A good but lengthy article on the decaying Russian fleet

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The Entire Russian Fleet


February 23rd is traditionally celebrated as the Soviet Army Day (now called the Homeland Defender’s Day), and few people remember that it is also the Day of Russia’s Navy. To compensate for this apparent injustice, Kommersant Vlast analytical weekly has compiled The Entire Russian Fleet directory. It is especially topical since even Russia’s Commander-in-Chief compared himself to a slave on the galleys a week ago. The directory lists all 238 battle ships and submarines of Russia’s Naval Fleet, with their board numbers, year of entering service, name and rank of their commanders. It also contains the data telling to which unit a ship or a submarine belongs. For first-class ships, there are schemes and tactic-technical characteristics. So detailed data on all Russian Navy vessels, from missile cruisers to coastal minesweepers, is for the first time compiled in one directory, making it unique in the range and amount of information it covers. The Entire Russian Fleet carries on the series of publications devoted to Russia’s armed forces. Vlast has already published similar directories about the Russian Army (#17-18 in 2002, #18 in 2003, and #7 in 2005) and Russia’s military bases (#19 in 2007). As always, we draw our readers’ attention to the fact that all information has been taken from public sources only. We have used the materials of over 5,000 Russian and foreign media, analytic reports and reviews, and other publications and Internet resources.


Although several new ships and submarines have been built for Russia’s Navy recently, the fleet is in depression. Severe problems and disproportions threaten to completely undermine its military potential. Chief danger lies in the reduction in the number of vessels, their rapid ageing, and the lack of adequate substitution with modern ships. Negative trends in the Navy’s development have not been overcome, and Russia keeps facing the risk of losing its fleet.

Lopsided Development of Strategic Nuclear Forces

When the Navy’s financing was drastically reduced after 1991, developing the Naval Strategic Nuclear Forces (NSNF) became the priority. The NSNF were declared to be the basis of Russia’s nuclear-missile shield. Consequently, the country got involved in building an expensive series of Project 955 strategic nuclear submarine cruisers. It consumed the major part of financial resources allocated for the fleet’s development, and the trend keeps strengthening. In 2007, around 70 percent of funds allocated for the entire battleship building were spent on constructing just three Project 955 and Project 955A atomic-powered vessels, not to mention the test program for Bulava ballistic missile, intended as their armament.

While building new missile carriers, the Navy kept massively removing old ones from service. By now, there have remained in the Russian fleet just 12 acting ballistic missile submarines (six Project 667BDRM “Delfin” built in the 1980s, and six older submarines of Project 667BDR “Kalmar”). While 667BDR submarines are living their last years, 667BDRM ones undergo mid-life repair and modernization, which will allow extending their service term till 2020. They are now being re-equipped with modified R-29RMU2 “Sineva” ballistic missiles, able to carry up to ten warheads. First four serial Sineva missiles were supplied to the fleet in 2006, and 12 more missiles were produced in 2007, which allowed re-arming Tula atomic-powered ship. Meanwhile, modernizing these vessels consumes major part of money that the Navy spends on vessel repair. It hampers the work on ships of other classes (including non-strategic atomic submarines).

The situation is logical, because there is an ambitious and hardly feasible task to maintain the fleet of atomic missile carriers at the same level as the U.S. does (the U.S. has 14 ballistic missile submarines), while the funding in Russia is incomparably lower. By the way, the Russian Naval Fleet’s budget in 2007 (if estimated in U.S. dollars) was nearly 50 times less than the U.S. Navy’s budget. Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy is not building new missile carriers at all, and plans to begin replacing its Ohio submarines not earlier than in 2026.

Russia’s focus on developing the NSNF looks highly disputable. Supporters of this state of affairs (including the Naval Fleet’s top officials) point at high battle durability and survival potential of strategic submarines in case of first nuclear missile attack from an enemy. However, they hush up two fundamental circumstances.

First, Russia’s strategic atomic-powered vessels have low index of operative effort. Even in its best times, the Fleet was able to simultaneously maintain in military service not over 10-15 percent of its submarines (while the U.S. Navy maintains over 50 percent). Consequently, Russian missile carriers spend most of their time in military bases, thus being an extremely easy target.

Second, the Fleet’s degrading General-Purpose Naval Forces are evidently not enough to secure battle durability (protection from enemy forces’ impact) for strategic submarine cruisers at sea. When all funds are spent on building and repairing missile carriers, while forces supposed to cover them at sea are not renewed and are reduced, it is impossible to speak of the NSNF’s high survival potential. Meanwhile, the opponents able to threaten Russia’s strategic nuclear submarines (U.S and NATO fleets) have overwhelming advantage in forces at sea. By the way, the estimations meant to justify the NSNF’s advantages, including the cost-effectiveness index, usually ignore the expenditures necessary for deploying support and cover forces. However, those forces include not only atomic submarines, but also considerable groupings of surface ships, anti-submarine aircrafts, stationary hydro-acoustic lighting system, air-defense of bases, coast infrastructure, and many other important elements.

Reduction of Common-Purpose Forces

Investing nearly all funds in the naval strategic forces, Russia is spending resources on power fit for just one (and least likely) scenario of an armed conflict – the universal nuclear war. Meanwhile, solving the Fleet’s many other tasks of peaceful time and war time can be entrusted to the general-purpose non-nuclear forces only.

Strategic submarine missile-carriers are not necessary to solve a multitude of tasks like demonstrating the flag and the military presence, struggling against terrorism, participating in international and peacekeeping missions, evacuating civilians, transferring troops, guarding the coast, territorial waters and economic zone, protecting fishing and trade, securing the extraction and transportation of hydrocarbons. Just as strategic nuclear submarines will not be necessary in local conflicts. Meanwhile, the growing combat potential of the fleets of Russia’s neighbors and developing countries raises the question whether the reduced Russian general-purpose naval forces would be able enough to counteract limited aggressive actions, especially since Russia’s Naval Forces are so disconnected among the fronts.

The funds allocated to the Fleet for non-strategic components are not enough for complete new ship-building. Moreover, it is not enough even for repairing the existing vessels, which now rapidly become worthless, get removed from service, and become written off.

Once most numerous in the world, Russia’s submarine forces suffered severe reduction in the 1990s. The Russian Naval Fleet now has less nuclear submarines than the U.S. Navy does, and tends to further decline. There is practically no construction of new multi-purpose atomic submarines for the Russian Fleet. As an exception, Project 885 “Severodvinsk” submarine has been under construction since 1993. However, it will enter service not earlier than in 2010. What is worse, only six out of two tens of the Fleet’s multi-purpose atomic submarines were repaired in the last decade. Moreover, each repair dragged on for many years.

To replenish the fleet of diesel submarines, new Project 677 “Saint-Petersburg” submarine was under construction at Admiralteiskie Verf dockyard since 1997. It was launched in 2004, but its entering the service was delayed due to numerous imperfections.

The Fleet’s above-water forces keep being reduced now. Back in February 2005, Then Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Naval Fleet Vladimir Kuroedov said that battle ships are expected to leave service massively after 2010, without being replaced by new ones, and, consequently, not over fifty ships will remain by 2020. With so small a fleet, Russia’s Navy will be incapable of safeguarding the national security even in the nearest sea zone.

Unfortunately, the trend has not been overcome in recent years. “Soviet Union Fleet Admiral Kuznetsov” is the only aircraft-carrier that has remained in the Russian fleet. It is the first and the last Soviet aircraft carrier with springboard start and horizontal amphibious for airplanes. The ship certainly is of great importance for the Fleet both in prestige and practice. It is a school for deck aviation, which allows preserving and storing up the experience that might prove useful in the future. However, the ship’s technical condition is in decadence, and it is no longer a combat-ready unit. The matter is aggravated by the difficulty of training the pilots for the 279th separate naval fighter air regiment, which now has just 19 deck fighter jets Su-33.

Due to economic reasons, construction of new aircraft-carriers is a matter of far future, although there are design works going on now.

Escort battle ships are in a difficult situation as well. Project 956 stream-turbine destroyers have unreliable high-pressure boilers, which require costly and highly qualified technical maintenance, while the Fleet is now unable to provide it. So, just eight out of 17 built ships of that type have remained in the fleet by now, and not over three of them are in working order. Project 1155 major anti-submarine ships with gas-turbine power installations are in a somewhat better situation.

Project 22350 frigate now represents the class of ocean-zone prospective ships. “Soviet Union Fleet Admiral Sergei Gorshkov” is the first ship in the series. Its construction began in 2006 at Severnaya Verf dockyard. The construction of Project 12441 new-generation patrol ship “Novik” began in Kaliningrad in 1997 with great pomp. However, it suffered unfortunate fate: due to its technical complexity and high cost, they decided to remake it into “Borodino” training ship. Instead, the construction of simpler and cheaper Project 20380 corvettes began in 2001. “Steregushchy” lead ship is ready. However, due to financial and technical reasons, the construction of Project 22350 and Project 20380 vessels is delayed, although the Fleet optimistically plans to have up to 20 frigates and 40 corvettes accordingly.

Mosquito fleet (it includes rocket boats and gun weapon boats) has reduced by many times as well, and is not being replenished. The Fleet has practically stopped developing its mine-sweeper forces. Russian mine-sweepers’ major drawback is their lack of modern automatic systems for destroying mines along the course of a ship.

Large-scale modernization of the Fleet’s vessels is out of the question now. From 1991 on, qualitative development of Russia’s above-water naval forces has come to a standstill. So, those surface ships and boats which have remained in service are technically 20-30 years behind, and they lag more and more behind modern requirements and foreign vessels of corresponding types.

Two Fleets for Four Fronts

Financing the Northern Fleet’s and the Pacific Fleet’s common-purpose forces still allows maintaining in service at least a minimal number of ships able to secure battle durability for submarine missile-carriers in their coastal regions. On the contrary, the Baltic Fleet and the Back Sea Fleet have lost their combat capability, and can only carry out parade/representation functions now.

The Russian Fleet’s crisis is aggravated by its historic curse – the geographic disconnection of forces among four (or five, if counting the Caspian Sea Fleet) sea fronts, which makes it extremely difficult to maneuver among them. That is the reason why Russia has been chronically weak on each of its sea fronts.

The Northern Fleet can so far be considered the only oceanic fleet of Russia. However, its common-purpose forces have few vessels for implementing combat tasks – just three Project 949A nuclear submarines, two tens of atomic multi-purpose and diesel submarines, aircraft carrier “Admiral Kuznetsov”, missile cruisers “Peter the Great” and “Marshall Ustinov”, and several smaller ships. It allows securing the sea patrol by one strategic submarine missile cruiser, and periodical patrolling by some submarines and surface ships. Low combat-readiness of the only aircraft-carrier hampers forming more or less effective groupings for actions in the open sea. So, the Northern Fleet can now apply its forces only for a defense operation near Russia’s coast or for covering nuclear missile-carriers deployment in coastal regions. The Fleet’s inability to secure on-schedule repair of the vessels puts the Northern Fleet at risk of losing its aircraft-carrier, a number of missile cruisers, torpedo boat destroyers, and Project 949A submarines. In that case, the Northern Fleet will eventually turn into a flotilla.

The Pacific Fleet has now almost completely fallen into two groupings – in Kamchatka and in Primorie. They are almost devoid of operative connection. Kamchatka’s above-water forces are practically liquidated. It reduces to zero the ability to fully secure strategic submarines’ combat duty, although it is here where new Project 955 missile-carriers are to be supplied. The Pacific Fleet’s forces in Primorie have completely lost their nuclear submarines, and now constitute a small unit headed by “Variag” missile cruiser. The Pacific Fleet’s technical maintenance and vessel repair has always been the worst among all Russian fleets.

Russia has completely lost its century-long supremacy in the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea. Both fleets are now unable to counteract even the united naval groupings of NATO-neighboring countries, not to mention their inability to blockade strait zones. The Black Sea Fleet is a quaint mixture of solitary ships of different types, most of which now have museum value.

There are no prospects for the above-water fleet’s renovation for the coming 10-15 years. Although, several new-type vessels’ construction has been initiated recently (Project 22350 frigate, five Project 20380 corvettes, three Project 21630 small gun weapon ships, Project 11711 major amphibious ship). However, the real amount of financing turns all these programs into protracted construction. The total number of ships planned to be built under the State Weaponry Program for 2007-2015, even if it is successfully and fully implemented, will not allow counting on the equal replacement of ageing ships and the formation of homogeneous units of new-type vessels. Most likely, it will boil down to replenishing some of the fleets with a few single ships.

Mikhail Barabanov, editor-in-chief of Moscow Defense Brief magazine



CO's of the Russian Fleet

Photo: Leonid YakutinVysotsky Vladimir Sergeevich
Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Fleet (since September 11, 2007). Admiral.

Born on August 18, 1954, in Komarno village of Lvov region in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Graduated from the Nakhimov Naval School, the Black Sea Highest Naval School (Sevastopol) in 1976, the Supreme Special Officer Classes of the Naval Fleet in 1982, the Naval Academy (*** laude) in 1990, and the General Staff Academy (*** laude) in 1999.

His service began in the Pacific Fleet: CO of anti-submarine group of the mine and torpedo department of a major anti-submarine ship, CO of the mine and torpedo department, assistant CO of “Admiral Senyavin” cruiser. Senior assistant CO of a missile cruiser from 1983. Senior assistant CO of “Minsk” aircraft carrier from 1986. Appointed in 1990 as crew CO of “Variag” aircraft-carrier under construction. However, its building was suspended, and then the ship was sold to China to be disassembled into metal parts.

In 1992, appointed as deputy CO, and in 1994 – as CO of the 36th missile ship division of the Pacific Fleet. In 1999, transferred to the Northern Fleet as chief of staff of the Kolsk Flotilla of Diverse Forces (in 1993-1996, the position was occupied by his predecessor at the Russian Naval Fleet’s Commander-in-Chief position Vladimir Masorin). In 2000, took part in the operation to save K-141 “Kursk” submarine. On January 21, 2002, became CO of the Kolsk Flotilla of Diverse Forces. On August 20, 2004, appointed chief of staff of the Baltic Fleet. CO of the Northern Fleet from September 26, 2005.


Photo: Leonid YakutinAbramov Mikhail Leopoldovich
Chief of Main Staff of the Naval Fleet (since September 4, 2005). Admiral.

Born on July 6, 1956 in Vladivostok to a family of military men. In 1978, graduated from the Pacific Highest Naval School (Vladivostok) as engineer/electro-mechanic. Graduated from the Supreme Special Officer Classes of the Naval Fleet in 1984, from the Naval Academy in 1989, and from the General Staff Academy in 2001.

Entered service in the Pacific Fleet as CO of the start battery of the mine and torpedo department of “Storozhevoy” patrol ship (the ship where 3rd Class Captain Valery Sablin raised mutiny in 1975, after which the ship was transferred from the Baltic Fleet to the Pacific Fleet).

Then, served as senior assistant CO, CO of a patrol ship. From 1989, chief of staff of the Baltic Fleet’s amphibious ship brigade. In March 1990, returned to the Pacific Fleet, where served as deputy CO of brigade, chief of staff, CO of surface ship division, chief of staff of the Kamchatka Flotilla, chief of staff of Russia’s north-east grouping of troops and forces. In 1992, commanded the Russian Fleet’s detachment in the Persian Gulf during the war in Iraq.

From 2001, CO of the Primorsk Flotilla of the Pacific Fleet. On July 21, 2003, appointed chief of staff of the Baltic Fleet. CO of the Northern Fleet from May 28, 2004.


Photo: Leonid YakutinTatarinov Alexander Arkadievich
First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Fleet (since July 17, 2007). Admiral.

Born on October 25, 1950 in Olovianinsky district of Chita region. Graduated from the Black Sea Highest Naval School in 1972, the Supreme Special Officer Classes of the Naval Fleet in 1980, the Naval Academy in 1988, the General Staff Academy (externally) in 2002.

Served in the Baltic Fleet: engineer, head of laboratory of the mine-torpedo weapons and equipment base. Battery CO from 1973, CO of the missile and gun weapon department of major anti-submarine ship “Slavny” from 1976. Senior assistant CO of “Bodry” and “Neukrotimy” patrol ships from 1977. CO of anti-submarine ship “Obraztsovy” from 1980 (the ship was in capital repair from 1977 to 1984).

Chief of staff (from 1988) and CO (from 1990) of the 26th anti-submarine ship brigade of the Baltic Fleet. In 1994, appointed as chief of staff of the Baltic Naval Base. From April 1996, CO of the base. From September 1997, chief of staff of the Black Sea fleet. CO of the Black Sea Fleet from February 15, 2005.


Photo: Leonid YakutinMaximov Nikolai Mikhailovich
CO of the Northern Fleet (since November 19, 2007). Vice-admiral.

Born on May 15, 1956 in Bolgrad town in Odessa region of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Graduated from the Leningrad Nakhimov Naval School in 1973, the Leninsky Komsomol Highest Naval School for Submarine Navigation (Leningrad) in 1978, the Supreme Special Officer Classes of the Naval Fleet in 1986, the Naval Academy in 1995, and the General Staff Academy (*** laude) in 2000.

Served in the Northern Fleet’s submarines: group CO, CO of the missile and gun weapon department, assistant, senior assistant of submarine cruiser CO. Afterwards, CO of nuclear ballistic missile submarine K-137 “Leninets” (Project 667A head submarine), deputy CO of a submarine division. From April 1996, CO of the 31st submarine division (it includes strategic-purpose submarine missile-carriers). In 2000-2001, deputy CO of the 7th Atlantic operative squadron of surface ships of the Northern Fleet.

From 2001, chief of staff of the 3rd submarine flotilla. After flotillas’ transformation into squadrons, from September 2002, Nikolai Maximov commanded the Northern Fleet’s 12th submarine squadron. From 2005, served as deputy CO of the Northern Fleet (while the CO was Vladimir Vysotsky, now the Fleet’s CO-in-chief).


Photo: Leonid YakutinSidenko Konstantin Semenovich
CO of the Pacific Fleet (since December 6, 2007). Vice-admiral.

Born on February 2, 1953 in Khabarovsk. Graduated from the Pacific Highest Naval School (Vladivostok) in 1975, then the Supreme Special Officer Classes of the Fleet, the Naval Academy in 1989, and the General Staff Academy in 1994.

Served in Kamchatka in the 45th anti-submarine division of nuclear submarines of the Pacific Fleet: CO of the mine and torpedo department, assistant CO, senior assistant CO of a submarine, crew CO, CO of the submarine. Then, deputy CO, CO of the 45th submarine division of the Pacific Fleet (the division included Project 971 nuclear attack submarines).

From November 1996, chief of staff of the 2nd submarine flotilla (transformed into the 16th submarine squadron in May 1998). Chief of staff from August 1999, and CO of troops and forces of Russia’s north-east from June 2000. The Pacific Fleet’s chief of staff from April 2002. In Autumn 2005, after AS-28 bathyscaphe sank near Kamchatka, Konstantin Sidenko, among other naval officials, was reprimanded – warned about being incompletely qualified for his position. Commanded the Baltic Fleet from May 2006.


Photo: Leonid YakutinMardusin Viktor Nikolaevich
CO of the Baltic Fleet (since December 6, 2007). Vice-admiral.

Born on March 18, 1958 in Bryansk. Graduated from the Black Sea Highest Naval School (Sevastopol) in 1980, the Supreme Special Officer Classes of the Naval Fleet in 1986, the Naval Academy in 1991, and the General Staff Academy in 2000.

Served in the Baltic Fleet: CO of the air defense missile battery, CO of the missile and gun weapon department of small missile ship “Grad”, assistant CO of small missile ship “Molnia”. From 1986, senior assistant CO of large missile ship “Prozorlivy”. From 1988, CO of destroyer “Speshny”, which had just been put out of conservation. It entered service in the fleet in 1955, and was eventually written off in 1989.

From 1991, CO of small missile ship division, chief of staff of missile ship brigade, CO of missile boat brigade of the Baltic Fleet. In 1996, appointed as chief of staff of the Baltic Naval Base (its CO was Alexander Tatarinov, now the Fleet’s first deputy CO-in-chief). From July 2000, Viktor Mardusin served as deputy chief of staff of the Baltic Fleet. From May 2001, as CO of the Baltic Naval Base.

From August 2003, deputy CO of the Pacific Fleet. In March 2005, appointed as first deputy CO of the Black Sea Fleet (and once again served under Alexander Tatarinov’s direction). From May 2006, the Pacific Fleet’s chief of staff.


Photo: Leonid YakutinKletskov Alexander Dmitrievich
CO of the Black Sea Fleet (since July 17, 2007). Vice-admiral.

Born on August 16, 1955 in Bryansk region. Graduated from the Kaliningrad Highest Naval School in 1978, the Naval Academy in 1989, and the General Staff Academy in 2003.

Served in the Baltic Fleet: assistant CO of a ship, CO of navigation department of coastal minesweeper “Altaisky Komsomolets” of the Tallinn Naval Base. CO of “Komsomolets Estonii” minesweeper. Chief of staff, CO of minesweeper division of the Baltiysk Naval Base. In the early 90s, chief of staff, CO of the 64th patrol ship brigade of water region (Baltiysk), chief of staff of the Leningrad Naval Base’s ship formation.

From 1998, chief of staff, CO of the Baltic Naval Base. From October 2005, the Baltic Fleet’s chief of staff.


Photo: Leonid YakutinKravchuk Viktor Petrovich
CO of the Caspian Flotilla (since November 4, 2005). Rear-admiral.

Born on January 18, 1961 in Palasher town of Bereznikovsky district of Perm region. Graduated from the Pacific Highest Naval School (Vladivostok) in 1983, the Supreme Special Officer Classes of the Naval Fleet in 1988, the Naval Academy (externally) in 1997, and the General Staff Academy in 2002.

Served in the Pacific Fleet: CO of navigation department , assistant CO, CO of a missile boat. In the late 1980s, CO of missile boat division, chief of staff, CO of missile boat brigade. From 1999, deputy CO and head of the armament and weaponry operation service of the Caspian Flotilla. From 2003, chief of staff and first deputy CO of the Caspian Flotilla.


Part II to follow

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First-Class Ships and Submarines

Project 11435 aircraft carrier “Orel”


Displacement 55,000 metric tons. Overall length 304 meters, beam 72 meters, draft 10 meters. Full speed 29 knots, cruising range 8,000 miles. Capacity of steam turbine engines - 200,000 horse-powers. Armament: aircraft group (up to 52 Su-33, Su-25 jets, and helicopters), 12 launchers for P-700 anti-ship missiles “Granit” (range 550 kilometers), air defense and anti-submarine systems. Crew of 1960 people (including 518 officers).

Project 1144 heavy nuclear missile cruiser “Orlan”


Displacement 24,500 metric tons. Overall length 251 meters, beam 28.5 meters, draft 10.33 meters. Full speed 31 knots. Capacity of nuclear engines - 140,000 horse-powers. Armament: 20 launchers for P-700 anti-ship missiles “Granit” (range 550 kilometers), air defense, gun weapon, torpedo, and anti-submarine systems, 3 helicopters. Crew of 728 people (including 97 officers).

Project 1164 missile cruiser “Atlant”


Displacement 11,500 metric tons. Overall length 186 meters, beam 20.8 meters, draft 8.4 meters. Full speed 32 knots, cruising range 7,500 miles. Capacity of gas turbine engines - 110,000 horse-powers. Armament: 16 launchers for P-1000 anti-ship missiles “Vulkan” (range 700 kilometers) [“Marshall Ustinov” cruiser has P-500 “Bazalt” missiles of range of 550 kilometers], air defense, gun weapon, torpedo, and anti-submarine systems, a helicopter. Crew of 485 people (including 66 officers).

Project 956 destroyer “Sarych”


Displacement 7,940 metric tons. Overall length 156.5 meters, beam 17.2 meters, draft 5.96 meters. Full speed 32 knots, cruising range 4,500 miles. Capacity of steam turbine engines - 100,000 horse-powers. Armament: 8 launchers for “Moskit” anti-ship missiles (range 120 kilometers), air defense, gun weapon, torpedo, and anti-submarine systems, a helicopter. Crew of 344 people (including 31 officers).

Project 1155 major anti-submarine ship “Fregat”


Displacement 7,570 metric tons. Overall length 163.5 meters, beam 19 meters, draft 5.2 meters. Full speed 29 knots, cruising range 5,700 miles. Capacity of gas turbine engines - 62,000 horse-powers. Armament: air defense, gun weapon, torpedo, and anti-submarine systems, two helicopters. Crew of 220 people (including 29 officers).

Project 667BDR nuclear ballistic missile submarine “Kalmar”


Submerged displacement 16,000 metric tons. Overall length 155 meters, beam 11.7 meters, draft 8.7 meters. Full submarine speed 24 knots. Capacity of nuclear engines - 40,000 horse-powers. Armament: 16 launchers for RSM-50 missiles (48 warheads), 4 torpedo tubes. Crew of 130 people (including 40 officers).

Project 667BDR nuclear ballistic missile submarine “Delfin”


Submerged displacement 18,200 metric tons. Overall length 167 meters, beam 11.7 meters, draft 8.8 meters. Full submarine speed 24 knots. Capacity of nuclear engines - 40,000 horse-powers. Armament: 16 RSM-54 SLBM launchers (64 warheads), 4 torpedo tubes. Crew of 130 people (including 40 officers).

Project 941 nuclear ballistic missile submarine “Akula”


Submerged displacement 48,000 metric tons. Overall length 172 meters, beam 23.3 meters, draft 11 meters. Full submarine speed 25 knots. Capacity of nuclear engines - 100,000 horse-powers. Armament: 20 launchers for RSM-52 missiles (200 warheads), 6 torpedo tubes. Crew of 160 people (including 52 officers).

Project 949A nuclear submarine “Antei” with cruise missiles


Submerged displacement 24,000 metric tons. Overall length 155 meters, beam 18.2 meters, draft 9.2 meters. Full submarine speed 30 knots. Capacity of nuclear engines - 100,000 horse-powers. Armament: 24 launchers for P-700 anti-ship missiles “Granit” (range 550 kilometers), 6 torpedo tubes. Crew of 107 people (including 48 officers).

Project 971 nuclear attack submarine “Shchuka-B”


Submerged displacement 12,770 metric tons. Overall length 110.3 meters, beam 13.5 meters, draft 9.6 meters. Full submarine speed 30 knots. Capacity of nuclear engines - 50,000 horse-powers. Armament: 8 torpedo tubes. Crew of 73 people (including 33 officers).



The Northern Fleet

CO Vice-Admiral Nikolai Maximov.
Chief of staff Vice-Admiral Sergei Simonenko.

The 43rd division of missile ships (Severomorsk)
CO Rear-Admiral Alexander Turilin.

“Admiral Kuznetsov” — Project 11435 aircraft carrier. Board number 063, commissioned in 1990. CO 1st-Class Captain Alexander Shevchenko. In repair.

“Peter the Great” — Project 11442 heavy nuclear missile cruiser. Board number 099, commissioned in 1996. CO 2nd-Class Captain Felix Menkov.

“Admiral Nakhimov” — Project 11442 heavy nuclear missile cruiser. Board number 080, commissioned in 1988. CO 1st-Class Captain Gennady Vasilchenko. In conservation.

“Marshall Ustinov” — Project 1164 missile cruiser. Board number 055, commissioned in 1986. CO 1st-Class Captain Pavel Kravchenko.

“Admiral Ushakov” — Project 956 destroyer. Board number 434, commissioned in 1993. CO 1st-Class Captain Igor Neklyudov.

“Gremyashchy” — Project 956 guard destroyer. Board number 406, commissioned in 1991. Guard CO 2nd-Class Captain Andrei Naboka.

The 11th squadron of submarines (Zaozersk)
CO Vice-Admiral Alexander Smelkov.

The 7th division of submarines (Vidyaevo)
CO 1st-Class Captain Alexander Yuldashev.

B-276 “Kostroma” — Project 945 nuclear submarine. Commissioned in 1987. CO 1st-Class Captain Alexander Fedosov. In repair.

B-336 “Pskov” — Project 945A nuclear submarine. Commissioned in 1993. CO 1st-Class Captain Alexei Belyaev.

B-534 “Nizhny Novgorod” — Project 945A nuclear submarine. Commissioned in 1990. In repair.

B-414 “Daniil Moskovsky” — Project 671RTMK nuclear submarine. Commissioned in 1990. CO 1st-Class Captain Mikhail Kotsegub.

B-448 “Tambov” — Project 671 RTMK nuclear submarine. Commissioned in 1992. CO 1st-Class Captain Sergei Cherednichenko.

The 11th division of submarines (Zaozersk)
CO 1st-Class Captain Igor Mukhametshin.

K-119 “Voronezh” — Project 949A guard nuclear cruise missile submarine. Commissioned in 1989. Guard CO 1st-Class Captain Vadim Zhurov. In repair.

K-266 “Orel” — Project 949A nuclear cruise missile submarine. Commissioned in 1992. Temporary acting CO 2nd-Class Captain Sergei Pirozhenko. In repair.

K-410 “Smolensk” — Project 949A nuclear cruise missile submarine. Commissioned in 1990. CO 1st-Class Captain Anton Milovanov.

B-138 “Obninsk” — Project 671RTMK nuclear submarine. Commissioned in 1990. CO 1st-Class Captain Dmitry Kuznetsov.

B-388 “Sosnovy Bor” — Project 671RTMK nuclear submarine. Commissioned in 1988.

The 12th squadron of submarines (Gadzhievo)
CO Rear-Admiral Sergei Farkov.

The 18th division of submarines (Nerpichya inlet)
Temporary acting CO 1st-Class Captain Sergei Shnyak.

TK-17 “Arkhangelsk” — Project 941 nuclear ballistic missile submarine. Commissioned in 1987. CO 1st-Class Captain Andrei Bogdanov. In reserve.

TK-20 “Severstal” — Project 941 nuclear ballistic missile submarine. Commissioned in 1989. CO 1st-Class Captain Mikhail Volozhinsky. In reserve.

TK-208 “Dmitry Donskoi” — Project 941U nuclear ballistic missile submarine. Commissioned in 1982. CO 2nd-Class Captain Oleg Tsybin. Re-equipped for test purposes.

The 24th division of submarines (Yagelnaya inlet)
CO Rear-Admiral Anatoly Minakov.

K-154 “Tigr” — Project 971 nuclear submarine. Commissioned in 1993. CO 1st-Class Captain Alexander Konovalov. In repair.

K-157 “Vepr” — Project 971 nuclear submarine. Commissioned in 1995.

K-317 “Pantera” — Project 971 nuclear submarine. Commissioned in 1990. CO 2nd-Class Captain Alexei Dmitrov.

K-328 “Leopard” — Project 971 nuclear submarine. Commissioned in 1992. CO 1st-Class Captain Andrei Egorov.

K-335 “Gepard” — Project 971 guard nuclear submarine. Commissioned in 2001. Guard CO 1st-Class Captain Eduard Vakulenko. In repair.

K-461 “Volk” — Project 971 nuclear submarine. Commissioned in 1991. CO 1st-Class Captain Oleg Zverev. In repair.

The 31st division of submarines (Yagelnaya inlet)
CO 1st-Class Captain Alexander Moiseev.

K-44 “Ryazan” — Project 667BDR nuclear ballistic missile submarine. Commissioned in 1982.

K-496 “Borisoglebsk” — Project 667BDR nuclear ballistic missile submarine. Commissioned in 1977. CO 1st-Class Captain Nikolai Elezov. In repair.

K-18 “Karelia” — Project 667BDRM nuclear ballistic missile submarine. Commissioned in 1989. CO 1st-Class Captain Alexei Kovalenko. In repair.

K-51 “Verkhoturie” — Project 667BDRM nuclear ballistic missile submarine. Commissioned in 1984. CO 1st-Class Captain Sergei Domnin.

K-84 “Ekaterinburg” — Project 667BDRM nuclear ballistic missile submarine. Commissioned in 1985. CO 1st-Class Captain Arkady Navarsky.

K-114 “Tula” — Project 667BDRM nuclear ballistic missile submarine. Commissioned in 1987. CO 1st-Class Captain Anatoly Kovalenko.

K-117 “Bryansk” — Project 667BDRM nuclear ballistic missile submarine. Commissioned in 1988. CO 1st-Class Captain Andrei Pavlovsky.

K-407 “Novomoskovsk” — Project 667BDRM nuclear ballistic missile submarine. Commissioned in 1990. CO 1st-Class Captain Alexander Glushkov.

The 29th separate brigade of submarines (Olenya inlet)
CO 1st-Class Captain Nikolai Gritsevich.

AS-13 — Project 1910 nuclear deep-water station. Commissioned in 1986.

AS-15 — Project 1910 nuclear deep-water station. Commissioned in 1991.

AS-33 — Project 1910 nuclear deep-water station. Commissioned in 1994.

AS-21 — Project 1851 special mission nuclear submarine. Commissioned in 1991.

AS-23 — Project 1851 special mission nuclear submarine. Commissioned in 1986.

AS-35 — Project 1851 special mission nuclear submarine. Commissioned in 1995.

AS-12 — Project 10831 nuclear deep-water station. Commissioned in 1997.

KS-129 “Orenburg” — Project 09786 special mission nuclear submarine. Commissioned in 1981. CO 1st-Class Captain Alexei Sokolov. In repair.

Kolskaya Flotilla of diverse forces (Polyarny)
CO Vice-Admiral Sergei Rusakov.

The 2nd division of anti-submarine ships (Polyarny)
CO 1st-Class Captain Evgeny Irza.

“Admiral Chabanenko” — Project 11551 major anti-submarine ship. Board number 650, commissioned in 1999. CO 1st-Class Captain Sergei Grishin.

“Admiral Levchenko” — Project 1155 major anti-submarine ship. Board number 605, commissioned in 1988. CO 2nd-Class Captain Sergei Okhremchuk.

“Admiral Kharlamov” — Project 1155 major anti-submarine ship. Board number 678, commissioned in 1989. CO 2nd-Class Captain Alexander Berlev. In reserve.

“Vice-Admiral Kulakov” — Project 1155 major anti-submarine ship. Board number 400, commissioned in 1981. In repair.

“Severomorsk” — Project 1155 major anti-submarine ship. Board number 619, commissioned in 1987. CO 2nd-Class Captain Anton Speransky.

The 121th brigade of amphibious ships (Polyarny)
CO 1st-Class Captain Nikolai Yakubovsky.

BDK-45 “Georgy Pobedonocets” — Project 775 major amphibious ship. Board number 016, commissioned in 1985. CO 3rd-Class Captain Arkady Lepsky.

BDK-55 “Alexander Otrakovsky” — Project 775 major amphibious ship. Board number 031, commissioned in 1978. CO 1st-Class Captain Sergei Pishchak. In repair.

BDK-91 “Olenegorsky Gornyak” — Project 775 major amphibious ship. Board number 012, commissioned in 1976. CO 2nd-Class Captain Yuri Davityan.

BDK-182 “Kondopoga” — Project 775 major amphibious ship. Board number 027, commissioned in 1976. CO 2nd-Class Captain Gennady Medvedev. In repair.

“Mitrofan Moskalenko” — Project 1174 major amphibious ship. Board number 020, commissioned in 1989. CO 2nd-Class Captain Sergei Komarov. In conservation.

The 161st brigade of submarines (Polyarny)
CO 1st-Class Captain Alexander Gorbunov.

B-177 “Lipetsk” — Project 877 diesel submarine. Commissioned in 1991. CO Captain-Lieutenant Andrei Kovalev.

B-401 “Novosibirsk” — Project 877 diesel submarine. Commissioned in 1984. CO 3rd-Class Captain Alexander Nazariev.

B-402 “Vologda” — Project 877 diesel submarine. Commissioned in 1984. CO 2nd-Class Captain Anton Boiko.

B-459 “Vladikavkaz” — Project 877 diesel submarine. Commissioned in 1990. CO 2nd-Class Captain Gennady Esipov.

B-471 “Magnitogorsk” — Project 877 diesel submarine. Commissioned in 1990. CO 2nd-Class Captain Nurdin Membetaliev.

B-800 “Kaluga” — Project 877LPMB diesel submarine. Commissioned in 1989. CO 2nd-Class Captain Sergei Kolevatov. In repair.

B-808 “Yaroslavl” — Project 877E diesel submarine. Commissioned in 1988. CO 3rd-Class Captain Boris Vinogradov.

The 7th brigade of water region patrol ships (Polyarny)

The 270th guard division of small anti-submarine ships (Olenya inlet)

MPK-14 “Monchegorsk” — Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 190, commissioned in 1993. Guard CO 3rd-Class Captain Evgeny Dolotov. In repair.

MPK-59 “Snezhnogorsk” — Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 196, commissioned 1994.

MPK-194 “Brest” — Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 199, commissioned in 1988. In repair.

MPK-203 “Yunga” — Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 113, commissioned in 1989. Guard CO 3rd-Class Captain Mikhail Belyaev.

The 108th division of small missile ships (Polyarny)
CO 2nd-Class Captain Alexander Rakovsky.

“Iceberg” — Project 1234 small missile ship. Board number 512, commissioned in 1979. CO 3rd-Class Captain Andrei Kapranchikov.

“Nakat” — Project 12347 small missile ship. Board number 526, commissioned in 1987.

“Rassvet” — Project 12341 small missile ship. Board number 520, commissioned in 1988. CO 3rd-Class Captain Viktor Govera.

The 5th brigade of minesweepers (Polyarny)
CO 1st-Class Captain Alexander Peshkov.

The 83th division of coastal minesweepers (Polyarny)
CO 3rd-Class Captain Dmitry Tsyganenko.

BT-50 “Elnya” — Project 12650 coastal minesweeper. Board number 454, commissioned in 1986. CO 3rd-Class Captain Andrei Kozyrev.

BT-97 “Polyarny” — Project 12650 coastal minesweeper. Board number 402, commissioned in 1984. CO 3rd-Class Captain Sergei Zubkov.

BT-111 “Avangard” — Project 12650 coastal minesweeper. Board number 466, commissioned in 1988.

BT-152 “Kotelnich” — Project 12650 coastal minesweeper. Board number 418, commissioned in 1987. In repair.

BT-211 “Vyatchik” — Project 12650 coastal minesweeper. Board number 469, commissioned in 1991. CO 3rd-Class Captain Alexei Fedorov.

BT-226 “Kolomna” — Project 12650 coastal minesweeper. Board number 426, commissioned in 1990. CO 3rd-Class Captain Alexei Prokoshin. In repair.

The 42th division of sea minesweepers (Polyarny)
CO 2nd-Class Captain Viktor Cherman.

“Vladimir Gumanenko” — Project 12660 sea mine-sweeper. Board number 811, commissioned in 2000. CO Captain-Lieutenant Alexei Alexandrov.

“Komendor” — Project 266M sea mine-sweeper. Board number 808, commissioned in 1974.

“Mashinist” — Project 266M sea mine-sweeper. Board number 855, commissioned in 1975. CO 3rd-Class Captain Alexei Sviridenko.

The 51th division of scout ships (Polyarny)

The 81th brigade of supply vessels (Severomorsk)
CO 1st-Class Captain Sergei Baev.

The 88th brigade of rescue vessels (Severomorsk)

The 61th separate brigade of marines (Sputnik town)
Acting CO Colonel Dmitry Varich.

The 924th guard separate sea missile-carrying air regiment (Olenegorsk)
Guard CO Colonel Nikolai Knyazev.

The The 279th separate naval fighter air regiment (Severomorsk-3).
CO Colonel Igor Matkovsky.

The 830th separate naval anti-submarine helicopter regiment (Severomorsk-1)
CO Colonel Sergei Checherov.

The 403th separate composite air regiment (Severomorsk-1)
CO Colonel Sergei Dergunov.

The 73th separate anti-submarine long-range air squadron (Kipelovo, Fedotovo)
CO Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Budkeev.

The 536th separate missile coast brigade (Snezhnogorsk, Olenya inlet)
CO Colonel Andrei Dorofeev.

The 215th separate regiment of radio-electric counteraction (Severomorsk)

Belomorskaya naval base (Severodvinsk)
CO Vice-Admiral Oleg Tregubov.

The 43th separate division of water region patrol ships (Severodvinsk)
CO 2nd-Class Captain Vitaly Kulik.

MRK-7 “Onega” — Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 164, commissioned in 1991. CO 3rd-Class Captain Viktor Chekalin.

MRK-130 “Naryan-Mar” — Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 138, commissioned in 1990. CO 3rd-Class Captain Alexander Boichenko. In repair.

MT-434 — Project 1332 sea mine-sweeper. Commissioned in 1973. In repair.

The 339th separate brigade of submarines under construction and repair (Severodvinsk)
CO 1st-Class Captain Nikolai Andreev.

The 16th brigade of ships under construction and repair (Severodvinsk)
CO 1st-Class Captain Igor Golovchenko.

