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The Russian Navy - Overview Return to Top 
Overview - Soviet Era
Overview - Russian Era
Organization
Northern Fleet
Baltic Fleet
Black Sea Fleet
Ballistic Missile Submarine units
Naval Air Force (AV-MF) Overview
Ballistic Missile Submarines Return to Top
| Inventory | |||||||||
| Type | Class | IOC | Displacement | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| 935 | Borei | ?2010 | ?24,000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| 941 | Akula TYPHOON | 1981 | 38,000 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 667 BDRM | Delfin DELTA IV | 1985 | 18,000 | -- | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 667 BDR | Kalmar DELTA III | 1976 | 10,600 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 667 BD | Murena-M DELTA II | 1975 | 11,000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 667 B | Murena DELTA I | 1973 | 11,000 | 18 | 18 | ?2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 667 AM | Navaga M YANKEE II | 1980 | 10,000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 667 A | Navaga YANKEE I | 1967 | 9,600 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 658 | HOTEL I | 1961 | 5,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HOTEL II | 1964 | 5,000 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 629 A | GOLF II | 1967 | 3,500 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 629 | GOLF I | 1959 | 3,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 611 AB | ZULU V | 1957 | 2,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 83 | 63 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |||
Cruise Missile Submarines Return to Top
| Inventory | |||||||||
| Type | Class | IOC | Displacement | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| 949A | Antey Oscar II | 1986 | 24,000 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| 949 | Granit Oscar I | 1982 | 22,500 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 667 AR | Grosha YANKEE NOTCH | 1983 | 11,000 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 670M | Skat-M Charlie II | 1974 | 5,400 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 670 |
Skat Charlie I |
1968 | 5,000 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 661 | Anchar Papa | 1969 | 7,000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 675 | Echo II | 1962 | 6,000 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 659 | Echo I | 1960 | 5,500 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 651 | Juliett | 1963 | 4,100 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 72 | 72 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 8 | |||
Submarines [Nuclear] Return to Top
| Inventory | |||||||||
| Type | Class | IOC | Displacement | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| 885 | Yasen - Graney | 200? | 13,000 | -- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
?? |
?? |
| 971 | Shchuka-B - Akula | 1985 | 9,100 | 0 |
5 |
11 |
+8 |
+8 |
+8 |
| 945 | Barrakuda - Sierra | 1984 | 10,000 | 1 | 2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| 685 | Plavnik - Mike | 1984 | 8,000 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 705 | Lira - Alfa | 1972 | 4,300 | 6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 671 | Shchuka - Victor | 1967 | 6,000 | 48 |
46 |
35 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
| 627 | Kit November | 1958 | 4,750 | 12 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1083 | Paltus | 199? | 730 | 0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 1910 | Kashalot - Uniform | 1989 | 1,580 | 0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 678 | X-Ray | 1983 | 1,450 | 1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 667 A | Navaga YANKEE I | 1967 | 9,600 | 3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Total: | 72 | 65 | 55 | 28 | + 15 | + 14 | |||
Submarines [Conventional] Return to Top
| Inventory | |||||||||
| Type | Class | IOC | Displacement | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| 1650 | Amur [export] | 200? | 2,800 | -- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 677 | Lada | 200? | 2,800 | -- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
?? |
?? |
| 636 |
Paltus - Kilo [export] |
1991 | 4,000 | -- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 877 | Granay - Kilo | 1982 | 3,900 |
9 |
18 |
29 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
| 641B | Tango | 1972 | 4,600 | 20 |
20 |
20 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| 641 | Foxtrot | 1958 | 2,475 | 50 |
?25 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 633 | Romeo | 1958 | 1,700 | 8 |
? |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 613 | Whiskey | 1951 | 1,350 | +50 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1710 |
Mackrel - Beluga |
1987 | 1,900 | 0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 865 | Piranya - Losos | 1988 | 390 | 0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1840 | Lima | 1979 | 2,450 | 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 690 |
Kefal - Bravo |
1967 | 2,900 | 4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 940 | India | 1975 | 4,800 | 2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 611 AB | ZULU V | 1957 | 2,400 | 2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total: | ~135 | ~75 | ~55 | 22 | 18 | 18 | |||
Aircraft Carriers Return to Top
| Inventory | |||||||||
| Type | Class | IOC | Displacement | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| 1143.7 | Orel - Ul'yanovsk | -- |
