Destroyers
Project 56

NATO: Kotlin Class

Quantity

27 units

Ships

Project 56

General characteristics - Project 56

Schematics

Destroyers - Project 56

Destroyers - Project 56A

Modernizations

Project 56PLO - 14+1 units: Leningrad, Shipyard №190 named after A.A.Zhdanova - Skromnyy 12.11.1958-29.11.1960, Smyshlenyy 12.11.1958-1.12.1961, Sevastopol "Sevmorzavod" named after S.Ordzhonikidze - Blagorodnyy in 1963, Blestyashchyy 6.02.1958-10.03.1960, Bravyy not completed, Naporistyy 8.02.1961-19.08.1962, Plamennyy 18.01.1961-4.06.1962, Sveduschiy 31.08.1977-19.06.1979, Vladivostok "Dal`zavod" (from 12.1972 "Dal`zavod" named after 50-letiya USSR) - Besslednyy 25.05.1973-8.05.1976, Burlivyy 12.12.1961-25.03.1963, Vdokhnovennyy 22.01.1960-27.03.1961, Vozmuschennyy 15.02.1961-18.07.1962, Vyzyvayushchiy 25.03.1970-13.03.1975, Tallin Shipyard СРЗ №7 - Byvalvyy 23.06.1962-28.10.1965, KMOLZ shipyard - Skrytnyy in 1960. ?/3560 tons, removed: stern torpedo tube, BMB-2, depth charge throwers, bow torpedo tube modernised into MPTA-53-56 (5 torpedoes 53-56, 53-57, 53-58, 53-59, SET-53) - Fire control system "Zvuk-56", added: 2x16 RBU-2500 "Smerch" (128 RGB-25) - Fire control system "Smerch-56" (on Smyshlenyy - 2x12 RBU-6000 "Smerch-2" (96 RGB-60) - Fire control system "Burya"), 2x6 RKU-36U "Burun" (48 RGB), 34 kts, crew - 270 (18 officers), sonar "Pegas-2M" instead of "Pegas-2", anti-submarine non-acoustic search system "Kolos-2000" (on Smyshlenyy)
Project 56K -1 unit: Bravyy in 1959-60 Sevastopol "Sevmorzavod" named after S.Ordzhonikidze. 2890/3447 tons, draft 4,5 m, removed: stern SM-2-1, 3 SM-20ZIF with 1 radar "Fut-B", stern torpedo tube, RKU-36U "Burun", added:1x2 launcher ZIF-102 SAM system M-1 "Volna" (16 missiles V-600 (4K90)) - Fire control system 4R-90 "Yatagan", 2x16 RBU-2500 "Smerch" (128 RGB-25) - Fire control system "Smerch-56", bow torpedo tube modernised into MPTA-53-56 (5 torpedoes 53-56, 53-57, 53-58, 53-59, SET-53) - Fire control system "Zvuk-56", 35,5 kts, 3000 nm (18 kts), crew - 270 (19 officers), air/surface search radar MR-300 "Angara" instead of "Fut-N". In 1963-64 added 2x4 45 mm SM-20ZIF
Project 56A - 7 units: Nikolaev, Shipyard №445 named after 61 kommunara - Nastoychivyy 5.07.1967-17.07.1970, Nakhodchivyy 25.12.1965-12.03.1966, Kronshtadskiy Shipyard - Skromnyy 7.07.1965-19.11.1969, Sevastopol "Sevmorzavod" named after S.Ordzhonikidze - Nesokrushimyy 11.10.1969-31.12.1970, Soznatelnyy 1.12.1968-20.01.1972, Vladivostok "Dal`zavod" (from 12.1972 "Dal`zavod" named after 50-letiya USSR) - Vozbuzhdennyy 24.08.1965-16.07.1966, Skrytnyy 30.12.1970-30.01.1972. 3060/3620 tons, draft 4,5 m, removed: stern SM-2-1, 3 SM-20ZIF with 1 radar "Fut-B", stern torpedo tube, BMB-2, depth charge throwers, added:1x2 launcher ZIF-102 SAM system M-1 "Volna" (16 missiles V-600 (4K90)) - Fire control system 4R-90 "Yatagan", 4x2 30 mm AK-230 - 2 Fire control system MR-104 "Rys`" (on Vozbuzhdennyy, Nesokrushimyy, Skrytnyy, Soznatelnyy), 2x12 RBU-6000 "Smerch-2" (96 RGB-60) - Fire control system "Burya" (on Skromnyy - 2x16 RBU-2500 "Smerch" (128 RGB-25) - Fire control system "Smerch-56"), bow torpedo tube modernised into MPTA-53-56 (5 torpedoes 53-56, 53-57, 53-58, 53-59, SET-53) - Fire control system "Zummer", 34,5 kts, 2150 nm (17 kts), crew - 268 (19 officers), Air/surface search radar MR-310 "Angara-A" instead of "Fut-N", ESM radar system "Bizan`-4" instead of "Machta P4", sonar GS-572 "Gerkules-2" instead of "Pegas-2" (on Vozbuzhdennyy, Nesokrushimyy, Skrytnyy - GS-572 "Gerkules", Skromnyy, Soznatelnyy - GS-572 "Gerkules-2M")