The 45th State Central Naval Polygon (Nenoxa)
CO Rear-Admiral Vitaly Fedorin.

Battle Ships of the Russian Naval Fleet Number*Average age (years) 1st-Class ShipsIncluding:69 (26)19.7 aircraft-carriers 1 (1)18 missile cruisers6 (2)20.5 destroyers8 (3)18 major anti-submarine ships 11 (3)22.5 nuclear submarines with ballistic missiles**15 (5)24.3 nuclear submarines with cruise missiles9 (5)17.3 nuclear attack submarines12 (7)16.1 special mission nuclear submarines 716.6 2nd-Class ShipsIncluding:57 (16)22.5 patrol ships725.1 missile ships on air cushion2 (1)9.5 major amphibious ships 21 (9)26.2 large nuclear submarines8 (3)19.1 diesel submarines19 (3)20.1 3rd-Class ShipsIncluding:112 (31)20.4 small anti-submarine ships29 (14)19.6 small missile ships13 (1)21.2 small gun weapon ships and boats211 landing crafts on air cushion 4 (1)21.5 missile boats28 (6)19.3 minesweepers 36 (9)22 Total238 (73)20.7 * In brackets is the number of ships and submarines that are in repair, reserve or conservation.
** Taking into account “Dmitry Donskoi” submarine, re-equipped for test purposes.

Battle Ships of the Northern Fleet Total*Average age (years) 1st-Class ShipsIncluding:38 (14)18.5 aircraft-carriers 1 (1)18 missile cruisers3 (1)18 destroyers216 major anti-submarine ships 5 (2)19.2 nuclear submarines with ballistic missiles**11 (5)22.5 nuclear submarines with cruise missiles3 (2)17.7 nuclear attack submarines6 (3)14.3 special mission nuclear submarines 716.6 2nd-Class ShipsIncluding:20 (7)21.5 major amphibious ships 5 (3)27.2 large nuclear submarines8 (3)19.1 diesel submarines7 (1)20 3rd-Class ShipsIncluding:19 (6)21.3 small anti-submarine ships6 (3)17.2 small missile ships323.3 minesweepers 10 (3)23.2 Total77 (27)20 * In brackets is the number of ships and submarines that are in repair, reserve or conservation.
** Taking into account “Dmitry Donskoi” submarine, re-equipped for test purposes.

The Pacific Fleet

CO Vice-Admiral Konstantin Sidenko.
Chief of staff Vice-Admiral Alexander Tolstyh.

The Primorsk Flotilla of Diverse Forces (Fokino)
CO Rear-Admiral Sergei Avakyants.

The 36th surface combatant division (Fokino)
CO Rear-Admiral Alexander Nosatov.

“Varyag” — Project 11641 guard missile cruiser. Board number 011, commissioned in 1989. Guard CO 1st-Class Captain Eduard Moskalenko.

“Admiral Lazarev” — Project 11442 heavy nuclear missile cruiser. Board number 015, commissioned in 1984. CO 1st-Class Captain Andrei Granin. In conservation.

“Bezboyazneny” — Project 956 destroyer. Board number 754, commissioned in 1990. CO 1st-Class Captain Roman Mashek. In repair.

“Boevoi” — Project 956 destroyer. Board number 720, commissioned in 1986. CO 1st-Class Captain Vadim Glushchenko. In conservation.

“Burniy” — Project 956 destroyer. Board number 778, commissioned in 1988. CO 1st-Class Captain Alexei Imanov. In repair.

“Bystriy” — Project 956 destroyer. Board number 715, commissioned in 1989. CO 1st-Class Captain Andrei Saprykin.

The 44th brigade of anti-submarine ships (Vladivostok)
CO 1st-Class Captain Andrei Nelidin.

“Admiral Vinogradov” — Project 1155 major anti-submarine ship. Board number 572, commissioned in 1988. CO 1st-Class Captain Petr Podkopailo.

“Admiral Panteleyev” — Project 1155 major anti-submarine ship. Board number 548, commissioned in 1991. CO 2nd-Class Captain Ivan Kovalev.

“Admiral Tributs” — Project 1155 major anti-submarine ship. Board number 564, commissioned in 1986. CO 2nd-Class Captain Sergei Sobokar.

“Marshall Shaposhnikov” — Project 1155 major anti-submarine ship. Board number 543, commissioned in 1985. CO 1st-Class Captain Anatoly Vislov.

The 100th brigade of amphibious ships (Fokino)
CO 1st-Class Captain Alexander Kuzminets.

BDK-11 “Peresvet” — Project 775M major amphibious ship. Board number 077, commissioned in 1991. CO 2nd-Class Captain Andrei Ognev. In repair.

BDK-98 — Project 775 major amphibious ship. Board number 055, commissioned in 1982. CO 2nd-Class Captain Igor Akulov. In repair.

BDK-101 “Oslyabya” — Project 775 major amphibious ship. Board number 066, commissioned in 1981. CO 3rd-Class Captain Sergei Komolov.

“Nikolai Vilkov” — Project 1171 major amphibious ship. Board number 081, commissioned in 1974. CO 3rd-Class Captain Alexander Kim. In repair.

“Alexander Nikolaev” — Project 1174 major amphibious ship. Commissioned in 1982. In conservation.

The 19th brigade of submarines (Small Ulysses)
Temporary acting CO 2nd-Class Captain Alexander Sautin.

B-187 — Project 877 diesel submarine. Commissioned in 1991. In repair.

B-190 “Krasnokamensk” — Project 877 diesel submarine. Commissioned in 1992. CO 2nd-Class Captain Sergei Volkov.

B-260 “Chita” — Project 877 diesel submarine. Commissioned in 1981. CO 2nd-Class Captain Andrei Dergousov.

B-345 — Project 877 diesel submarine. Commissioned in 1994. CO 2nd-Class Captain Alexander Bardovsky.

The 165th surface combatant brigade (Ulysses bay)
CO 2nd-Class Captain Igor Osipov.

The 2nd and the 25th guard divisions of missile boats

R-11 — Project 12411 missile boat. Board number 940, commissioned in 1991. In repair.

R-14 — Project 12411 missile boat. Board number 924, commissioned in 1991. In repair.

R-18 — Project 12411M missile boat. Board number 937, commissioned in 1992.

R-19 — Project 12411M missile boat. Board number 978, commissioned in 1992.

R-20 — Project 12411M missile boat. Board number 921, commissioned in 1993. Guard CO 3rd-Class Captain Ilya Strakhov.

R-24 — Project 12411M missile boat. Board number 946, commissioned in 1994.

R-29 — Project 12411M missile boat. Board number 916, commissioned in 2003. Guard CO 3rd-Class Captain Alexander Sidun.

R-79 — Project 1241T missile boat. Board number 995, commissioned in 1984. Guard CO Captain-Lieutenant Valery Popov.

R-261 — Project 12411 missile boat. Board number 991, commissioned in 1988. In repair.

R-297 — Project 12411 missile boat. Board number 951, commissioned in 1990. In repair.

R-298 — Project 12411 missile boat. Board number 971, commissioned in 1990.

The 11th division of water region patrol ships

MPK-17 — Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 362, commissioned in 1991. CO 3rd-Class Captain Maxim Kuligin. In repair.

MPK-64 “Metel” — Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 323, commissioned in 1990. CO 3rd-Class Captain Sergei Pankov. In repair.

MPK-221 — Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 354, commissioned in 1987. CO 3rd-Class Captain Andrei Lebedev.

MPK-222 “Koreets” — Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 390, commissioned in 1989. In repair.

BT-114 — Project 12650 coastal minesweeper. Board number 542, commissioned in 1987. CO Captain-Lieutenant Nikolai Kornilov.

BT-232 — Project 12650 coastal minesweeper. Board number 525, commissioned in 1988.

BT-245 — Project 12650 coastal minesweeper. Board number 553, commissioned in 1989.

BT-256 — Project 12650 coastal minesweeper. Board number 560, commissioned in 1991.

The 31st brigade of supply vessels (Vladivostok)
CO 1st-Class Captain Igor Seliverstov.

The 34th brigade of rescue vessels (Vladivostok)

The 72nd brigade of submarines under construction and repair (Bolshoi Kamen)
CO 1st-Class Captain Sergei Zakharchenko.

Division of scout ships (Vladivostok)

The 55th division of marines (Vladivostok)
CO Major-General Sergei Pushkin.

The 165th regiment of marines (Vladivostok)
CO Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Katsan.

The 390th regiment of marines (Slavyanka)

The 921st gun weapon regiment

The 923rd air defense missile regiment

The 568th separate composite air regiment (Kamenny Ruchei)
CO Colonel Vladimir Pushkarev.

The 289th separate composite anti-submarine air regiment (Nikolaevka)
CO Colonel Vitaly Vlasenko.

The 71st separate transport air squadron (Knevichi)
CO Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Kozak.

The 72nd separate coast missile regiment
CO Lieutenant Colonel Sergei Pavlov.

The 217th separate regiment of radio-electric counteraction (Shkotovo)

Sovgavansky naval region
CO 1st-Class Captain Sergei Alekminsky.

The 38th division of water region patrol ships (Soviet Harbor)
CO 2nd-Class Captain Kirill Taranenko.

MPK-125 “Soviet Harbor” — Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 350, commissioned in 1990. CO Captain-Lieutenant Alexei Denisov. In repair.

MPK-191 “Kholmsk” — Project 1124 small anti-submarine ship. Board number 369, commissioned in 1985. CO 3rd-Class Captain Alexei Ievlev.

BT-100 — Project 12650 coastal minesweeper. Board number 565, commissioned in 1984.

BT-215 — Project 12650 coastal minesweeper. Board number 593, commissioned in 1991.


Part III to follow

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Grouping of Troops and Forces in the North-East
CO Rear-Admiral Alexander Vitko.




The 16th squadron submarines (Vilyuchinsk)

The 10th division of submarines (Krasheninnikov bay)
CO Rear-Admiral Vladimir Grishechkin.

K-132 “Irkutsk” — Project 949A nuclear cruise missile submarine. Commissioned in 1988. CO 1st-Class Captain Vyacheslav Tsitkin. In repair.

K-150 “Tomsk” — Project 949A nuclear cruise missile submarine. Commissioned in 1996. CO 1st-Class Captain Andrei Ekimenko.

K-173 “Krasnoyarsk” — Project 949A nuclear cruise missile submarine. Commissioned in 1986. CO 1st-Class Captain Yuri Savin. In conservation.

