-10-12
Admiral Nakhimov Admiral Nakhimov USSR 1953-03-27 (Commissioned) 1960-07-29 (Decommissioned)
Admiral Senyavin Admiral Senyavin USSR 1954-11-30 (Commissioned) 1966-12-31 (Modernization to "Project 68U2")
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1954-11-30 – 1955-02-24
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1955-02-24 – 1955-09-07
  • Red Banner Pacific Fleet: 1955-09-07 – 1966-12-31
Alexandr Suvorov Alexandr Suvorov USSR 1953-12-31 (Commissioned) 1973-03-15 (Modernization to "Project 68A")
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1953-12-31 – 1956-02-27
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1956-02-27 – 1956-10-22
  • Red Banner Pacific Fleet: 1956-10-22 – 1973-03-15
Alexandr Nevskiy Alexandr Nevskiy USSR — —
Dmitriy Pozharskiy Dmitriy Pozharskiy USSR — —
Dzerzhinskiy Dzerzhinskiy USSR 1952-08-18 (Commissioned) 1957-10-15 (Decommissioned)
Mikhail Kutuzov Mikhail Kutuzov USSR — —
Murmansk Murmansk USSR — —
Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya USSR — —
Ordzhonikidze Ordzhonikidze USSR 1952-08-18 (Commissioned) 1963-01-24 (Export to Indonesia, Irian 201)
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1952-08-18 – 1961-02-14
  • Black Sea Fleet: 1961-02-14 – 1963-01-24 (Export to Indonesia, Irian 201)
Sverdlov Sverdlov USSR — —
Zhdanov Zhdanov USSR 1952-12-31 (Commissioned) 1965-10-01 (Modernization to "Project 68U1")