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Pages in category "Cold War naval ships of the Soviet Union" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Grisha I class (project 1124.1), 37 ships built in 1966–1982 Grisha II class (project 1124P, P stands for pogranichnyi – on the border), 20 ships built in 1972–1988 Grisha III class ( AK-630 CIWS -equipped variant)
The Soviet Navy [a] was the naval warfare uniform service branch of the Soviet Armed Forces.Often referred to as the Red Fleet, [b] the Soviet Navy made up a large part of the Soviet Union's strategic planning in the event of a conflict with the opposing superpower, the United States, during the Cold War (1945–1991). [2]
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Retvizan (Ретвизан) was a pre-dreadnought battleship built before the Russo-Japanese War for the Imperial Russian Navy in the United States. She was built by the William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Company of Philadelphia , although the armament was made at the Obukhov works in Saint Petersburg and shipped to America for ...
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The Soviet Navy, and the Russian Navy which inherited its traditions, had a different attitude to operational status than many Western navies. Ships went to sea less and maintained capability for operations while staying in harbor. [1] The significant changes which followed the collapse of the Soviet Union then complicated the picture enormously.
The Russian Navy [a] is the naval arm 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).