Soviet cruiser Dmitry Pozharsky

Dmitry Pozharsky in 1974
History
Soviet Union
Name
  • Dmitry Pozharsky
  • (Дмитрий Пожарский)
NamesakeDmitry Pozharsky
Ordered31 August 1951
BuilderBaltic Shipyard, Leningrad
Yard number445
Laid down28 February 1952
Launched25 June 1953
Commissioned31 December 1954
Decommissioned5 March 1987
Stricken16 September 1987
IdentificationSee Pennant numbers
FateScrapped, 1990
General characteristics
Class and 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
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Krab-12 ESM 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)

Dmitry Pozharsky was a Sverdlov-class cruiser of the Soviet Navy.