K-186 “Omsk” — Project 949A nuclear cruise missile submarine. Commissioned in 1993. CO 1st-Class Captain Vladimir Dmitriev.

K-442 “Chelyabinsk” — Project 949A nuclear cruise missile submarine. Commissioned in 1990. CO 1st-Class Captain Vladimir Kuashev.

K-456 “Vilyuchinsk” — Project 949A nuclear cruise missile submarine. Commissioned in 1992. CO 1st-Class Captain Leonid Moldovanov. In repair.

K-263 “Barnaul” — Project 971 nuclear submarine. Commissioned in 1987. CO 1st-Class Captain Oleg Mikhalevsky. In repair.

K-295 “Samara” — Project 971 guard nuclear submarine. Commissioned in 1995. Guard CO 1st-Class Captain Roman Shchury.

K-322 “Kashalot” — Project 971 nuclear submarine. Commissioned in 1988. In repair.

K-331 “Magadan” — Project 971 nuclear submarine. Commissioned in 1990. CO 1st-Class Captain Oleg Gagkaev.

K-391 “Bratsk” — Project 971 nuclear submarine. Commissioned in 1989. CO 2nd-Class Captain Sergei Treguba. In repair.

K-419 “Kuzbass” — Project 971 nuclear submarine. Commissioned in 1992. CO 1st-Class Captain Dmitry Barkovsky. In repair.

The 25th division of submarines (Krasheninnikov bay)
CO Rear-Admiral Sergei Rekish.

K-211 “Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky” — Project 667BDR nuclear ballistic missile submarine. Commissioned in 1979. CO 1st-Class Captain Valery Kravchenko.

K-223 “Podolsk” — Project 667BDR nuclear ballistic missile submarine. Commissioned in 1979. CO 1st-Class Captain Andrei Khaidukov.

K-433 “St Georgy Pobedonosets” — Project 667BDR nuclear ballistic missile submarine. Commissioned in 1980. CO 1st-Class Captain Ramil Badrtdinov.

K-506 “Zelenograd” — Project 667BDR nuclear ballistic missile submarine. Commissioned in 1978. CO 1st-Class Captain Alexei Kravchenko.

The 182nd brigade of submarines (Ilyichev bay)
CO 1st-Class Captain Vadim Povorov.

B-394 — Project 877 diesel submarine. Commissioned in 1988.

B-445 — Project 877 diesel submarine. Commissioned in 1988.

B-464 “Ust-Kamchatsk” — Project 877 diesel submarine. Commissioned in 1990. CO 2nd-Class Captain Alexander Butnik.

B-494 “Ust-Bolsheretsk” — Project 877 diesel submarine. Commissioned in 1990. CO 1st-Class Captain Magaran Adigyuzelov.

The 114th brigade of water region patrol ships (Zavoiko)
CO 1st-Class Captain Igor Sadov.

The 117th division of water region patrol ships
CO 2nd-Class Captain Vasily Opryshko.

MPK-82 — Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 375, commissioned in 1991. CO 3rd-Class Captain Kirill Steglik.

MPK-107 — Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 332, commissioned in 1990. CO 3rd-Class Captain Sergei Bor.

MT-264 — Project 266ME sea mine-sweeper. Board number 738, commissioned in 1989. CO 3rd-Class Captain Dmitry Lidenkho.

MT-265 — Project 266ME sea mine-sweeper. Board number 718, commissioned in 1989. CO Captain-Lieutenant Vyacheslav Grishaev.

BT-325 — Project 12650 coastal minesweeper. Board number 586, commissioned in 1974. CO 3rd-Class Captain Evgeny Dolgopyatny. In repair.

The 66th division of small missile ships
CO 2nd-Class Captain Evgeny Kravchenko.

“Inei” — Project 12341 small missile ship. Board number 418, commissioned in 1986. CO 3rd-Class Captain Valery Lepetukhin.

“Moroz” — Project 12341 small missile ship. Board number 409, commissioned in 1989. CO 3rd-Class Captain Andrei Tikhomirov.

“Razliv” — Project 12341 small missile ship. Board number 450, commissioned in 1991. CO 3rd-Class Captain Alexander Kolomeets.

“Smerch” — Project 12341 small missile ship. Board number 423, commissioned in 1985. CO 3rd-Class Captain Denis Kaftanchikov. In repair.

The 84th brigade of supply vessels
CO 1st-Class Captain Oleg Tretyakov.




The 438th separate division of rescue vessels
CO 2nd-Class Captain Boris Doroganov.




The 40th separate brigade of marines
CO Colonel Valery Zhila.




The 865th separate fighter air regiment (Elizovo)
CO Colonel Alexander Konistyapin.




The 317th separate composite air regiment (Elizovo)
CO Colonel Yuri Ivashchenko.




The 520th separate coast missile brigade (Anglichanka town)
CO Colonel Oleg Budanov.




The 216th separate regiment of radio-electric counteraction (Anglichanka town)
CO 1st-Class Captain Gennady Azhmedenov.

The Pacific Fleet’s Battle ShipsNumber*Average age (years)1st-Class ShipsIncluding:26 (11)20.4missile cruisers2 (1)21.5destroyers4 (3)19.8major anti-submarine ships 420.5nuclear submarines with ballistic missiles429nuclear submarines with cruise missiles6 (3)17.2nuclear attack submarines6 (4)17.82nd-Class ShipsIncluding:13 (5)21.5major amphibious ships 5 (4)26 diesel submarines8 (1)18.8 3rd-Class ShipsIncluding:32 (10)18.8small anti-submarine ships8 (4)18.9small missile ships4 (1)20.3missile boats11 (4)16.4minesweepers 9 (1)21.1Total71 (26)19.9* In brackets is the number of ships and submarines that are in repair, reserve or conservation.

The Baltic Fleet
CO Vice-Admiral Viktor Mardusin.
Chief of staff Vice-Admiral Viktor Chirkov.

The 12th surface combatant division (Baltiysk)
CO 1st-Class Captain Evgeny Aleshin.

The 128th surface combatant brigade (Baltiysk)
CO 1st-Class Captain Oleg Gurinov.

“Bespokoiny” — Project 956A destroyer. Board number 620, commissioned in 1991. CO 1st-Class Captain Vladimir Tryapichnikov.

“Nastoichivy” — Project 956A destroyer. Board number 610, commissioned in 1992. CO 2nd-Class Captain Oleg Grishan.

“Neustrashimy” — Project 11540 patrol ship. Board number 712, commissioned in 1993. CO 2nd-Class Captain Alexei Apanovich.

“Neukrotimy” — Project 1135M patrol ship. Board number 731, commissioned in 1977. CO 2nd-Class Captain Sergei Malkov.

“Pylky” — Project 11352 patrol ship. Board number 702, commissioned in 1978. CO 2nd-Class Captain Oleg Gusev.

The 71st brigade of amphibious ships (Baltiysk)
CO 1st-Class Captain Oleg Bystrov.

BDK-43 “Minsk” — Project 775 major amphibious ship. Board number 127, commissioned in 1983. CO 3rd-Class Captain Alexander Morgen.

BDK-58 “Kaliningrad” — Project 775 major amphibious ship. Board number 102, commissioned in 1984. CO 3rd-Class Captain Mikhail Kushnerev. In repair.

BDK-61 “Korolev” — Project 775M major amphibious ship. Board number 130, commissioned in 1992. CO 2nd-Class Captain Igor Khabun.

BDK-100 “Alexander Shabalin” — Project 775 major amphibious ship. Board number 110, commissioned in 1986.

The 7th division of amphibious ships (Baltiysk)
CO 2nd-Class Captain German Evgrafov.

MDK-50 “Evgeny Kocheshkov” — Project 12322 landing craft on air cushion. Board number 770, commissioned in 1991. CO 3rd-Class Captain Sergei Ivanov.

MDK-94 “Mordovia” — Project 12322 landing craft on air cushion. Board number 782, commissioned in 1991. CO Captain-Lieutenant Alexei Guskov. In repair.

The Baltic naval base
CO Rear-Admiral Leonid Nistryan.

The 36th brigade of missile boats (Baltiysk)
CO 1st-Class Captain Viktor Ivanov.

The 1st guard division of missile boats
Guard CO 2nd-Class Captain Oleg Tikhonovich.

R-2 — Project 12411M missile boat. Board number 870, commissioned in 1999. Guard CO Captain-Lieutenant Alexander Alexandrov.

R-47 — Project 12411 missile boat. Board number 819, commissioned in 1987.

R-129 — Project 12411 missile boat. Board number 852, commissioned in 1985.

R-187 — Project 12411 missile boat. Board number 855, commissioned in 1989.

R-257 — Project 12411 missile boat. Board number 833, commissioned in 1986.

R-291 “Dimitrovgrad” — Project 12411 missile boat. Board number 825, commissioned in 1991. Guard CO 2nd-Class Captain Leonid Mylnikov.

R-293 “Morshansk” — Project 12411 missile boat. Board number 874, commissioned in 1992. Guard CO Captain-Lieutenant Pavel Chuev.

The 106th division of small missile ships
CO 3rd-Class Captain Alexei Kartashov.

“Geyser” — Project 12341 small missile ship. Board number 555, commissioned in 1989. CO 3rd-Class Captain Andrei Linenko.

“Zyb” — Project 12341 small missile ship. Board number 560, commissioned in 1989. CO 3rd-Class Captain Andrei Kryltsov.

“Liven” — Project 12341 small missile ship. Board number 551, commissioned in 1991.

“Passat” — Project 12341 small missile ship. Board number 570, commissioned in 1990. CO 3rd-Class Captain Vyacheslav Pyreskin.

The 64th brigade of water region patrol ships (Baltiysk)
CO 1st-Class Captain Sergei Volkov.

The 264th division of anti-submarine ships

MPK-105 — Project 1331M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 245, commissioned in 1988. CO 3rd-Class Captain Igor Mikhalyuk. In repair.

MPK-224 “Alexin” — Project 1331M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 218, commissioned in 1989. CO 3rd-Class Captain Sergei Lukin.

MPK-227 — Project 1331M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 243, commissioned in 1989. CO 3rd-Class Captain Ruslan Yamaletdinov. In repair.

MPK-228 “Bashkortostan” — Project 1331M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 244, commissioned in 1989. CO Captain-Lieutenant Vadim Bukhamisty. In repair.

