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Russia was the second nation, after Great Britain, to build torpedo boat destroyers (TBDs), [1] basing their first ones upon the Yarrow design. [1] Sokol, which was built for Russia by Britain's Yarrow Shipbuilders, was laid down in 1894 and completed in January 1895; she was 190 feet long, displaced 220 tons, and attained a speed of over 30 knots during her trials. [2]
List of active Russian Navy ships. Naval Ensign of Russia (St. Andrew's flag) Naval Jack of Russia. This list of active Russian Navy ships presents a picture which can never be fully agreed upon in the absence of greater data availability and a consistent standard for which ships are considered operational or not.
A. Russian destroyer Admiral Levchenko. Russian destroyer Admiral Spiridonov. Russian destroyer Admiral Tributs. Russian destroyer Admiral Vinogradov.
Burevestnik (Krivak)-class frigate. Neustrashimy-class frigate. Tatarstan/Gepard-class frigate. Admiral Gorshkov-class frigate. Corvette. Steregushchiy-class corvette. Parchim-class corvette. Nanuchka-class corvette. Tarantul-class corvette.
Capitán Merino Jarpa class — 3 ships. Almirante Lynch class — 6 ships planned, 5 delivered. Serrano class — 6 ships. Almirante class — 2 ships. Blanco Encalada class — 2 ships and 1 spare ship, ex- Fletcher class. Serrano class — 4 ships, ex- Buckley class. Ministro Zenteno class — 2 ships, ex- Allen M. Sumner class.
The Russian Navy[a] is part of the Russian Armed Forces. It has existed in various forms since 1696. Its present iteration was formed in January 1992 when it succeeded the Navy of the Commonwealth of Independent States (which had itself succeeded the Soviet Navy following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in late December 1991). The Imperial ...
In the Soviet Navy, frigates were classified as guard ships (SKR) Burevestnik class (project 1135 Burevestnik) Bditelnyy, "Watchful" (1970) Bodryy, "Brisk" (1971) Svirepyy, "Fierce" (1971) Storozhevoy, "Vigilant" (1972), involved in a mutiny in 1975, this incident inspired the novel The Hunt for Red October. Razyashchiy, "Smashing" (1973)
Twelve ships were built between 1980 and 1990, while the thirteenth ship built to a modified design, known as Udaloy II class, followed in 1999. They complement the Sovremenny-class destroyers in anti-aircraft and anti-surface warfare operations. The codename Udaloy comes from a Russian adjective удалой, meaning daring or bold.