Soviet cruiser Dzerzhinsky

	Dzerzhinsky in 1971
History
Soviet Union
Name	Dzerzhinsky; (Дзержинский);
Namesake	Felix Dzerzhinsky
Ordered	3 December 1947
Builder	Black Sea Shipyard, Mykolaiv
Yard number	374
Laid down	21 December 1948
Launched	31 August 1950
Commissioned	18 August 1952
Decommissioned	19 February 1980
Stricken	12 October 1988
Identification	See Pennant numbers
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class & type	Sverdlov-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;
Beam	22 m (72 ft 2 in)
Draught	6.9 m (22 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	2 × shaft geared steam turbines; 6 × boilers, 110,000 hp (82,000 kW);
Speed	32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Range	9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	1,250
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);

Dzerzhinsky was a Sverdlov-class cruiser of the Soviet Navy.

History
Dzerzhinsky in 1971
Soviet Union
Name	Dzerzhinsky (Дзержинский)
Namesake	Felix Dzerzhinsky
Ordered	3 December 1947
Builder	Black Sea Shipyard, Mykolaiv
Yard number	374
Laid down	21 December 1948
Launched	31 August 1950
Commissioned	18 August 1952
Decommissioned	19 February 1980
Stricken	12 October 1988
Identification	See Pennant numbers
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class & type	Sverdlov-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
Beam	22 m (72 ft 2 in)
Draught	6.9 m (22 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	2 × shaft geared steam turbines 6 × boilers, 110,000 hp (82,000 kW)
Speed	32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Range	9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	1,250
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)