Project 68-class cruisers

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:cruiser
gptkbp:advances limited upgrades in the 1980s
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
cannons
missiles
vertical launch system
gptkbp:combat_system integrated combat system
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1955
1970s
gptkbp:construction_yards various Soviet shipyards
gptkbp:crew_capacity approximately 600 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1990s
gptkbp:design_date post-World War II
gptkbp:design_influence subsequent Soviet cruisers
gptkbp:design_purpose command ship
fleet air defense
surface action
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:displacement approximately 10,000 tons
gptkbp:fighting_style jamming systems
gptkbp:helicopter_facilities yes
gptkbp:historical_significance Cold War naval strategy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Project 68-class cruisers
gptkbp:launch_date various years from 1953 to 1960
gptkbp:legacy influence on modern cruiser design
gptkbp:length approximately 180 meters
gptkbp:notable_event various naval exercises
gptkbp:notable_features large size
heavy armament
advanced electronics
gptkbp:notable_ships Sverdlov-class
twin torpedo tubes
gptkbp:number_built about 20
gptkbp:operational_range over 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operational_status decommissioned
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
North Atlantic
gptkbp:preserved_by museum ships
gptkbp:primary_role surface warfare
anti-aircraft warfare
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:radar gptkb:radar_system
gptkbp:retirement age and obsolescence
gptkbp:service 1990s
gptkbp:service_frequency 1950s
gptkbp:sister_ship Project 68bis
gptkbp:speed 32 knots
gptkbp:stealth_features limited stealth capabilities
gptkbp:successor Project 1134
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Russian_Navy
gptkb:Soviet_Navy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Svetlana-class_cruisers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5