Soviet cruiser Murmansk (1955)

	Murmansk in 1978
History
Russia
Name	Murmansk
Namesake	Murmansk
Builder	Shipyard 402, Severodvinsk
Yard number	302
Laid down	28 January 1953
Launched	24 April 1955
Commissioned	22 September 1955
Decommissioned	3 July 1992
Stricken	1994
Identification	See Pennant numbers
Fate	Scrapped, 2013
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
Sensors &; processing systems	MR-302 Rubka air/surface-search radar; MR-510 Kil-U air-search radar; Kristall-K radar;
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);

Murmansk (Russian: Мурманск) was a light cruiser project no. 68-bis (designated the Sverdlov class by NATO) of the Soviet and later the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet.

History
Murmansk in 1978
Russia
Name	Murmansk
Namesake	Murmansk
Builder	Shipyard 402, Severodvinsk
Yard number	302
Laid down	28 January 1953
Launched	24 April 1955
Commissioned	22 September 1955
Decommissioned	3 July 1992
Stricken	1994
Identification	See Pennant numbers
Fate	Scrapped, 2013
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
Sensors & processing systems	MR-302 Rubka air/surface-search radar MR-510 Kil-U air-search radar Kristall-K radar
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)