Zhdanov underway in 1983 |
| History |
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| Soviet Union |
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| Name | |
| Namesake | Andrei Zhdanov |
| Ordered | 3 December 1947 |
| Builder | Baltic Shipyard, Leningrad |
| Yard number | 419 |
| Laid down | 11 February 1950 |
| Launched | 27 December 1950 |
| Commissioned | 31 December 1952 |
| Decommissioned | 10 December 1989 |
| Stricken | 19 April 1990 |
| Homeport | Tallinn |
| Identification | See Pennant numbers |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1991 |
| General characteristics |
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| Class & type | Sverdlov-class cruiser |
| Displacement |
- 13,600 tonnes (13,385 long tons) standard
- 16,640 tonnes (16,377 long tons) full load
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| Length |
- 210 m (689 ft 0 in) overall
- 205 m (672 ft 7 in) waterline
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| Beam | 22 m (72 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 6.9 m (22 ft 8 in) |
| Propulsion | |
| 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 |
- as designed:
- 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
- command ship:
- 3 × 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
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| 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)
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| Aviation facilities | Helipad |
Zhdanov was a Sverdlov-class cruiser of Soviet Navy.
