Soviet cruiser Mikhail Kutuzov

Mikhail Kutuzov preserved as a museum
Mikhail Kutuzov preserved as a museum
History
Russia
Name
  • Mikhail Kutuzov
  • (Михаил Кутузов)
NamesakeMikhail Kutuzov
Ordered22 February 1950
BuilderBlack Sea Shipyard, Nikolayev
Yard number385
Laid down23 February 1951
Launched29 November 1952
Commissioned30 December 1954
Decommissioned2000
Stricken25 August 2001
IdentificationSee Pennant numbers
StatusMuseum ship in Novorossiysk
General characteristics
Class and typeSverdlov-class cruiser
Displacement
  • 13,600 long tons (13,818 t) standard
  • 16,640 long tons (16,907 t) 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
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
  • 8 × twin 3.0 cm (1.2 in) CIWS in AK-230
  • 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)

Mikhail Kutuzov (‹See Tfd›Russian: Михаил Кутузов) is a Project 68bis light cruiser (designated the Sverdlov class by NATO) of the Soviet and later the Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet.