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The last Soviet "conventional" destroyers, armed only with guns and torpedoes, the layout of the Project 56 [Kotlin class] was similar to that of the earlier Skory class though with improved armament. According to Western sources, a total of 36 units of this class were initially planned, though in fact only 27 were completed between 1954 and 1961. Four of the hulls initially laid down to the Kotlin design were completed at Kildin missile destroyers, with an additional eight Krupnyy/Kanin missile destroyers built to a similar design.
Subsequently 11 or 12 units were modernized under Project 56-PLO [Kotlin Mod]. Bravy was completed as Project 56-K [Kotlin SAM] to serve as an experimental prototype to test the SA-N-1 before 7 or 8 other ships were modernized under Project 56-A [Kotlin SAM]. The SA-N-1 mount aft, in place of their original guns, made them the first Soviet Anti-Air Warfare oriented destroyers. One Kotlin SAM ship, the Spavedlivy, was transfered to Poland and renamed the Warszawa. The last of the Kotlin, SAM Kotlin and MOD Kildin destroyers were retired in the late 1980s.
There is an unusual level of confusion among sources as to the composition and chronology of this class. The usually quite reliable warships1.com lists only half of the ships that are well attested by other sources.
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| Designation | Project 56 Kotlin |
Project 56-PLO Kotlin Mod |
Project 56-A Kotlin SAM |
| Displacement (tons): |
2,600 tons standard 3,500 tons full load |
2,700 tons standard 3,600 tons full load |
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| Speed (kts): | 36 knots | Dimensions (m): |
126.5 meters long 13.0 meters beam 4.6 meters draft |
| Propulsion: | steam turbines, 72,000 shp, 2 shafts | ||
| Crew: | 335 | 285-300 | |
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| Missiles: | 1 x twin SA-N-1 Goa launchers [16-22 missiles] |
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| Guns: | [4 ships] |
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| Torpedoes: | 10 x 21" in 2 quint launchers | 5 x 21" in 1 quint launcher | 5 x 21" in 1 quint launcher |
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Class Listing |
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| Unit | Shipyard | Fleet | Chronology | Notes | |||||
| # | number | Name | Laid Down | Launched | Comm. | Stricken | |||
| Project 56 Kotlin / Project 56-PLO Kotlin Mod | |||||||||
| 1 | Speshny | SY 190 | BALTIC | 05/30/1953 | 08/7/1954 | 09/30/1955 | 04/25/1989 | 1984-1985 in reserve 1989 scrapped at Liyepaya | |
| 2 | Byvaly | SY 445 | NOR | 05/06/1953 | 03/31/1954 | 12/21/1955 | 07/17/1988 | 1960-65 modernized 1988 scrapped | |
| 3 | Blestyashiy | SY 445 | PAC | 02/20/1953 | 11/27/1953 | 09/30/1955 | 07/30/1987 | 1960 modernized 1987 scrapped | |
| 4 | Svetly | SY 190 | BALTIC | 03/04/1953 | 10/27/1953 | 09/17/1955 | 04/25/1989 | 08/22/1980 in reserve 1990 scrapped at Liyepaya | |
| 5 | Svedushiy | SY 190 | BLACK | 12/07/1953 | 02/17/1955 | 01/31/1956 | 04/8/1992 | 1977-1979 modernized 1979-80 in reserve 1992 scrapped | |
| 6 | Veskiy | SY 199 | PAC | 01/30/1954 | 07/31/1955 | 03/30/1956 | 07/30/1987 | 1987 scrapped | |
| 7 | Vyzyvayushiy | SY 199 | PAC | 07/25/1953 | 05/20/1955 | 03/31/1956 | 04/25/1989 | 1970-1975 modernized 09/1/1985 in reserve 1989 scrapped | |
| 8 | Spokoyny | SY 190 | NOR | 03/04/1953 | 11/28/1953 | 06/27/1956 | 04/19/1990 | 03/25/1984 in reserve 1990 scrapped | |
| 9 | Moskovsky Komsomolets | SY 190 | NOR | 02/23/1954 | 05/24/1955 | 06/28/1956 | 07/22/1986 | (ex-Smyshleny) 10/29/1958 renamed 1958-61 modernized 1987 scrapped | |
| 10 | Vdokhnovenny | SY 199 | PAC | 08/31/1954 | 05/07/1956 | 10/31/1956 | 03/5/1987 | 1960 modernized 1962-1968 in reserve 1987 scrapped | |
| 11 | Bessledny | SY 445 | PAC | 04/01/1954 | 11/5/1955 | 10/31/1956 | 07/17/1988 | 1973-1976 modernized 1977-79 in reserve 01/**/1990 India for scrapping sank during tow | |
| 12 | Burlivyy | SY 445 | 1956 | Kotin Mod | |||||
| 13 | Vliyatelnyy | SY 199 | 1956 | ||||||
| 14 | Blagorodnyy | SY 445 | 1957 | Kotlin Mod | |||||
| 15 | Naporistiy | SY 445 | 1958 | Kotlin Mod | |||||
| 16 | Dalnyvostochnyy Komsomolets | SY 199 | 1958 | ||||||
| 17 | Plamennyy | SY 445 | 1958 | Kotlin Mod | |||||
| 18 | Vyderzhannnyy | SY 199 | 1958 | Kotlin Mod | |||||
| Project 56-A Kotlin SAM | |||||||||
| 19 | Skromny | SY 190 | NOR | 07/27/1953 | 10/26/1954 | 12/30/1955 | 04/25/1989 | 1965-1969 modernized 02/22/1980 in reserve 1989 scrapped | |
| 20 | Skrytny | SY 190 | PAC | 07/25/1954 | 09/27/1955 | 09/30/1956 | 04/25/1989 | 1970-72 conversion 1989 scrapped | |
| 21 | Nesokrushimyy | SY 190 | 1956 | 1967 conversion | |||||
| 22 | Nakhodchivyy | SY 190 | 1957 | 1968 conversion | |||||
| 23 | Vozbuzhdennyy | SY 199 | 1957 | 1970 conversion | |||||
| 24 | Natoychivyy | SY 190 | 1958 | 1970 conversion | |||||
| 25 | Spavedlivy | 1958 | 1970 to Poland renamed Warszawa | ||||||
| 26 | Soznatel'nyy | SY 190 | 1958 | 1972 conversion | |||||
| 27 | Bravvy | SY 445 | 1962 | SA-N-1 trials ship | |||||
