Sverdlov class

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf class of warships
gptkbp:armament dual-purpose guns
main guns, anti-aircraft guns, torpedoes
gptkbp:crew approximately 800 personnel
gptkbp:currentStatus 1990s
gptkbp:debutYear 1949
gptkbp:decommissioned 1990s
gptkbp:deployedTo Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:design gptkb:Soviet_naval_design_bureau
long hull, heavy armament
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:displacement approximately 12,000 tons
gptkbp:electronic_warfare equipped with electronic countermeasures
limited combat engagements
gptkbp:fate most scrapped after decommissioning
gptkbp:finish 1955
gptkbp:firstPublished 1951
1970s
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity limited compared to modern standards
gptkbp:historicalContext developed_during_the_Cold_War_era.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of the last conventional cruisers built
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sverdlov class
gptkbp:influence influenced_later_Soviet_cruiser_designs
gptkbp:innovation some ships underwent upgrades during service life
gptkbp:internationalStudents some ships sold to foreign navies
gptkbp:length about 200 meters
gptkbp:notable_alumni Sverdlov,_Admiral_Makarov
gptkbp:notableFeature large superstructure
gptkbp:notableOperations participated in various naval exercises
gptkbp:numberBuilt 12
gptkbp:operationalRange limited by fuel capacity
gptkbp:operationalStatus primarily_in_the_Atlantic_and_Pacific_Oceans
gptkbp:primaryMission surface warfare
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:radar various types used during service
gptkbp:replacedBy modern guided missile cruisers
gptkbp:retirementYear age and obsolescence
gptkbp:role fleet action and support
gptkbp:secondaryMission anti-aircraft defense
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Soviet_Navy
gptkbp:services 1950s to 1990s
gptkbp:sisterShip Kresta_class,_Riga_class
gptkbp:speed 32 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Kresta_class
gptkbp:torpedoSystem equipped with torpedo tubes
gptkbp:type cruiser