History
Admiral Kornilov:
Admiral Kornilov was cancelled in January 1957 and scrapped beginning 12th September 1957.
Admiral Lazarev:
Admiral Lazarev was completed to the standard design, except that no 37mm guns were fitted and a P20
radar set was added.
Admiral Nakhimov:
Admiral Nakhimov was completed to the standard design. In 1955 she was modified under Project 67EP
for use in SSM tests. A twin arm launcher was added forward and 24 test launches were made in 1956. She
was decommissioned on 29th August 1960 and scrapped at Sevastopol between 1961 and 1962.
Admiral Senyavin:
Admiral Senyavin was completed to the standard design. In 1972 she was modified under Project 68U2.
Both aft 5.9" turrets were removed and a Zif-122 twin arm launcher for Osa-M / SA-N-4 SAM was added
with 20 rounds. Eight 30mm AK-230 guns were added, as was a hangar and helipad for a single Ka-25
helicopter. She was decommissioned on 30th May 1989 and sold to an Indian company for scrapping in
1992.
Admiral Ushakov:
Admiral Ushakov was built to the standard design. In 1971 she was modified under Project 68A. Eight 30mm
AK-230 guns were added in twin mountings. She was decmmissioned on 16th September 1987 and sold to
an Indian company for scrapping in 1992.
Aleksandr Nevski:
Aleksandr Nevski was built to the standard design. She was decommissioned on 30th May 1989, but her
current status is unknown.
Aleksandr Suvorov:
Aleksandr Suvorov was completed to the standard design. She was decommissioned on 15th February 1989 and
sold for scrapping to an Indian company in November 1991.
Arkhangelsk:
Arkhangelsk was originally named Kozma Minin, but renamed on 25th September 1953. She was cancelled
and scrapped in 1961.
Dmitri Pozharski:
Dmitri Pozharski was completed to the standard design. She was decommissioned on 5th March 1987 and
sold to an Indian company in 1990 for scrapping.
Dzerzhinskiy:
Dzerzhinskiy was completed to the standard design. In 1962 she was modified under Project 70E. The
aft turret and eight of the 37mm guns were removed. APG-1 fire control radar was added, as was a
twin arm launcher for M-2 Volkhov SAM with 10 rounds. Displacement rose to 12970 tons std / 16070
tons max. She was decommissioned on 12th October 1988, but her current status is unknown.
Kronshtadt:
Kronshtadt was cancelled on 2nd September and scrapped in 1961.
Mikhail Kutuzov:
Mikhail Kutuzov was completed to the standard design. She was refitted between 1986 and 1989, then
immediatly place in reserve. She has apparantly been preserved as a museum at a Black Sea port.
Molotovsk:
Molotovsk was renamed Oktyabrskskaya Revolutsia on 3rd August 1957. She was completed to the standard
design. She was stricken on 16th September 1987 and scrapped at Leningrad between 1988 and 1990.
Murmansk:
Murmansk was completed to the standard design. She was decommissioned on 3rd July 1992 and sold to
an Indian company in 1994 for scrapping. While being towed to India she broke from her towline and
ran aground off Sorvaer in northern Norway. Despite attempts to salvage her, she still remains
in shallow water.
Ordzhonikidze:
Ordzhonikidze was completed to the standard design. She was decommissioned on 14th January 1963 and
sold to Indonesians the Irian. She was scrapped in 1972.
Scherbakov:
Scherbakov was cancelled on 2nd September 1959 and scrapped in 1961.
Sverdlov:
Sverdlov was completed to the standard design. She was decommissioned on 30th May 1989 and sold to an
Indian company for scrapping in 1990.
Tallin:
Tallin was cancelled on 2nd September 1959 and scrapped in 1961.
Varyag:
Varyag was cancelled on 2nd September 1959 and scrapped in 1961.
Vladivostock:
Vladivostock was originally named Dmitri Donskoi, but renamed on 25th September 1953. She was cancelled
and scrapped in 1961.
Zhdanov:
Zhdanov was completed to the standard design. She was modified under Project 68U1 in the early 1970s.
Number 3 turret was removed and replaced by a Zif-122 launcher for Osa-M / SA-N-4 SAM with 20 rounds.
A helipad was also added aft, but no hangar or helicopter was carried. She was stricken in March 1989
and sold for scrapping in February 1990 to an Indian company.