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Large Anti-Submarine Ships
Project 61ME

NATO: Kashin Mod Class


Completed

5 units


Ships

Shipyard named after 61 kommunara, Nikolaev

Name
Yard ¹
Laid Down
Launched
Commissioned
Note
Nadezhnyy
¹2201
11.09.1976
17.09.1977
30.11.1979
 
Gubitelnyy
¹2202
29.11.1976
27.09.1978/
30.09.1981
 
Lovkiy
¹2203
29.06.1977
16.06.1979
20.07.1983
 
Tvyordyy
¹2204
24.10.1981
12.03.1983
30.12.1985
 
Tolkovyy
¹2205
19.03.1982
1.02.1986
15.10.1987
 

General characteristics - Project 61ME

Displacement (tons):
Standard:4025 (from ¹2204 – 4185)
Full load:4905 (from ¹2204 – 5055)
Dimensions (m):
Length:146,2
Beam:15,8
Draft:4,82 (from ¹2204 – 4,87)
Speed (knots):33
Range:3500 nmi (18 knots), 1950 nmi (30,22 knots)
Autonomy (days):25
Propulsion:2x36000 hp M-3EE gas turbines, 2 fixed pitch propellers, 2x1250 KW GTG-1250E turbine-type generators, 2x600 kW DGAS-600/1TM5 diesel-generators
Armament:4x1 KT-97BE Termit anti-ship missile complex launchers (4 P-20 anti-ship missiles, from ¹2204 – P-20M) - Korall-NKE fire control system
2x2 ZIF-101 M-1 Volna-M SAM system launchers (32 V-601missiles (4K91)) - 2 4R90 Yatagan fire control systems (from .¹2204 – Volna-P – 4R90P Yatagan II)
1x2 76 mm AK-726 (1200 rounds) - MR-105 Turel fire control system
2x2 30 mm AK-230 - 2 MR-104 Rys fire control systems(from ¹ 2204 - 4x6 30 mm AK-630 - 2 MR-123 Vympel fire control systems )
1x5 533 mm PTA-53-61ME torpedo tubes (5 53-56V, SET-53ME torpedoes) - Zummer-61ME fire control system
2x12 RBU-6000 Smerch-2 (192 RGB-60) - Burya-61ME fire control system
1 Ka-25 helicopter (from ¹2204 - Ka-28)
Electronics:

MR-500 Kliver air/surface search radar, MR-310 Angara-S air/surface search radar, MP-401E Start ESM radar system(¹2204, 2205), Krab-11 ESM radar system (¹2201-2203), Krab-12 ESM radar system (¹2201-2203), MRP-11-14M reconnaissance radar (¹2201-2203), MRP-15-16 Zaliv reconnaissance radar (¹2201-2203), Volga navigation radar, MGK-335 Platina sonar, MG-26E Khosta underwater communication system, Planshet-61ME combat information control system, PK-16 decoy RL (4 KL-101 launchers)

Complement:312 (33 officers) ) (from ¹2204 – 315)

Schematics

Large Anti-Submarine Ship - Project 61ME
Large Anti-Submarine Ship - Project 61ME


Modernizations

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Fleets

Black Sea Fleet: Gubitelnyy, Lovkiy, Nadezhnyy, Tvyordyy, Tolkovyy


Hull Numbers

Gubitelnyy: 725(1981)
Lovkiy: 727
Nadezhnyy: 725(1979)
Tvyordyy: 724(1985)
Tolkovyy: 724(1987)


Decommissioned

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Export

India: 5 units
Destroyers Rajput D51 (till 30.09.1980 Nadezhnyy) decomm. 21.05.2021, Rana D52 (till 28.06.1982 Gubitelnyy), Ranjit D53 (till 24.11.1983 Lovkiy) decomm. 6.05.2019 and sunk in 2021 as target-ship, Ranvir D54 (till 28.10.1986 Tvyordyy), Ranvijay D55 (till 15.01.1988 Tolkovyy). Equipped for basing a Cheetah multi-purpose helicopter.

Íà D54 â 2004-06, D55 â 2004-06 ÃÀÊ ÌÃÊ-335 «Ïëàòèíà» çàìåíåí íà ÃÀÑ «Õóìñà». Íà D54, D55 ÁÈÓÑ «Ïëàíøåò-61ÌÝ» çàìåíà íà CMS-SNF CCS



2 Volga navigation radars have been replaced by 2 Rashmi navigation radars. The TQN-2 electronic warfare system has been installed. On the D51 in 2003, 4*1 KT-97BE launchers Termit anti-ship missile complex was replaced by 4*2 Brahmos launchers (8 PJ-10 anti-ship missiles). On the D54 in 2006, D55 in 2008, the aft ZIF-101 launcger Volna-P anti-aircraft missile system was replaced with 8*1 Brahmos anti-ship missile system (8 PJ-10 anti-ship missiles). On the D52 in 2022, the aft PU ZIF-101 of the Volna-P air defense system was replaced with 2*8 PU VL-SRSAM air defense systems (16 missiles). On D52 in 2025, 4*1 KT-97BE launchers Termit anti-ship missile system and the forward ZIF-101 launcher Volna-P air defense system were removed. On D52, D54 in 2015, D55 1*2 76 mm AK-726 was replaced by 1*1 76 mm OTO Melara. On D52, D53 MR-104 Rys control system were removed. On D54 in 2006, D55 in 2008 2*6 30 mm AK-630 – 1 MR-123 Vimpel fire control system were replaced by the Barak SAM – SU EL/M-2221 STGR, the MR-310 Angara-A air|surface radar was replaced by the ELM-2238STAR. The D52, D53, D54, D55 MR-500 Kliver air/surface radar is replaced by the Bharat RAWL-02. On the D51 in 2003, the Krab-11, Krab-12, MRP-11-14M, MRP-15-16M Zaliv electronic warfare radars were replaced by the Ajanta electronic warfare system. D54 in 2004-06 and D55 in 2004-06 were equipped with the Ajanta electronic warfare system. On D54 in 2004-06, D55 in 2004-06 MGK-335 Platina sonar was replaced by Humsa sonar. On D54, D55 the Planshet-61ME combat information control system - replacement on CMS-SNF CCS.

 
   



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