Project 56AE - 1 unit: Spravedlivyy 14.05.1966-2.11.1969 Leningrad, Shipyard №190 named after A.A.Zhdanova. Removed: stern SM-2-1, 3 SM-20ZIF with 1 radar "Fut-B", stern torpedo tube, BMB-2, depth charge throwers, added: 1x2 launcher ZIF-102 SAM system M-1 "Volna" (16 missiles V-600 (4K90)) - Fire control system 4R-90 "Yatagan", 2x1 45 mm 21KM, RBU-2500 "Smerch" (128 RGB-25) - Fire control system "Smerch-56", bow torpedo tube modernised into MPTA-53-56 (5 torpedoes 53-56, 53-57, 53-58, 53-59, SET-53) - Fire control system "Zvuk-56", Air/surface search radar MR-300 "Angara" instead of "Fut-N", 2 navigation radars "Don" instead of "Neptun", sonar GS-572 "Gerkules-2M" instead of "Pegas-2"
On Veskiy in 1969, Vyderzhannyy in 1966, Svetlyy in 1958 added helipad for Kamov-15 helicopter
On Nastoychivyy SAM system M-1 "Volna" upgraded to M-1 "Volna-M" (missiles V-601 (4K91)), then upgraded to "Volna-P"
On Blagorodnyy in 1978, Veskiy in 1970, Vliyatelnyy in 1971, Vyderzhannyy in 1970-72, Svetlyy in 1971, Speshnyy added 2x2 25 mm 2M-3M - 4000 rounds
On Blestyashchyy, Burlivyy in 1972, Vdokhnovennyy in 1975, Vozmuschennyy, Vyzyvayushchiy in 1972 (removed in 1980), Naporistyy in 1971, Plamennyy in 1978, added 4x2 25 mm 2M-3M - 8000 rounds
On Veskiy in 1970, Vliyatelnyy in 1971, Vyderzhannyy added 2x1 45 mm 21KM
On Nakhodchivyy, Nesokrushimyy, Sveduschiy, Svetlyy, Skromnyy, Soznatelnyy, Speshnyy, Spokoynyy, Spravedlivyy radar "Yakor-M1" replaced by "Yakor-M2"
On Besslednyy added air search radar P-10, then removed
On Blestyashchyy, Vliyatelnyy in 1971, Vozbuzhdennyy, Vyderzhannyy in 1970-72, Svetlyy in 1971, Skrytnyy, Soznatelnyy, Speshnyy in 1971, Spokoynyy in 1973 2 navigation radars "Don" instead of "Neptun"
On Burlivyy in 1972, Naporistyy in 1971, Nesokrushimyy added navigation radar "Don"
On Blestyashchyy econnaissance radar "Bizan`-4B" instead of econnaissance radar "Machta P4"
On Veskiy in 1970 sonar "Pegas-2M" instead of sonar "Pagas-2"
On Vyderzhannyy in 1970-72 added submersible sonar MG-329 "Bronza"
On Veskiy in 1970, Vozbuzhdennyy, Skrytnyy added sonar MG-409
On Blestyashchyy added sonar MG-40U
On Vyderzhannyy in 1970-72 added underwater communication system MG-26 "Khosta"
On Blagorodnyy in 1978, Bravyy in 1967, Burlivyy in 1972, Byvalvyy, Veskiy in 1970, Vozbuzhdennyy, Naporistyy in 1971, Nastoychivyy (removed in 1981), Nesokrushimyy, Skromnyy, Skrytnyy, Soznatelnyy, Speshnyy in 1973 added submarine-search station MI-110K
On Blestyashchyy, Veskiy in 1970, Vozbuzhdennyy, Vyderzhannyy in 1970-72, Nesokrushimyy, Skrytnyy added submarine-search station MI-110R
On Blestyashchyy dded submarine-search station MI-110P
Target-ship: SM-251 (Nesokrushimyy) 30.12.1987
Floating barracks: PKZ-7 (Vyderzhannyy) 25.04.1992
Non-realized updatings of the project: Project 56PM - sonar MG-325 "Vega" on Smyshlenyy

