Mod Kashin-class destroyer

Russian destroyer Slavny
Class overview
Operators:	Soviet Navy  Russian Navy  Polish Navy  Indian Navy
Preceded by:	Kashin class destroyer
Succeeded by:	Kara class cruiser
In service:	1973
In commission:	December 27, 1969
Completed:	11
General characteristics
Displacement:	3,950 tons
Length:	146m (480ft)
Beam:	15.8m (52ft)
Draught:	4.8m (16ft)
Propulsion:	2-shaft COGAG
Speed:	35 knots
Complement:	320
Armament:	4 SS-N-2C launchers, 2 two barreled SA-N-1 launchers, 2 two barreled 76.2mm guns, 4 AK-630 30mm Gatling guns, 2 twelve barreled RBU-6000 rocket launchers, 5 533mm torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried:	room for one Ka-25
Aviation facilities:	one helicopter platform

The Modified Kashin class were six ships built and modified based on the Kashin class destroyer for the Soviet Navy between 1973 to 1980. Seven more ships were built after that for the Indian Navy. The Soviet designation for the Mod Kashin is Project 61MP.

Added Equipment

The main addition to the selected ships were four SS-N-2C anti-ship missile launchers. A pair of AK-630 30mm gatling guns were installed on the sides of the ship, along with a Bass Tilt fire control radar warranting the removal of two RBU-1000 rocket launchers. The landing pad mounted on the stern of the normal Kashin classes were replaced with a helicopter platform. The last change made to the Kashins was an increased forward superstructure on two decks.^[1]

General characteristics

• Displacement - Standard: 3,950 tons, full load: 4,950 tons
• Length - 146 m (480 ft), overall
• Beam - 15.8 m (52 ft)
• Draught - 4.8 m (16 ft)
• Propulsions - 2 shaft; COGAG; 4 gas-turbines, 35 knots maximum.
• Complement - 320
• Armament -
  • Surface-to-surface missiles: 4 SS-N-2C launchers; 4 missiles.
  • Anti-air: 2 twin SA-N-1 launchers; 44 missiles, 4 AK-630 30mm gatling guns.
  • Anti-submarine: 2 12-barreled RBU-6000 rocket launchers, five rows of 533mm (21 in) torpedo tubes.

Ships

Soviet Navy

Ship	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Modernisation	Fleet	Fate
Ognevoy - Fiery	Severny shipyard, St. Petersburg	31 May 1962	31 December 1964	1971	Northern Fleet	Sold to Turkey in 1990 for scrap
Slavny - Glorious	Severny shipyard, St. Petersburg	24 April 1965	30 September 1966	1973–1975	Baltic Fleet	Scrapped 19 February 1991
Stroyny - Harmonious	Shipyard named after 61 Communards, Nikolayev, Ukraine	28 July 1965	15 December 1966	1980–1981	Northern Fleet	Sold to India in 1994 for scrap
Smyshleny - Humorous	Shipyard named after 61 Communards, Nikolayev, Ukraine	22 October 1966	27 September 1968	1975–1977	Northern Fleet	Scrapped in India
Smely - Valiant	Shipyard named after 61 Communards, Nikolayev, Ukraine	2 June 1968	27 December 1969	1972–1974	Baltic Fleet	Sold to Poland on 19 January 1988, renamed ORP Warszawa
Sderzhanny - Restrained	Shipyard named after 61 Communards, Nikolayev, Ukraine	25 February 1972	30 December 1973		Black Sea Fleet	Disarmed 29 May 2001, dismantled in May 2002 in Inkerman, Sevastopol

Indian Navy

Name	Pennant	Builder	Commissioned	Status
INS Rajput	D51	61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant	30 September 1980	Active
INS Rana	D52	61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant	28 June 1982	Active
INS Ranjit	D53	61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant	28 November 1983	Active
INS Ranvir	D54	61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant	28 October 1986	Active
INS Ranvijay	D55	61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant	15 January 1988	Active

References

1. Jordan, John (1983). Soviet Warships. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-878-6.