Sovremenny Class / Project 956
Guided Missile Destroyer

Sovremenny Class
Guided Missile Destroyer

Russian Designation:  Eskadrenny Minonosets

Manufacturer:

Zhdanov Shipyard, Leningrad

Role:

Anti-Surface Warfare Ship

Year Adopted:

1980

Number in Class: 18 Ships (as of 1990)
Displacement: 6,200 Tons (Standard)
7,800 Tons (Fully Loaded)

Operational Status:

Russia - In active service (produced from 1980-1997)
People's Republic of China - In active service

Armament:

2x Quadruple SS-N-22 SSM, with no reloads
2x Single SS-N-7 SAM, with 40 missiles.
2x Twin 130mm (5.12 inch) Dual Purpose Guns
4x 30mm ADG6-30 CIWS mountings
2x 12 Barrel RBU-1000 ASW rocket launchers
2x Twin 533mm (21 in) ASW torpedo tubes
30-50 mines
(for those fitted for such work)

Sensor Suite:

1x 'Top Steer' 3D radar*
3x 'Palm Frond' navigation radars
1x 'Band Stand' S-N-22 fire control radar
2x 'Bass Tilt' CIWS fire control radars
1x 'Kite Screech' 130mm fire control radar
6x 'Front Dome' SA-N-7 fire control radars
2x 'Bell Shroud' ECM systems
2x 'Bell Clout' ECM systems
1x 'Squeeze Box' optronic fire control system
2x twin barrel chaff/flare launchers
1x medium frequency hull mounted sonar

*Osmotritelny has one Top Steer/Top Plate 3D radar instead

Engine:

4x pressure fired boilers, geared steam turbines driving two shafts producing 100,000 hp (74,570 kW) at 32 knots.

Crew:

350 Officers and Sailors

Length:

510 feet, 6 inches
(156 meters)

Draught:

21 feet, 4 inches
(6.5 meters)

Beam:

56 feet, 9 inches
(17.3 meters)

Maximum Speed:

34 knots

Range: 10,500 nautical miles at 14 knots

Aircraft:

1x Ka-25 'Hormone-B' Missile Guidance Helicopter

   

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