Soviet WWII Cruisers. Svetlana was protected, but the others were not. New content will be added above the current area of focus upon selection BA-64. The heavy cruisers were designed to be individually superior to those of Britain and France, in an attempt to at least partially offset their numerical inferiority. Original plans called for construction of five ships. Tyazhelyi kreiser \ «тяжёлый крейсер» (ТКР). Despite these attempts, not one ship of these types was commissioned into Soviet Navy. (Trophies and Reparations of the USSR Navy), Kuzin V. P., Nikol'skii V. I. Voenno-Morskoi Flot SSSR 1945–1991. [17] In 2014 some maintenance work was performed on Admiral Lazarev (the only cruiser located in the Pacific). [13][14] The modernization of Admiral Ushakov seems unlikely due to an alleged nuclear incident which may have left one of its reactors damaged[15] with scrapping to start in 2016 or later. Kirov suffered a reactor accident in 1990 while serving in the Mediterranean Sea. Kent Class Heavy Cruiser; Your comment. According to the new classification table of 1907, all cruisers, except auxiliary ships, were divided between "armoured cruisers" and "cruisers". The treaty limited large German warships to a displacement of 10,000 long tons (10,160 t), but did not restrict the caliber of main battery guns. In 1983, a command and control ship, SSV-33 Ural, was launched, although the ship would not be officially commissioned until 1989. See more ideas about heavy cruiser, cruisers, usn. Bombing operation during Vyborg offensive. Later, the first Russian destroyers were originally classified as torpedo cruisers. not an aircraft carrier or amphibious assault ship) in operation in the world. When she appeared for the first time in 1981, NATO observers called her BALCOM I (Baltic Combatant I). (Native Naval Shipbuilding in 3rd century of its history [i.e. This list may not reflect recent changes . The Vorläufige Reichsmarine had a disparate naval force composed of obsolete and generally small ships, commanded by Vice Admiral Von Trotha, pending new construction. Among modern warships, they are second in size only to large aircraft carriers, and of similar size to a World War I era battleship. Defense of Leningrad (damaged in 1942). [2] The ships had some differences in sensor and weapons suites: Kirov came with SS-N-14 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) missiles, while on subsequent ships these were replaced with 3K95 Kinzhal (Russian: Кинжал – dagger) surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems. The goal of this site is two fold. Ships were purposed to air cover of patrol regions of Soviet ballistic missile submarines (to destroy opponent's antisubmarine helicopters and airplanes), as well as searching and destroying opponent's guided missile & multi-purpose submarines and (3rd purpose) to striking the opponent's above-water ships by guided missiles, consisting of ships' squadrons and cooperating with other fleets' forces. Displacement – 10,344 Long tons (Full Load – 13,334 Long tons) Length – 646′ Beam – 67′ 7″ The first heavy cruisers built by the Italian Navy, the Trento class were powerful ships with a high speed in excess of 31 knots. Long Beach was the only cruiser since World War II built on a true "cruiser hull", and for over ten years was the only new-build guided missile cruiser in the fleet. See more ideas about heavy cruiser, cruisers, imperial japanese navy. She foreshadowed the Baltimore Class "production" heavy cruisers of WWII… - Sakhapoligraphizdat, Yakutsk, 1994. These ships were simply yachts equipped with large calibre artillery. Reference-book), Pavlov A. S. Voyennye korabli Rossii 2001 god. Edited by Gordon Smith, Naval-History.Net. [7] The name was later changed to Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya (October Revolution),[8] and then just Kuznetsov;[9] but on 4 October 1990, plans for construction of a fifth vessel were abandoned.