Presents two fictionalized accounts of life at sea one aboard a soviet destroyer, the other aboard a soviet submarine based on articles that appeared in the open literature on the soviet navy between 1973 and 1982. Ships went to sea less, and maintained capability for operations while staying in harbour. Flag of the red army and red navy inspector and the commanderinchief of all armed services of the soviet union in time of war. Pages in category ships of the soviet navy the following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. The navy also participated in numerous landing operations in the black sea malaia zemlia for which tsezar kunikov is famous, and brezhnev, who took credit he didnt deserve. The result will be a numerically smaller but more sophisticated soviet navy. Pages in category frigates of the soviet navy the following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. The time they spend away from their local fleet oper ating areas appears to be leveling off. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1toz. Many hundreds more soviet accidents are known to have occurred. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily primary operator. The soviet navy, and the russian navy which inherited its traditions, had a different attitude to operational status than many western navies.
On august 28th 1976, the soviet submarine k22 collided with the u. Often referred to as the red fleet, the soviet navy was a large part of the soviet unions strategic planning in the event of a conflict with the. On the nuclear level and the presence level, the soviet navy was credible. By christmas eve day, the navys amphibious task force task force 90 had completed the withdrawal by sea of 105,000 troops, 91,000 civilian refugees, 350,000 tons of cargo, and 17,500. When reading books like this, the reader has to keep in mind that there is very little information out on the subject.
The soviet navy was based on a republican naval force formed from the remnants of the imperial russian navy, which had been almost completely destroyed in the revolution of 1917, the russian civil war, and the kronstadt rebellion. This collection of documents, spanning three decades from the 1960s to the 1980s, focus on cias collection and analysis of the soviet navy. The ship serves the combined roles of fleet flagship, space tracking. The book has 34 chapters and 4 appendixes with flags and insignia appendix being the only one in color. During the revolution, sailors deserted their ships at will and generally neglected their duties. Ships transferred from the united states navy to the soviet navy. There are a total of 42 active russian navy ships 2019 in the military factory. Media in category naval ships of the soviet union the following 81 files are in this category, out of 81 total. Since 1970 soviet ships have not deployed to any new major areas. Guide to the soviet navy by norman polmar goodreads. There are a total of 42 active russian navy ships 2020 entries in the military factory. Oct 03, 2019 the soviet navy s submarine fleet at this point was intended to replicate the nearsuccess the uboats had in cutting the transatlantic trade routes.
This gigantic ship, a 36,000 ton nuclearpowered command ship built on the hull of a kirov class cruiser, is one of the most unusual ships in sovietrussian service. Navy at the height of the cold war, this informative film chronicles the history of the soviet navy from the czarist era through wwi, the revolution, wwii, and the cold war. I bought it for a list of soviet ships during the cold war and hopefully some info on soviet bases for a research project i am working on. The failure of the soviet armor plate industry to build cemented armor plates thicker than 230. Most of the soviet navy was reformed into the russian navy after the dissolution of the soviet union in 1991, while some elements became the basis of the ukrainian, azerbaijani and georgian navies. Storozhevoy, vigilant 1972, involved in a mutiny in 1975, this incident inspired the novel the hunt for red october. The significant changes which followed the collapse of the soviet union then complicated the picture enormously. Soviet navy comes to world of warships flickering myth. The immediate post soviet period was fraught with major difficulties as the soviet navy first became the commonwealth of independent states cis navy and finally transitioned to the russian federation russian navy rfn. There are hundreds of photographs and it is loaded with diagram and data on every ship the soviet navy ever had. Furthermore, soviet naval infantry participated in numerous battles once their ships were disabled or there was a need for manpower. Ships of the russian fleet have been here, on the mediterranean sea, since. Even after the dissolution of the soviet union, information on this subject is quite rare.
Stalins bigfleet program has scarcely been mentioned, let alone studied, in western naval colleges and research institutions. Personally i always root for the royal navy but there are some new ships coming into range that may prove to be a bit of a distraction and these ones sport the hammer and sickle of the soviet navy. In the soviet navy were classed as small antisubmarine ships mpk. The russians mostly fought in the baltic sea and in the arctic. Mirkaclass frigate last edited on 20 march 20, at 19. The coastal defense fleet outside the baltic was there to keep nato. In addition, this collection is a continuation of previous releases on the warsaw pact forces available at cia analysis of warsaw pact forces and soviet and warsaw pact military journals and adds 82 newly released documents ranging. Soviet navy, despite a major fleet construction program over the past. During the 1970s, the soviet navy was undergoing massive expansion, aimed at countering the usnato naval might.
The soviet navy returned the ship to the royal navy on 4 february 1949 after the former italian battleship giulio cesare was transferred to the soviet black sea fleet. The xo on my first ship rhodes scholar out of the naval academy, white house fellow as a lieutenant, made 4 star admiral, later director of national intelligence specialized in study of the soviet navy and used to regularly train the 20 line off. Media in category ships of the soviet union the following 22 files are in this category, out of 22 total. The soviet navy that fought in ww2 was a small comparatively however on a larger scale than the kriegsmarine in 1941, but with losses and fall in wartime production, dwindled rapidly. As a land power the soviet union did not look upon the red navys role as a strategic one. The soviet navy had initially sought to avoid sending the ship back, claiming that she was not sufficiently seaworthy to make the voyage back to britain.