MPK-229 “Kalmykia” — Project 1331M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 232, commissioned in 1990. CO 3rd-Class Captain Vitaly Kondratiev.

The 323rd division of minesweepers
CO 2nd-Class Captain Alexander Gaponenko.

“Alexei Lebedev” — Project 12650 coastal minesweeper. Board number 505, commissioned in 1989.

BT-212 — Project 12650E coastal minesweeper. Board number 501, commissioned in 1991. CO Senior Lieutenant Roman Kurochkin. In repair.

BT-213 “Sergei Kolbasiev” — Project 12650 coastal minesweeper. Board number 522, commissioned in 1992. CO Captain-Lieutenant Andrei Ivanov.

BT-230 — Project 12650 coastal minesweeper. Board number 510, commissioned in 1990. CO Captain-Lieutenant Andrei Sergeenko.

The 143rd brigade of ships under construction and repair (Kaliningrad)




The 54th brigade of rescue vessels (Baltiysk)
CO 1st-Class Captain Alexander Ivanovsky.




The 72nd division of scout ships (Baltiysk)
CO 2nd-Class Captain A. Kovalev.




Division of supply vessels (Baltiysk)
CO 2nd-Class Captain Mikhail Kletskov.




Division of auxiliary vessels (Baltiysk)




The 336th separate guard brigade of marines
Guard CO Colonel Oleg Darjapov.




The 689th guard fighter air regiment (Chkalovsk)
Guard CO Colonel Vladimir Talabirchuk.




The 4th guard separate naval storm air regiment (Chernyakhovsk)
Guard CO Colonel Andrei Naumov.




The 125th separate helicopter squadron (Chkalovsk)
CO Lieutenant Colonel Sergei Kunin.




The 396th separate naval anti-submarine helicopter squadron (Donskoe)
CO Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Petrov.




The 398th separate transport air squadron (Khrabrovo)
CO Colonel N. Dubrovsky.




The 25th separate coast missile regiment (Donskoi)




The 214th regiment of radio-electronic counteraction (Kaliningrad)




The 218th separate regiment of radio-electronic counteraction (Yantarny town)




The 302nd regiment of radio-electronic counteraction (Gvardeisk)




The Leningrad naval base (Kronshtadt)
CO Rear-Admiral Anatoly Lipinsky.

The 105th brigade of water region patrol ships (Kronshtadt)
CO 1st-Class Captain Sergei Pinchuk.

The 109th division of small anti-submarine ships
CO 2nd-Class Captain Maxim Kirpichnikov.

MPK-99 “Zelenodolsk” — Project 1331M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 308, commissioned in 1987. CO 3rd-Class Captain Evgeny Tishkevich. In repair.

MPK-192 — Project 1331M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 304, commissioned in 1986. CO Captain-Lieutenant Evgeny Kuznetsov.

MPK-205 “Kazanets” — Project 1331M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 311, commissioned in 1987.

The 22nd division of minesweepers
CO 2nd-Class Captain Mikhail Akhakhlin.

BT-44 — Project 12650 coastal minesweeper. Board number 563, commissioned in 1985.

BT-115 — Project 12650 coastal minesweeper. Board number 561, commissioned in 1994. CO Captain-Lieutenant Vladimir Remezov.

The 123rd separate division of submarines (Kronshtadt)
CO 1st-Class Captain Igor Martemianov.

B-227 — Project 877 diesel submarine. Commissioned in 1983. CO 2nd-Class Captain Igor Abitov.

B-806 — Project 877EKM diesel submarine. Commissioned in 1986. CO 3rd-Class Captain Vitaly Chikin.

The 13th brigade of ships under construction and repair (Kronshtadt)

The 32nd separate division of supply vessels (Priozersk)
CO 1st-Class Captain Vladimir Karmanov.

Battle Ships of the Baltic FleetNumber*Average age (years)1st-Class ShipsIncluding:216.5destroyers216.52nd-Class ShipsIncluding:9 (1)23.3patrol ships325.3major amphibious ships 4 (1)21.8diesel submarines223.53rd-Class ShipsIncluding:27 (6)18.5small anti-submarine ships8 (4)19.9small missile ships418.3landing crafts on air cushion 2 (1)17missile boats718.1minesweepers 6 (1)17.8Total38 (7)19.6* In brackets is the number of ships and submarines that are in repair, reserve or conservation.

The Black Sea Fleet
CO Vice-Admiral Alexander Kletskov.
Chief of staff Vice-Admiral Alexander Trojan.

The 30th surface combatant division (Sevastopol)
CO Rear-Admiral Oleg Garamov.

The 11th brigade of anti-submarine ships (Sevastopol)
CO 1st-Class Captain Oleg Krivorog.

“Moskva”— Project 1164 guard missile cruiser. Board number 121, commissioned in 1982. Guard CO 1st-Class Captain Igor Smolyak.

“Kerch” — Project 1134B major anti-submarine ship. Board number 713, commissioned in 1974. CO 1st-Class Captain Oleg Peshkurov.

“Ochakov” — Project 1134B major anti-submarine ship. Board number 707, commissioned in 1973. CO 1st-Class Captain Evgeny Shevchenko. In repair.

“Smetlivy” — Project 01090 patrol ship. Board number 810, commissioned in 1969. CO 2nd-Class Captain Konstantin Alexeev.

“Ladny” — Project 1135 patrol ship. Board number 801, commissioned in 1980. CO 2nd-Class Captain Alexander Shvarts.

“Pytlivy” — Project 1135M patrol ship. Board number 808, commissioned in 1981. CO 2nd-Class Captain Vitaly Vasilenko.

The 197th brigade of amphibious ships (Sevastopol)
CO 1st-Class Captain Evgeny Krylov.

“Nikolai Filchenkov” — Project 1171 major amphibious ship. Board number 152, commissioned in 1975. CO 3rd-Class Captain Evgeny Myasoedov.

BDK-65 “Saratov” — Project 1171 major amphibious ship. Board number 150, commissioned in 1966. CO 2nd-Class Captain Oleg Pochinov.

BDK-69 “Orsk” — Project 1171 major amphibious ship. Board number 148, commissioned in 1968. CO 2nd-Class Captain Vadim Bolsun. In repair.

BDK-46 “Novocherkassk” — Project 775 major amphibious ship. Board number 142, commissioned in 1987. CO 2nd-Class Captain Sergei Zvyagin.

BDK-54 “Azov” — Project 775M guard major amphibious ship. Board number 151, commissioned in 1990. Guard CO 2nd-Class Captain Dmitry Khudoba.

BDK-64 “Tsezar Kunikov” — Project 775 major amphibious ship. Board number 158, commissioned in 1984. CO 2nd-Class Captain Sergei Larchuk.

BDK-67 “Yamal” — Project 775 major amphibious ship. Board number 156, commissioned in 1988. CO 2nd-Class Captain Alexander Kononenko.

The 41st brigade of missile boats (Sevastopol)
CO 1st-Class Captain Yuri Zemskoi.

The 166th division of small missile ships (Novorossiysk)
CO 2nd-Class Captain Alexei Lisenkov.

“Bora” — Project 1239 missile ship on air cushion. Board number 615, commissioned in 1997. CO 1st-Class Captain Nikolai Goncharov.

“Samum” — Project 1239 missile ship on air cushion. Board number 616, commissioned in 2000. CO 3rd-Class Captain Dmitry Dyskin. In repair.

“Mirazh” — Project 12341 small missile ship. Board number 617, commissioned in 1986. CO 3rd-Class Captain Ivan Dubik.

“Shtil” — Project 12341 small missile ship. Board number 620, commissioned in 1978. CO 3rd-Class Captain Valery Trankovsky.

The 295th division of missile boats (Sevastopol)
CO 2nd-Class Captain Dmitry Kuzmenko.

R-44 — Project 2066 missile boat. Board number 966, commissioned in 1978. CO 3rd-Class Captain Gennady Krasnoperov.

R-60 — Project 12411 missile boat. Board number 955, commissioned in 1987. CO 3rd-Class Captain Vadim Lopatko.

R-71 — Project 12417 missile boat. Board number 962, commissioned in 1985. CO 3rd-Class Captain Yuri Kravets.

R-109— Project 12411 missile boat. Board number 952, commissioned in 1990. CO 3rd-Class Captain Igor Vorobiev.

R-239 — Project 12411 missile boat. Board number 953, commissioned in 1989. CO Captain-Lieutenant Sergei Shevchenko. In repair.

R-334 “Ivanovets” — Project 12411M missile boat. Board number 954, commissioned in 1989. CO 3rd-Class Captain Sergei Kipor.

The 247th separate division of submarines (Sevastopol)
CO 1st-Class Captain Anatoly Varochkin.

B-871 “Alrosa” — Project 877V diesel submarine. Commissioned in 1990. CO 2nd-Class Captain Dmitry Paramonov.

B-380 — Project 641B diesel submarine. Commissioned in 1982. CO 2nd-Class Captain Konstantin Tabachny. In repair.

The 68th brigade of water region patrol ships (Sevastopol)
CO 1st-Class Captain Valery Zubkov.

The 400th division of anti-submarine ships (Sevastopol)
CO 2nd-Class Captain Roman Meipariani.

MPK-49 “Alexandrovets” — Project 1124 small anti-submarine ship. Board number 059, commissioned in 1982. CO Captain-Lieutenant Alexei Melenteev.

MPK-118 “Suzdalets” — Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 071, commissioned in 1983. CO 3rd-Class Captain Vadim Djanunts.

MPK-134 “Muromets” — Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 064, commissioned in 1982. CO 3rd-Class Captain Andrei Mikheev.

MPK-220 “Vladimirets” — Project 11451 small anti-submarine ship. Board number 060, commissioned in 1990. CO 3rd-Class Captain Denis Bergs. In repair.

The 418th division of minesweepers (Sevastopol)
CO 2nd-Class Captain Alexei Kashlak.

“Ivan Golubets” — Project 266M sea mine-sweeper. Board number 911, commissioned in 1973. CO 3rd-Class Captain Alexei Petrachkov.

“Vice-Admiral Zhukov” — Project 266M sea mine-sweeper. Board number 909, commissioned in 1978. CO 3rd-Class Captain Igor Evdochenko.

“Turbinist” — Project 266M sea mine-sweeper. Board number 912, commissioned in 1972. CO 3rd-Class Captain Dmitry Chizhik. In repair.