[7]. The World War II Database is founded and managed by C. Peter Chen of Lava Development, LLC. Vspomogatel'nyi kreiser \ «Вспомогательный крейсер» (ВКР). (Warships of the Russia, 2001), This page was last edited on 27 March 2020, at 20:54. About 20 built – 1941, last Soviet heavy armored car, production stopped because of the invasion. Jun 16, 2019 - Explore Frank Castrillo's board "Heavy Cruisers of the USN, during WWII. The first heavy cruisers were built in 1915, although it only became a widespread classification following the London Naval Treaty in 1930. This was to eventually be the USS Wichita, a design based on the Brooklyn Class, 600-foot waterline hull, unlike (and longer than) any of the previous US heavy cruisers. She was also assigned to the Northern Fleet. (Warships of the Russian Navy in August 1914 – October 1918). Reference-book), Burov V. N. Otechestvennoye voyennoye korablestroyenoye v tretyem stoletii svoyei istorii. Most of them were officially classified as cruisers and auxiliary cruisers and belonged to the Baltic Fleet (but two). Ships were purposed to searching and destroying opponent's guided missile and multi-purpose submarines at the remote boundaries of antisubmarine defence, consisting of ships' squadrons and cooperating with other antisubmarine ships and aircraft. [7] She currently serves as the flagship of the Russia's Northern Fleet. [18][19] Skepticism was expressed regarding the ability of Sevmash shipyard to simultaneously modernize two Kirov-class battlecruisers. [18], Currently, only Pyotr Velikiy remains operational. Several innovations were incorporated into the design, including extensive use of welding and all-diesel propulsion, which saved wei… - Voyenizdat, Moskva, 1998. Initially ordered as Panzerschiffe, the three Deutschland-class ships were designed to meet the limitations imposed on the German Navy by the Treaty of Versailles. Originally built for the Soviet Navy, the class is named after the first of a series of four ships constructed, Admiral Ushakov, named Kirov until 1992. - INTEK, St. Peterburg, 1996. Prior to and during the Second World War, the Soviet Navy attempted to procure heavier cruiser types, including two different battlecruiser designs. NOTE: Large antisubmarine ships of Project 1134A (NATO codename Kresta II) and Project 1134B (Kara) never classified as cruisers in the Soviet Navy, nor were cruisers in reality: it was a type of large frigates (due to arming of antisubmarine torpedo-missiles). They were not intended to be the main shock force of the Navy, but only a part of own strategic submarines' defense system (first three units). (Admiral Gorshkov's long arm) (concerning the 1143.4). The Wolfsburg and Uruguay were sunk by gun fire not scuttled -----1927 - before the funnels were raised. 218: 6.678: 1,545: Built by Fairfield, Govan. The Navy has 22 Ticonderoga -class cruisers (CG-52 through CG-73) in active service, as of the end of 2015. Designed a 1940 heavy cruiser and took it against a pre-dreadnought fleet. This section includes over 21.000 Allied Warships and over 11.000 Allied Commanders of WWII, from the US Navy, Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Australian Navy, The Polish Navy and others. In 1935, a new tactical trend was to give the cruisers a lighter weaponry, but in greater numbers, which gave the heavy cruisers of the “Town” class, surprisingly armed with 12 pieces of 152 mm. Commissioning of these ships was an extraordinary measure taken during the periods of political crises of 1878 and 1904–1905. Under the 1930 Treaty, a new heavy cruiser could be laid down in 1935. The "Cruiser" \ «крейсер» designation appeared in 1878, but only for auxiliary non-protected ships. For this reason, they had been armed with heavy main guns and medium armour to fight with light cruisers. Spravochnik / Red. Links & resources. Admiral Hipper Laid down: Blohm & Voß Hamburg, 06.07.1935 (Slipway 2) The fifth vessel was planned to be named Fleet Admiral of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov, also referred as Dzerzhinsky. - Yakutsk, 2001. She utilized the basic hull design of the Kirov-class vessels, but with a modified superstructure, different armament, and was intended for a different role within the Soviet Navy. Pages in category "World War II cruisers of the Soviet Union" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. Renamed Admiral Nakhimov in 1992, she was mothballed in 1999 and reactivated in 2005. Tyazhelyi avianesushchii kreiser \ «тяжёлый авианесущий крейсер» (ТАКР). [27], Class of Russian guided missile battlecruisers, Ударные корабли, Том 11, часть 1, Ю.