Fleets

Baltic Fleet: Nastoychivyy (from 7.05.1958 Northern Fleet, from 8.06.1967 Black Sea Fleet, from 17.07.1970 Baltic Fleet), Sveduschiy (from 10.10.1956 Northern Fleet, from 5.10.1963 Black Sea Fleet), Svetlyy, Skromnyy (from 2.09.1956 Northern Fleet), Skrytnyy (from 12.02.1960 Northern Fleet, from 20.09.1960 Pacific Fleet), Soznatelnyy (from 12.07.1958 Northern Fleet, from 11.11.1964 Black Sea Fleet, from 6.02.1967 Nothern Fleet, from 27.03.1971 Black Sea Fleet), Speshnyy, Spokoynyy (from 9.10.1957 Northern Fleet, from 1.07.1964 Baltic Fleet, from 5.07.1971 Northern Fleet), Spravedlivyy
Black Sea Fleet: Besslednyy (from 1.08.1957 Pacific Fleet), Blagorodnyy (from 15.09.1982 Baltic Fleet), Blestyashchyy (from 20.09.1960 Pacific Fleet), Bravyy, Burlivyy (from 1.08.1957 Pacific Fleet), Byvalvyy (from 24.06.1959 Northern Fleet), Naporistyy, Plamennyy
Northern Fleet: Smyshlenyy (from 20.03.1966 Black Sea Fleet, from 21.10.1968 Northern Fleet), Nakhodchivyy (from 12.03.1968 Black Sea Fleet), Nesokrushimyy (from 20.01.1965 Black Sea Fleet, from 8.06.1967 Nothern Fleet, from 11.10.1969 Black Sea Fleet, from 31.12.1970 Northern Fleet)
Pacific Fleet: Vdokhnovennyy, Veskiy, Vliyatelnyy, Vozbuzhdennyy, Vozmuschennyy, Vyderzhannyy, Vyzyvayushchiy