“Kovrovets” — Project 266M sea mine-sweeper. Board number 913, commissioned in 1974. CO 3rd-Class Captain Alexander Alkhovik. In repair.

The 63rd brigade of ships in repair (Sevastopol)




The 519th separate division of scout ships (Sevastopol)




The 9th brigade of sea supply vessels (Sevastopol)
CO 1st-Class Captain Stanislav Stepanov.




The 37th brigade of rescue vessels (Sevastopol)
CO 1st-Class Captain Damir Shaihutdinov.




The 810th separate regiment of marines (Sevastopol)
CO Colonel Eduard Zhivaev.




The 43rd separate naval storm air regiment (Gvardeiskoe)
CO Colonel Mikhail Bagaev.




The 25th separate naval anti-submarine helicopter regiment (Kacha)
CO Colonel Vladimir Kim.




The 917th separate composite air regiment (Kacha)
CO Colonel Yuri Bondarev.




The 219th separate regiment of radio-electric counteraction (Otradnoe)




Novorossiysk naval base
CO Vice-Admiral Sergei Menyailo.

The 184th brigade of water region patrol ships (Novorossiysk)
CO 1st-Class Captain Andrei Zabroda.

The 181st division of small anti-submarine ships (Novorossiysk)

MPK-199 “Kasimov” — Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 055, commissioned in 1986. CO 3rd-Class Captain Dmitry Karpenko.

MPK-207 “Povorino” — Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 053, commissioned in 1989. CO 3rd-Class Captain Alexander Klepanchuk. In repair.

MPK-217 “Eisk” — Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 054, commissioned in 1989. CO 3rd-Class Captain Maxim Litkovets. In repair.

The 170th division of minesweepers (Novorossiysk)
CO 2nd-Class Captain Sergei Mishanov.

BT-40 “Lieutenant Ilyin” — Project 12650 coastal minesweeper. Board number 438, commissioned in 1982. CO Captain-Lieutenant Vadim Smirnov. In repair.

BT-241 “Mineralnye Vody” — Project 12650 coastal minesweeper. Board number 426, commissioned in 1990.

“Zheleznyakov” — Project 12660 sea mine-sweeper. Board number 901, commissioned in 1988. CO 3rd-Class Captain Vsevolod Bobrikov. In repair.

“Valentin Pikul” — Project 266ME sea mine-sweeper. Board number 770, commissioned in 2001. CO 3rd-Class Captain Alexander Boiko.

The 97th separate surface combatant division (Temryuk)

The 382th separate battalion of marines (Temryuk)
CO Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Kovalev.

The 11th coast missile brigade (Anapa)
CO Colonel Vitaly Shevchenko.

Battle Ships of the Black Sea FleetNumber*Average age (years)1st-Class ShipsIncluding:3 (1)31.7missile cruisers126major anti-submarine ships 2 (1)34.52nd-Class ShipsIncluding:14 (3)25.4patrol ships331.3missile ships on air cushion 2 (1)9.5major amphibious ships 7 (1)28.3diesel submarines2 (1)22 3rd-Class ShipsIncluding:23 (8)23.6small anti-submarine ships7 (3)22.1small missile ships226missile boats 6 (1)21.7minesweepers 8 (4)25.8Total40 (12)24.8* In brackets is the number of ships and submarines that are in repair, reserve or conservation.

The Caspian Flotilla
CO Rear-Admiral Viktor Kravchuk.
Chief of staff 1st-Class Captain Yuri Lapshin.

The 106th brigade of water region patrol ships (Kaspiysk)
CO 1st-Class Captain Artur Bokoev.

The 327th guard surface combatant division (Kaspiysk)
Guard CO 2nd-Class Captain Alexander Simonov.

“Tatarstan” — Project 11661K missile ship. Board number 691, commissioned in 2002. CO 2nd-Class Captain Valery Smirnov.

MAK-160 — Project 12411T small gun weapon boat. Board number 054, commissioned in 1988. CO Captain-Lieutenant Dmitry Tverdokhlebov.

BT-116 “Magomed Gadjiev” — Project 12650 coastal minesweeper. Board number 564, commissioned in 1993. CO Captain-Lieutenant Nikolai Sivonen.

The 242nd division of amphibious ships (Kaspiysk)
CO 1st-Class Captain Oleg Malkin.

MDK-18 — Project 12321 landing craft on air cushion. Board number 608, commissioned in 1983.

MDK-88 — Project 12321 landing craft on air cushion. Board number 609, commissioned in 1981.

The 73rd brigade of water region patrol ships (Zolotoi Zaton)
CO 1st-Class Captain Gennady Nikolaevich.

The 249th division of missile boats (Zolotoi Zaton)
CO 2nd-Class Captain Vyacheslav Lelik.

“Astrakhan” — Project 21630 small gun weapon ship. Board number 012, commissioned in 2006. CO 3rd-Class Captain Sergei Barsky.

R-101 “Stupinets” — Project 12411T missile boat. Board number 705, commissioned in 1985. CO 3rd-Class Captain Andrei Gunkin.

R-25 “Borovsk” — Project 206MR missile boat. Board number 701, commissioned in 1983. CO Captain-Lieutenant Vasily Vodnev.

R-30 “Budennovsk” — Project 206MR missile boat. Board number 702, commissioned in 1983. CO Senior Lieutenant Vladimir Cherokov.

R-50 “Karachaevo-Cherkesia” — Project 206MR missile boat. Board number 758, commissioned in 1978. CO Captain-Lieutenant Vusal Miriev. In repair.

The 198th division of minesweepers (Nikolo-Komarovka)
CO Alexander Simonov.

BT-88 “Yusup Akaev” — Project 12650 coastal minesweeper. Board number 500, commissioned in 1987.

BT-244 “German Ugryumov” — Project 12650 coastal minesweeper. Board number 531, commissioned in 1988. CO Captain-Lieutenant Dmitry Gavrilyuk.

Division of supply vessels




Division of rescue vessels
CO 2nd-Class Captain Vitaly Shirshov.




The 77th separate guard brigade of marines (Kaspiysk)
CO Colonel Alexander Rytikov.




The 847th separate coast missile division (Astrakhan)

Battle Ships of the Caspian FlotillaNumber*Average age (years)2nd-Class ShipsIncluding:16missile ships163rd-Class ShipsIncluding:11 (1)21.2small gun weapon ships и boats 211landing crafts on air cushion 226missile boats4 (1)25.8minesweepers318.7Total12 (1)

http://www.kommersant.com/p856120/Ru...eet_directory/

Very sad to see the once world's second most powerful navy to fall in the decay this way.

[I can't think of a name]

You could put these all in one thread you know. First post is Part I, second post is Part II, etc....

[xav]

X2 or even in one post...

LOL first time I see something like this

[James]

I've merged the threads.

[beNder]

I've merged the threads.

http://www.kommersant.com/p856120/Ru...eet_directory/

[Andarius-Militarius]

Kommersant is an opposition newspaper, so their point of view makes sense. However I agree that the fleet is decaying rapidly. Although we have construction of new vessles, the process goes too slow because of corruption. Interestingly, it took Russia 6 years to build one streguschy corvette. Meanwhile, Norway, whose military budget is about 1/8th that of Russia's has been able to build 5 new corvettes within 2 years. In 2007, the shipbuilding budget was just 500 million USD and most of it went to building the Borei class submarines. Personally, nuclear missile subs are now obsolete but much of Russia's military industrial complex is dominated by old guys who are a product of soviet thinking.

[Migman]

Personally, nuclear missile subs are now obsolete but much of Russia's military industrial complex is dominated by old guys who are a product of soviet thinking.

Oh please. Tell that to the Americans. And to the French. And to the Brits. And to the Indians. And to the Brazilians.

[CHERK]

Kommersant is an opposition newspaper, so their point of view makes sense. However I agree that the fleet is decaying rapidly. Although we have construction of new vessles, the process goes too slow because of corruption. Interestingly, it took Russia 6 years to build one streguschy corvette. Meanwhile, Norway, whose military budget is about 1/8th that of Russia's has been able to build 5 new corvettes within 2 years. In 2007, the shipbuilding budget was just 500 million USD and most of it went to building the Borei class submarines. Personally, nuclear missile subs are now obsolete but much of Russia's military industrial complex is dominated by old guys who are a product of soviet thinking.

Personally, I think your personal opinion is laughable (ha-ha), nothing personal.

[nagant_m44]

Kommersant is an opposition newspaper, so their point of view makes sense. However I agree that the fleet is decaying rapidly. Although we have construction of new vessles, the process goes too slow because of corruption. Interestingly, it took Russia 6 years to build one streguschy corvette. Meanwhile, Norway, whose military budget is about 1/8th that of Russia's has been able to build 5 new corvettes within 2 years. In 2007, the shipbuilding budget was just 500 million USD and most of it went to building the Borei class submarines. Personally, nuclear missile subs are now obsolete but much of Russia's military industrial complex is dominated by old guys who are a product of soviet thinking.

uh.. how are nuclear missile subs obsolete?

[Afro-European]

You could put these all in one thread you know. First post is Part I, second post is Part II, etc....

I wanted to do it but i was in such a hurry that forgot it.

[Afro-European]

I've merged the threads.

Thanx for putting it right.

[Andarius-Militarius]

Personally, I think your personal opinion is laughable (ha-ha), nothing personal.

I just don't understand why my country can't replace its current stock of old warships. Russian shipyards are actually making alot fo new ships, but most them are for foreign orders mainly to India and China. As for missile submarines, well lets just say, most have been under construction for eternity (construction of the first Borei began in 1998 and it was launched in 2008) and the Bulava missiles are not even completely tested.

[Switek]

Kommersant is an opposition newspaper, so their point of view makes sense. However I agree that the fleet is decaying rapidly. Although we have construction of new vessles, the process goes too slow because of corruption. Interestingly, it took Russia 6 years to build one streguschy corvette. Meanwhile, Norway, whose military budget is about 1/8th that of Russia's has been able to build 5 new corvettes within 2 years. In 2007, the shipbuilding budget was just 500 million USD and most of it went to building the Borei class submarines. Personally, nuclear missile subs are now obsolete but much of Russia's military industrial complex is dominated by old guys who are a product of soviet thinking.

Kommersant is not an opposition newspaper. It represents Russian point of view to foreigners.

I'm really surprised that they wrote sad truth about conditions of the fleet. By parallel it's easy to make an opinion about RF air force and ground forces.