79,750 | -- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1143.5 | Kreml - Kremlin / Kuznetsov | 1991 | 67,500 | -- |
-- |
1 |
1 | 1 |
1 |
| 1143 | Krechyet - Kiev | 1975 | 43,500 | 3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1123 | Kondor - Moskva | 1967 | 14,600 | 2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total: |
5 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Cruisers Return to Top
| Inventory | |||||||||
| Type | Class | IOC | Displacement | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| 1144 | Orlan - Kirov | 1980 | 25,000 | 2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
?3 |
?3 |
| 1164 | Atlant - Krasina / Slava | 1983 | 11,000 | 1 |
3 |
?2 |
?2 |
?2 |
?2 |
| 1134 | Berkut - Kresta | 1968 | 7,600 | 14 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 58 | Grozny - Kynda | 1962 | 5,500 | 4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 68 | Sverdlov | 1952 | 16,300 | 11 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total: | 32 |
26 |
?6 |
?4 |
?5 |
?5 |
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Destroyers Return to Top
| Inventory | |||||||||
| Type | Class | IOC | Displacement | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| 956 | Sarych - Sovremenny | 1980 | 7,900 | 4 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
| 1155.1 | Fregat - Udaloy | 1980 | 8,400 | 7 |
11 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
| 1134.2 | Berkut-B - Kara | 1971 | 8,800 | 7 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 61 | Kashin | 1962 | 4,950 | 19 |
18 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 57PLO | Krupnyy / Kanin | 1960 | 4,500 | 8 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 56M | Kildin | 1958 | 3,450 | 4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 56 | Kotlin | 1955 | 3,600 | 25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total: |
74 | 42 | 43 | 26 | 23 | 23 | |||
Frigates Return to Top
| Inventory | |||||||||
| Type | Class | IOC | Displacement | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| 1244.1 | Novik | 200? | 3,000 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
? |
? |
| 1166.1 | Gepard | 200? | 2,000 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
? |
? |
| 1154.0 | Yastreb - Neustrashimy | 1993 | 4,400 | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 1135 | Burevestnik - Krivak | 1970 | 3,600 | 32 | 32 | 28 | ~20 | ~15 | ~10 |
| 1159 | Koni | 1975 | 1,900 | 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total: |
33 | 33 | 29 | ~20 | ~15 | ~10 | |||
Corvettes Return to Top
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Inventory | ||||||||
| Type | Class | IOC | Displacement | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| 1239 | Sivuch - Bora | 1997 | 1,280 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 133.1 | Parchim | 1986 | 935 | 0 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
| 1234 | Nanuchka | 1969 | 770 | 34 |
36 |
30 |
25 |
~20 |
~12 |
| 1124 | Albatros - Grisha | 1968 | 1,000 | + 50 | 78 | 91 | 67 | ~40 | ~25 |
| 159 | Petya | 1961 | 1,000 | 45 | 31 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 35 | Mirka | 1964 | 1,000 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 50 | Riga | 1954 | 1,400 | 35 | 31 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 903 | Lun | 1989 | 400 | 0 | [1] | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1230 | Scorpion | 2002 | 470 | -- |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1242.1 | Molniya | 1999 | 550 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1241.8 | Molniya | 1999 | 550 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1241.2 | Molniya-2 - Pauk | 1980 | 495 | 10 |
22 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
| 1241 | Molniya - Tarantul | 1979 | 490 | 25 |
45 |
45 | 46 | 45 |
45 |
| Total: | ~220 | ~270 | ~205 | ~175 | ~145 | ~125 | |||
Amphibious Warfare Return to Top
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Inventory | ||||||||
| Type | Class | IOC | Displacement | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| 1174 | Ivan Rogov | 1978 | 14,000 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
1 | 1 |
1 |
| 775 | Ropucha | 1975 | 4,000 | 18 | 19 |
? 15 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
| 1171 | Tapir - Alligator | 1966 | 4,500 | 14 |
14 |
19 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| 1232.2 | Zubr - Pomornik | 1986 | 500 | 0 |
[5] | [10] | [6] | [6] | [6] |
| 904 | Orlyonok - Orlan | 1979 | 140 | ? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| Total: | 34 |
35 |
+25 |
15 |
10 |
10 |
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Sources and Resources Return to Top
- World Navies Today
- Bellona Foundation
- NAVY - Russia's Arms Catalog
- Russian Navy Weapons Catalog
- The State of the Russian Navy
- Modern ships of Russian Navy
- Submarines and Current Arms Control Challenges
@ Center for Arms Control, Energy and Environmental Studies at MIPT - USSR/Russian Ballistic Missile Submarine Forces @ NRDC
- World Navies Today: Russian Submarines by Andrew Toppan
- NUCLEAR-POWERED SUBMARINE BUILDING IN RUSSIA
Valery Marinin Military Parade Issue 30. November - December 1998 - The Russian Northern Fleet @ Bellona
- Russian (U.S.S.R) Submarines Russia's (USSR) Arms Catalog @ MPTI
- SEVMASH Production Association Northern Machine-Building
- Research Submersibles and Undersea Technologies in Russia, Ukraine, and Western Europe
- SUBMERSIBLES AND MARINE TECHNOLOGIES IN RUSSIA'S FAR EAST AND SIBERIA
- Russian Submarine Links
- Russian Scale Models