List of active russian navy ships military wiki fandom. The impact of the submarine threat on australias maritime defence 19151954 by david stevens no. The film begins with shots of the helicopter aircraft carrier moscow moskva on its maiden voyage in the mediterranean sea in 1968. Main components of the soviet navy included soviet naval aviation, naval infantry soviet marines, and coastal artillery. This is a list of ships and classes of the soviet navy. Soviet navy, howeverlargely because fleet admiral of the soviet union sergey gorshkov, commanderinchief of the soviet navy for almost 30 years, wanted to keep what he had builtmany of the soviet navys submarines, surface ships, and auxiliaries had long outlived their usefulness, but were retained to maintain impressive numbers. It is the direct evolution of the maritime soviet navy on earth, maintaining many its traditions, organization and some of the original doctrinal thought. Dec 21, 2015 but here in 2015, 25 years later, the russian navy is a fraction of its forebears size with under 200 ships. But here in 2015, 25 years later, the russian navy is a fraction of its forebears size with under 200 ships. Bundesarchiv bild 183k04200021001, rostock, uberseehafen, frachter.
Understanding soviet naval developments 4th edition jan 1981. This lovely little graphic really illustrates how big of a difference that is. He argued that in that era there were three levels on which a navy could be credible. Several shots of the battleship hms royal sovereign with submarines.
Following the end of the cold war and the collapse of the soviet union, the russian navy suffered a steep decline in readiness and expeditionary. These ships would have rivaled the imperial japanese yamato class in size if any had been completed, although with significantly weaker firepower. At the helm of the soviet navy was the widely respected admiral sergey gorshkov. Navy and the soviet navy, and to a lesser degree british, french, and chinese navies, routinely operate warships and submarines with nuclear weapons aboard. The glossary of naval ship types is a guide to the classification and typing of nonu. The battles of soviet navy at northern sea black sea baltic sea mainly destroyers actions ships sunk by soviet avation at baltic and arctic. Its main tasks, therefore, were the patrolling of territorial waters, the protection of shore installations, the support of land forces, and the provision of vessels and personnel for amphibious operations. Soviet destroyers really knew two eras, the one which began in imperial times with the formidable novik own lineage and the one that started in 1936 with the first soviet plan for massbuilding a new generation of destroyers and a great void practically from 1916 to 1936, with the exception of a remarkable serie of lead destroyers the kievs. Russian warships in world war ii usually did not even protect angloamerican convoys carrying lendlease sup plies to the soviet union. Military maritime fleet of the ussr, vmf was the naval warfare uniform service branch of the soviet armed forces. Several shots of the battleship hms royal sovereign with submarines, flying the soviet flag. Intelligence and analysis during the cold war central.
Navy and allied surface ships fired over 23,000 16inch, 8inch, 5inch, 3inch rounds and rockets at the communist units trying to capture the port of hungnam. Life aboard a soviet destroyer and a soviet submarine. Nevertheless she was still an asset that stalin used at best in the black sea and the baltic until 1945. Tallinn ex petropavlovsk, exgerman lutzow 19401960. Apr 30, 2018 soviet navy about 5 classes, 65 ships 19111941. Military maritime fleet of the ussr was the naval arm of the soviet armed forces. Life aboard a soviet destroyer and a soviet submarine author. Of the 1,276 accidents, 799 have involved naval ships of the united states.
This page is to give readers an idea of the soviet naval forces that the west faced during the cold war. In addition, this collection is a continuation of previous releases on the warsaw pact forces available at cia analysis of warsaw pact forces and soviet and warsaw pact military journals and adds 82 newly released documents ranging from translation of. This list of active russian navy ships presents a picture which can never be fully agreed upon. Furashitas fleethypothetical soviet warships of the world war two era, including actual design studies and ships from the authors own rich imagination, take to the seas in illustrated stories based on actual wargame exploits. The russian navy deploys a large collection of surface and underwater vessels for its modern force though it still lacks in some areas. Our navy is a focal point for the most recent achievements of science and technology. During the 1960s, the soviet navy did pose a nuclear threat and was a constant presence, especially in the eastern mediterranean and other waters. Often referred to as the red fleet, the soviet navy was a large part of the soviet union s strategic plan in the event of a.
The soviet presence in the mediterranean rand corporation. List of battleships of russia and the soviet union wikipedia. Several combat vessels of various tonnage and roles were under construction. Soviet surface combatants, submarines, and cargo ships to use port facilities at tartus. Their losses in the black sea were heavy, but a complete record of russian losses in the area does not exist. Soviet navy, far from being mothballed, is stronger than ever. By the mid1890s, the russians began constructing ships in distinct classes. Grisha ii class project 1124p, p stands for pogranichnyi on the border, 20 ships built in 19721988. Soviet navy and its military posture during the cold war. This brings an added dimension to naval accidents, namely the potential for nuclear weapons or reactors being. Report from general zakharov and admiral fokin to the defense council and premier khrushchev on initial plans for soviet navy activities in support of operation anadry, 18 september 1962, describing arrangements to send to cuba a squadron of submarines, including a brigade of torpedo submarines and a division of missile submarines, with two submarine. Report from general zakharov and admiral fokin to the defense council and premier khrushchev on initial plans for soviet navy activities in support of operation anadry, 18 september 1962, describing arrangements to send to cuba a squadron of submarines, including a brigade of torpedo submarines and a division of missile submarines. Most of the sovietera large antisubmarine ships of project 61 kashin destroyers and project 14 kresta cruisers were disarmed during the 1990s, while the.
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