Sovietsky Soyuz (Sovietsky Soyuz Class)

Laid down	28th August 1938
Launched	N/A
Completed	N/A
Commissioned	N/A
Fate	Scrapped: 1948 - 1950
Builders	Ordzhonikidze, Leningrad Russia
Complement	N/A
Dimensions
Displacement	59150 tons std 65150 tons max
Dimensions	856' x 119' 6"
Draught	32' 9"
Armament
Main guns	9 x 16" (3 x 3)
Secondary guns	12 x 6" (6 x 2)
Torpedo tubes	None
Other weapons	24 x 3.9" (12 x 2) 48 x 37mm (24 x 2) 24 x 12.7mm (12 x 2)
Countermeasures	None
Armour	Belt: 16" Deck: 8.7" C.T.: 16"
Aircraft Facilities
Aircraft	4 x seaplanes
Flightdeck	None
Hangar	N/A
Catapults	1
Arrestor system	None
Aviation fuel	N/A
Electronics Fit
Radar	None
Sonar	None
ECM	None
Other	N/A
Machinery
Engines	Turbo electric drive
Power output	210000shp
Speed	29kts
Shafts	3
Range	N/A
Fuel	N/A

Work on the ship had almost stopped by late 1940, but the hull was complete, and the engines and most of the armour were in place. Between 1941 and 1944, most of the armour was removed for use on land. Postwar, she was cut into sections and scrapped on the slip.

Last altered : 12th July 1999

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