В. Actually, they were not battlecruisers, but rather fast super-dreadnoughts.[3]. Raketnyi kreiser \ «ракетный крейсер» (РКР). Repairs were never carried out, due to lack of funds and the changing political situation in the Soviet Union. During the first decades of the Soviet Navy the only one "cruiser" designation existed, but in 1949 cruisers were divided between "light cruisers", "heavy cruisers" and "training cruisers". Laid Down 15 September 1924. Апалков, Галея Принт, Санкт-Петербург, 2003, Agentsvo Natsionalnykh Novostey (Russian) 19 September 2009, List of ships of Russia by project number, "Russian Warship Tests Missile Defense Capability", "Kuroyedov declares 'Peter the Great' could explode 'at any moment, "Upgraded Nuclear Cruiser to Rejoin Russian Navy in 2018 | Defense", "Shipyard director fears radiation accident", "Only one nuclear cruiser to be modernized", "Kirov Class Large Guided-Missile Cruiser - Military-Today.com", "Long-time push to dismantle huge Soviet nuclear battle cruiser again put off - Bellona.org", "Kirov Class Battle Cruiser: The World's Largest Surface Combatant", "Крейсер "Адмирал Лазарев" подготовили к стоянке на ТОФ", "Admiral Nakhimov to become most powerful missile cruiser in Russian fleet", "The Project 11442M Admiral Nakhimov Battlecruiser Enters Trials in 2020, Heavily Upgraded", "Russia's flagship nuclear battle cruiser – the world's largest – puts in for repairs", "This Deadly Russian Warship Is the Closest Thing to a Battleship Sailing Today", "Ракеты "Циркон" окончательно определили технологическое превосходство России над США — Русская политика", "Для гиперзвуковых крылатых ракет в России создано принципиально новое топливо", Russia's Monster Battlecruisers Are Getting Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missiles, 3M22 Zircon Hypersonic Missile in Development Testing for Russian Navy Kirov-class Cruiser, "В России начались летные испытания гиперзвуковой ракеты "Циркон, "Russian Shipyard Sevmash Ordered New Equipment for Overhaul of Kirov Class Cruiser Nakhimov", Illustrated article about the Kirov class, List of battlecruisers of Russia and the Soviet Union, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kirov-class_battlecruiser&oldid=996109551, Cold War battlecruisers of the Soviet Union, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2012, Articles containing Russian-language text, Pages using multiple image with manual scaled images, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2020, Articles with Russian-language sources (ru), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, 76 mm plating around reactor compartment, light splinter protection, Space reserved for 16 x 8. Most of these ships were classified officially as 1st rank cruisers, they were assigned to the Baltic Fleet, with the exception of a handful of ships. The Kirov class, Soviet designation Project 1144 Orlan (sea eagle), is a class of nuclear-powered guided missile cruisers of the Soviet Navy and Russian Navy, the largest and heaviest surface combatant warships (i.e. The ships are often referred to as battlecruisers by Western defence commentators due to their size and general appearance. S. S. Berezhnoi i dr. - Voyenizdat, Moskva, 1981. Fourth ship really became a large training base for fifth, her aircraft (Yak-141) was not completed and she remained with helicopters only, i.e. Soviet KV-1 Heavy Tank. The lead ship of the class, Kirov (renamed Admiral Ushakov in 1992), was laid down in June 1973 at Leningrad's Baltiysky Naval Shipyard, launched on 27 December 1977 and commissioned on 30 December 1980. Spravochnik. Ural was decommissioned and laid up in 2001, due to high operating costs, and scrapped in 2016. The heavy cruiser was designed for long range, high speed, and heavy calibre naval guns. Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 Cruisers Additional Links: Nuclear Powered Cruisers of the US Navy (includes info for earlier cruisers) US Navy Cruiser Sailors Association. It’s armor was too thick for early war German Tanks to penetrate. They were classified as armoured frigates, armoured corvettes and even screw corvettes. Kirov and Frunze had eight 30 mm (1.18 in) AK-630 close-in weapon systems, which were supplanted with the Kortik air-defence system on later ships. Fifth unit (and uncompleted sixth) were designed as ships of transitional type, and only seventh, non-completed nuclear Ulyanovsk, although classified officially to cruisers, could become a first Russian relatively full aircraft carrier.