Kildin class destroyer

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The Kildin Class destroyer was a series of destroyers built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1950s. They were a missile armed version of the Kotlin class destroyer Four ships were built around the KSShch (КСЩ, SS-N-1) anti-ship missile. When this missile became obsolete in the 1960s, three ships were modernised in 1972-1977. All ships were decommissioned in the late 1980s early 1990s. The Soviet designation was Project 56EM for the prototype (Bedovyy), Project 56M for three series ships, and Project 56U for the modernised ships.

Contents 1 Design 2 General characteristics 3 Ships 4 References

[edit] Design

The Kotlin Class hull and machinery were retained, A rail SSM launcher was fitted at the stern and the forward 130mm gun was replaced by two quad 57mm anti aircraft guns (45mm in Bedovyy). The torpedo tubes were replaced by twin 533mm tubes located on the beam

[edit] General characteristics

from Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995

• Displacement; - 2662 tons standard, 3230 tons full load
• Length; - 126.1 m
• Beam; - 12.7 m
• Draught; - 4.2 m
• Machinery: - 2 shaft geared steam turbines, 4 boilers, 72,000 hp
• Speed; - 38 knots
• Armament as designed:
  • 1 SS-N-1 anti shipping missile launcher (8 re-load missiles)
  • 16 57 mm guns (4x4),
  • 4 533 mm torpedo tubes (2x5),
  • 2 x RBU-2500 w/ 128 RGB-25,
  • 2 x RPK-8 Zapad/RBU 6000 12 tubed mortar launchers

• Armament as modernised (Project 56U):
  • 4 SS-N-2 anti shipping missile launchers
  • 4 76mm guns (2 twin turrets)
  • 16 57 mm guns (4x4),
  • 4 533 mm torpedo tubes (2x5),
  • 2 x RBU-2500 w/ 128 RGB-25,
  • 2 x RPK-8 Zapad/RBU 6000 12 tubed mortar launchers
• Crew; 273

[edit] Ships

• Bedovyy (Бедовый) - built by Zhdanov Shipyard, Leningrad, completed 1958, scrapped 1989
• Neulovimmy (Неуловимый - Elusive) - built by Zhdanov Shipyard, Leningrad, completed 1958, scrapped 1990
• Prozorliviy (Прозорливый - Perceptive ) - built in Nikolayev, completed 1958, scrapped 1991
• Neuderzhimmy (Неудержимый - Unrestrainable) - built in Komsomolsk na Amure, completed 1958, scrapped 1985 (not modernised)

[edit] References

• Project 56M Kildin class Guided Missile Destroyer. Federation of American Scientists (2000-09-07). Retrieved on 2008-01-27.

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