Kynda class cruisers (1961-63) Groznyy, Admiral Fokin, Admiral Golovko, Varyag Kynda The four ships of the Kynda class were the first Soviet missile cruisers. They were from the outset (1956) designed to destroy American aircraft carriers by other and more modern means than Stalin’s traditional attachment to conventional artillery. This position was very mush argued … Read more
A-90 Orlyonok 5 Ekranoplanes (1972-79) Landing tanks on a beach at 400 kph: The A-90 Orlyonok series are the only crafts of any type worldwide capable of landing a full Marine batallion on any beach, complete with armored vehicles and heavy equipment, after crossing 1500 km at 400 kph. This miracle had been done back … Read more
Project 50 Gornostay Storozhevoi Korabl 68 ASW frigates (1949-55) In four years, the Nikolayev, Komsomol and Kaliningrad shipyards delivered 68 frigates of this type. Unlike the later units of the Petya and Mirka classes, the Riga class were not specialized ASW units, but small, multi-purpose ships derived from the Kola, themselves inspired by the last … Read more
Project 1134A (Berkut A) 10 cruisers: Kronstadt, Admiral Isakov, Admiral Nakhimov, Admiral Makarov, Admiral Voroshilov, Admiral Oktyabryskiy, Admiral Isashenko, Admiral Timoshenko, Vasily Chapayev, Admiral Yumashev The Kresta II class missile cruisers (Project 1134A, or Berkut A) were like the Kresta I anti-ship cruisers re-evaluated as ASW cruisers when the design was still ongoing. Their armament, … Read more
Skory class destroyers (1949) USSR – 70 ships The first postwar soviet destroyers The Skory (or Skoryy, Skoriy) was a somewhat backward response to the large series of standardized destroyers of the American Fletcher and Gearing classes. These were essentially a takeover of the Ognevoi class from 1940, but they incorporated many of the technologies … Read more
