Soviet cruiser Aleksandr Suvorov

Aleksandr Suvorov in April 1970
History
Soviet Union
Name
  • Aleksandr Suvorov
  • (Александр Суворов)
NamesakeAlexander Suvorov
Ordered31 August 1950
BuilderBaltic Shipyard, Leningrad
Yard number436
Laid down29 September 1951
Launched15 May 1952
Commissioned31 December 1953
Decommissioned15 December 1989
Stricken19 April 1990
IdentificationSee Pennant numbers
FateScrapped, 1991
General characteristics
Class & typeSverdlov-class cruiser
Displacement
  • 13,600 tonnes (13,385 long tons) standard
  • 16,640 tonnes (16,377 long tons) full load
Length
  • 210 m (689 ft 0 in) overall
  • 205 m (672 ft 7 in) waterline
Beam22 m (72 ft 2 in)
Draught6.9 m (22 ft 8 in)
Propulsion
Speed32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Range9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement1,250
Armament
  • 4 × triple 15.2 cm (6.0 in)/57 cal B-38 guns in Mk5-bis turrets
  • 6 × twin 10 cm (3.9 in)/56 cal Model 1934 guns in SM-5-1 mounts
  • 16 × twin 3.7 cm (1.5 in) AA guns in V-11M mounts
  • 2 × quintuple 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes in PTA-53-68-bis mounts
Armour
  • Belt: 100 mm (3.9 in)
  • Conning tower: 150 mm (5.9 in)
  • Deck: 50 mm (2.0 in)
  • Turrets: 175 mm (6.9 in) front, 65 mm (2.6 in) sides, 60 mm (2.4 in) rear, 75 mm (3.0 in) roof
  • Barbettes: 130 mm (5.1 in)
  • Bulkheads: 100–120 mm (3.9–4.7 in)

Aleksandr Suvorov was a Sverdlov-class cruiser of Soviet Navy.

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