Hull Numbers

Besslednyy: 90(1957), 89, 636(1961), 811(1962), 448(1977), 739(1981), 756(1983), 753(1986), 756(1988), 022(1967), 440
Blagorodnyy: 79(1956), 106(1956), 220, 349(1970), 343(1971), 353(1972), 388(1972), 352(1975), 356(1977), 513(1980), 355(1981), 511(1982), 630(1983), 519(1988), 671(1989), 510(1989), 541(1990), 382
Blestyashchyy: 70(1955), 79(1956), 82(1957), 78, 97, 812(1962), 870(1963), 475(1964), 421(1970), 405(1974), 408(1976), 449(1977), 434?, 440
Bravyy: 78(1956), 165(1961), 073(1966), 936(1966), 935(1965), 375(1967), 303(1969), 369(1970), 185(1972), 353(1972), 385(1974), 373(04.1975), 511(1977), 357(1978), 382(1981), 525(1988), 354, 347
Burlivyy: 074(1966), 351(1967), 429(1977), 724(1981), 763?, 744(1989)
Byvalvyy: 77(1957), 93, 547(1960), 870(1961), 299(1973), 413, 603?, 583?(56ПЛО)
Vdokhnovennyy: 50, 494(1959), 034(1966), 395(1967), 429(1968), 729(1979), 779(04.1979), 736(1987)
Veskiy: 53, 409(1959), 022(1966), 426(1969), 407(1971), 408(1972), 778(1978), 718(1979), 707(1981), 715(1982), 726(1985), 420, 440?
Vliyatelnyy: 260(1967), 066, 456, 443?, 427, 434(1974), 782(05.1978), 718(05.1981), 740(05.1984)
Vozbuzhdennyy: 485(1959), 887(1962), 420(1970), 448(1970), 442(1972), 417(1974), 418(1977), 785(08.1977), 704(05.1981), 799(05.1984), 745(05.1987), 877
Vozmuschennyy: 019(1966), 340(1967), 403(1970), 763(1987), 603, 640
Vyderzhannyy: 483(1959), 066(1966), 492(1968), 427(1969), 401(1970), 409(1972), 432(1974), 450(1974), 720(1983), 796(1986), 769(1987), 781(1989), 753
Vyzyvayushchiy: 472(1960), 072(1966), 446(1972), 425(1977), 782(1978), 766(1989), 768(1989), 434
Naporistyy: 23(1957), 224(1957), 400, 212(1962), 214(1964), 253(1966), 250(1968), 362(1970), 367(1971), 349, 530(1979), 360(1979), 517(1980), 516(1983), 358(1986), 518(1986)
Nastoychivyy: 44(1956), 45(1957), 545(1959), 020(1965), 610(1967), 308(1969), 462(1970), 366(1970), 486(1971), 353, 963(1972), 483(1973), 465(1975), 405(1976), 383(1976), 481(1977), 650(06.1978), 689(1979), 615(1983), 661(1985), 522(1987), 606(1988)
Nakhodchivyy: 36(1956), 46(1957), 75?(1959), 542(1959), 607(1963), 620(1963), 366(56), 772(1965), 017(1966), 380(1967), 383(1969), 388(1970), 381(1970), 360(1973), 322(1976), 513(1977), 380(1978), 513(1983), 514(1985), 448(1986), 522(1987), 531
Nesokrushimyy: 90(1956), 44(1957), 256(1958), 40(1959), 544(1959), 610(1963), 774(1964), 773(1965), 018(1966), 355(1970), 412(1971), 377(1980)
Plamennyy: 22(1957), 79, 222(1957), 213(1962), 514(1967), 353(1969), 363(1970), 954(1971), 383(1972), 373, 522(1977), 382(1980), 538(1980), 361(1982), 359(1986), 354, 526, 517, 516, 518
Sveduschiy: 45(1956), 42(1957), 544(1959), 259(1961), 685(1963), 603(1964), 720(1965), 774(1966), 092(1966), 309(1969), 358(1978), 525(1978), 519(1983), 522(07.1984), 516(1988), 511(1991), 519(1992), 263(56PLO), 353, 527
Svetlyy: 95(1955), 86(1956), 762(1958), 251(1959), 860(1961), 850(1962), 860(1963), 858(1965), 741(1965), 168(1967), 420(1968), 482(1969), 489(1970), 952(1972), 432(1974), 490(1975), 467(07.1977), 430(1978), 476(1982), 651, 950, 462, 470
Skromnyy: 75(1956), 40(1958), 542(1959), 521(1962), 612(1963), 764(1965), 012(1966), 308(1969), 345(1975), 720
Skrytnyy: 045(1960), 683(1961), 685(1965), 096?(56ПЛО), 447(1968), 418(1975), 715, 722(1980), 715(1982), 707(1983), 745(07.1987)
Smyshlenyy: 92, 46(1956), 43(1957), 833(1961), 600(1963), 011(1966), 384(1969), 304(1970), 337(1971), 663, 454(1978), 459(08.1980), 475(1983), 408, 306, 308
Soznatelnyy: 74(1956), 77(1956), 40(1957), 29(1958), 47(1958), 256(1959), 605(1959), 765(1963), 607(1964), 016(1965), 311(1968), 383(1970), 390(1971), 357(1973), 367(1974), 169(1974), 357(1975), 375(1975), 361(1975), 516(1977), 361(1979), 260(1980), 381(1981), 512(12.07.1984), 526(1986), 512(1987), 377, 530
Speshnyy: 32(1956), 502(1959), 172(1964), 413(1969), 476(1971), 954(1973), 471(1977), 672(1978), 640(1978), 665(1984), 655(11.1986), 602(07.1988)
Spokoynyy: 43(1956), 41(1957), 541(1959), 543(1960), 256(1961), 811(1963), 762(1965), 391(1970), 325(1976), 541(1978), 405(1986), 454
Spravedlivyy: 92(1956), 98(1957), 44, 40(1958), 254(1959), 256(1960), 254(1963?), 191(1964), 954(1965), 774(1966), 175(1967), 372(1968), 375(1969)

Decommissioned

1986 - Smyshlenyy (22.07)
1987 - Blestyashchyy (30.07), Bravyy (30.07), Vdokhnovennyy (5.03), Veskiy (30.07), Vozmuschennyy (5.03), Naporistyy (30.07)
1988 - Besslednyy (8.04), Byvalvyy (17.07), Vliyatelnyy (17.07, sank as target in 1989), Soznatelnyy (1.03)
1989 - Blagorodnyy (25.04), Burlivyy (25.05), Vozbuzhdennyy (25.04, sank as target 12.08.1991), Vyzyvayushchiy (25.04), Nastoychivyy (25.04), Nakhodchivyy (25.04), Svetlyy (25.04), Skromnyy (25.04), Skrytnyy (25.04), Speshnyy (25.04)
1990 - Spokoynyy (19.04)
1991 - Nesokrushimyy (27.07), Plamennyy (24.06)
1992 - Sveduschiy (8.04)
1993 - Vyderzhannyy (29.06)

Export

Poland: 1 unit
Warszawa 275 (till 25.06.1970 Spravedlivyy). Decommissioned 31.01.1986