[6]. - Istoricheskoye Morskoye Obschestvo, St. Petersburg, 1996. Designed in 1938 and entering service in 1940, the KV-1 was designed to break through fixed defenses. Construction of the fourth ship, Yuriy Andropov, encountered many delays; her construction was started in 1986 but was not commissioned until 1998. (List of Russian Ships of Steam and Armoured Navy (from 1861 to 1917)). Boyevye korabli russkogo flota 8.1914-10.1918 gody: Spravochnik / Red. … The Kirov class hull design was also used for the Soviet nuclear-powered command and control ship SSV-33 Ural. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_cruisers_of_the_Russian_Navy&oldid=947681656, Russian and Soviet military-related lists, Articles with dead external links from October 2010, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Moiseev S. P. Spisok korabley russkogo parovogo i bronenosnogo flota (s 1861 po 1917 god). Were reclassified to Heavy Guided Missile Cruisers (TRKR) in 1997. Pages in category "World War II cruisers of the United Kingdom" The following 93 pages are in this category, out of 93 total. See more ideas about soviet navy, navy marine, warship. Later "missile cruisers", "anti-submarine cruisers", "aircraft-carrying cruisers", "heavy nuclear missile cruisers" appeared. Thereafter, no British cruiser carried more 203 mm artillery, despite their large tonnage. Various documents about Soviet armor in WW2 A 35-pages portfolio about WW2 Soviet armor (in Russian) The Soviet classification of the ship-type is "heavy nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser" (Russian: тяжёл… Partecipated in Tallinn evacuation (flagship). Auxiliary cruisers, which were used in 1904–1905, were specially constructed or reconstructed as ships of "double destination": ocean liners at the times of peace and cruisers during war. Until 1892, there was no standardized name for ships of the cruiser type. This list may not reflect recent changes . Reference-book), Berezhnoi S. S. Korabli i suda VMF SSSR 1928–1945. Riverine forces, of all these, were probably the most heavily involved into the fight due to the abundance of large rivers and tributaries from where they can o… [23][24] If the missile passes developmental tests, it could enter service in 2020, being deployed first aboard Admiral Nakhimov and later in Pyotr Veliky when it finishes upgrades in 2022. - Voyenizdat, Moskva, 1948. Starting in 1892 and up to 1907, all of these ships were divided between 1st rank cruisers and 2nd rank cruisers, although this division did not coincide with the delineation between armoured cruisers & protected cruisers. HMS SUFFOLK - County-type Heavy Cruiser including Convoy Escort Movements. [11] The ship was sent to port for a month, and the crew lost one-third of their pay. She was assigned to the Pacific Fleet. Modernization of Admiral Nakhimov is ongoing (trials to start in 2020),[20] with the modernization of Pyotr Velikiy to immediately follow and last for about three years.[21][22]. On 19 September 2009, General Popovkin, Deputy MOD for Armaments, said the MOD is looking into bringing Admiral Lazarev back into service.[10]. The Soviet classification of the ship-type is "heavy nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser" (Russian: тяжёлый атомный ракетный крейсер). in the 20th century]), Berezhnoi S. S. Trofei i reparatsii VMF SSSR. Yu. Protivolodochnyi kreiser \ «противолодочный крейсер» (ПКР). [1][2] The ships were intended to conduct the traditional cruiser operations against merchant ships and their protectors. The ship was launched on 16th February 1928 and completed on 31st May 1928. The heavy cruiser was a type of cruiser, a naval warship designed for long range and high speed, armed generally with naval guns of roughly 203 mm (8 inches) in caliber, whose design parameters were dictated by the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930. The ship became inactive in 1994 and was decommissioned four years later. Oct 5, 2017 - Explore Frank Castrillo's board "IJN heavy Cruisers of WWII", followed by 276 people on Pinterest. [16] Other sources disagree, stating that all four ships will be modernized and returned to service. Russia initially planned to reactivate Admiral Ushakov and Admiral Lazarev by 2020,[2][12] but it was later indicated that the condition of the reactor cores of both ships was such that it would prove difficult, expensive and potentially dangerous to remove the spent nuclear fuel and repair the cores. The designation "auxiliary cruiser" officially appeared in 1904. In 1992, she was renamed Admiral Lazarev. Crews returned from Scotland were often acquired in the communist cause and constituted revolutionary paramilitary militias, a fact that did not help to establish discipline. Heavy cruisers of Hochseeflotte are not only smaller than their contemporary British counterparts (Both Scharnhorst 1906 displaced 12,300 tonnes vs. Warrior/Minotaur classes being over 13 500 tonnes, 6 x234 and 4 x190 mm versus 8 x210 mm and less protection. - Yakutsk, 1994. She is currently in reserve. Spravochnik. Yakutsk, 2000. However, as time went by, the difference in size between the largest of the two types essentially vanished in the USN, both types being designed to the 10,000 treaty limit. Cruisers of the Russian Imperial Navy (1873–1917), Cruisers of the Soviet and modern Russian Navy, Heavy nuclear guided missile cruisers (TARKR), Smirnov G., Smirnov V. Istoriya sozdaniya i sluzby pervykh bronenosnykh kreiserov (russkikh i angliyskikh) //, Vinogradov S. E. "Izmail" — sverhdrednout Rossiyskoy imperii // "Morskaya kollektsiya", 2001, № 1 (, This is a Russian class abbreviation, that also is used as prefix, for example: KRL. It was equipped with a 76.2mm gun which could fire high explosive armor-piercing shells, a reliable diesel engine, and the toughest possible armor. The German Kriegsmarine, Kriegsmarine Ships, Heavy Cruiser. Tyazhelyi atomnyi raketnyi kreiser \ «тяжёлый атомный ракетный крейсер» (ТАРКР). This type of warship was invented by Russians. The Kirov class's main weapons are 20 P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) missiles mounted in deck, designed to engage large surface targets. (Ships and vessels of the USSR Navy 1928–1945. Frunze, the second vessel in the class, was commissioned in 1984. My father served in Revenge and finding info on your site that totally relates to the stories he told us is amazing. The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat. Air defense is provided by twelve octuple S-300F launchers with 96 missiles and a pair of Osa-MA batteries with 20 missiles each. 9110 built – 1942, standard wartime light scout armored car, also produced postwar until 1960. [25][26] Depending on the choice of types of missiles will amount to 40 - 80. Links to individual pages giving description, history, and photo. [3], The appearance of the Kirov class played a key role in the recommissioning of the Iowa-class battleships by the United States Navy in the 1980s.[4][5][6]. Other weapons are the automatic 130 mm (5 in) AK-130 gun system (except in Kirov which had two single 100 mm (4 in) guns instead), 10 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo/missile tubes (capable of firing SS-N-15 ASW missiles on later ships) and Udav-1 with 40 anti-submarine rockets and two sextuple RBU-1000 launchers. Completed 12 July 1927. (Ships and auxiliary vessels of the Soviet Navy in 1917–1927. The Soviet Navy that fought in WW2 was a small (comparatively however on a larger scale than the kriegsmarine) in 1941, but with losses and fall in wartime production, dwindled rapidly; Nevertheless she was still an asset that Stalin used at best in the black sea and the Baltic until 1945. ", followed by 282 people on Pinterest. Russia is developing a new anti-ship missile to equip Kirovs called the 3M22 Tsirkon, which is capable of traveling at hypersonic speeds out to at least 620 mi (540 nmi; 1,000 km). V. Apalkov. Korabli i vspomogatel'nye suda sovetskogo Voyenno-Morskogo Flota (1917–1927 gody). The ships also possessed relatively high speed to escape from an opponent's battleships. She is currently in reserve. Helicopter-carrying cruisers. All of them were officially classified as 1st rank cruisers and were assigned to the Baltic Fleet. - Sudostroyeniye, St. Peterburg, 1995. A complete list of all US Navy Cruisers, by type and class, in commission during WWII. (Warships of the USSR and Russia in 1945–1995. Heavy cruisers essentially replaced armored cruisers in the major powers' fleets and light cruisers were generally viewed as smaller, less expensive and less heavily armored than heavy cruisers. The ships were purposed to struggle with an opponent's torpedo boats, as well as to serve as a torpedo boat squadron leader, escort ship, tow-ship, and other missions. On 23 March 2004, English language press reported the Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief, Fleet Admiral Vladimir Kuroedov said Pyotr Veliky's reactor was in an extremely bad condition and could explode "at any moment", a statement which may have been the result of internal politics within the Russian Navy. Nov 15, 2020 - Soviet Navy Marine Sovietique WWII Ships 1941-1945!. Bombing operation in Winter War. not an aircraft carrier or amphibious assault ship) in operation in the world. Pyotr Velikiy carries some S-300FM missiles and is the only ship in the Russian Navy capable of ballistic missile defence. (USSR Navy 1945–1991), Pavlov A. S. Voyennye korabli SSSR i Rossii 1945–1995. Only installed on Pyotr Veiliky (8 x 8), 1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) (combined propulsion), unlimited at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) on nuclear power, Fregat MR-710 (Top Plate) 3D search radar, main mast, 2 × Palm Frond navigation radar, foremast, 2 × Top Dome for SA-N-6 fire control radar (the forward Top Dome is replaced with Tomb Stone (, 4 × Bass Tilt for AK-360 CIWS System fire control (not in, 2 × Eye Bowl for SA-N-4 fire control (also for SS-N-14 in, 2 × Hot Flash/Hot Spot for SA-N-11 Grisom (CADS-N-1 units only), 2 × Cross Sword for SA-N-9 (Gauntlet-equipped units only), This page was last edited on 24 December 2020, at 16:07. The Russian Navy classified these ships as "minnyi kreiser" \ «минный крейсер» (Torpedo cruiser): something between cruiser and torpedo boat, and the direct predecessor of destroyers, but were rather larger and stronger than the destroyers of the 1900s (decade). Launched 30 March 1926. Admiral Erich Raeder, Commander in Chief of the navy for its formative years, and into W.W.II, believed in a policy of commerce raiding by surface ships. Name * Comment * Submit: Close: Larkin : 2019-9-30 My father was a gunner in the Brerwick . First, it is aiming to offer interesting and useful information about WW2. Kalinin, now Admiral Nakhimov, was the third ship to enter service, in 1988. The Erhardt Brigade among others, composed of sailors and even some junio… Heavy cruisers of USSR; Name Type Displacement Engines power, hp Speed, knots Main Artillery Crew Note Kirov project 26 9436 113500 35 3x3 180mm 872 Baltic Sea. She is undergoing overhaul and modernization at Severodvinsk Shipyard. as antisubmarine cruiser. The Kirov class, Soviet designation Project 1144 Orlan (sea eagle), is a class of nuclear-powered guided missile cruisers of the Soviet Navy and Russian Navy, the largest and heaviest surface combatant warships (i.e. She was renamed Pyotr Veliky (after Peter the Great) in 1992. The heavy cruiser is part of a lineage of ship design from 1915 through the early 1950s, although the … Among modern warships, they are second in size only to large aircraft carriers, and of similar size to a World War I era battleship. The Kinzhal installation is in fact mounted further forward of the old SS-N-14 mounting, in the structure directly behind the blast shield for the bow mounted RBU ASW rocket launcher. Thank you for the cruiser and battleship sites for WW2. These days, thinking about Bismarck and Prinz Eugen, I started looking closer into the details of contemporary heavy cruisers. Despite the superficial resemblance, they were not aircraft carriers in that sense, in which this term is applicable to American and British carriers. Pavlov A. S. Dlinnaya ruka admirala Gorshkova. HMS Suffolk (Navy Photos, click to enlarge) return to Contents List : KENT-Class cruiser ordered on 15th February 1924 from HM Dockyard, Portsmouth and laid down on 30th September that year.
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