Kynda-class cruiser

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Groznyy in 1985
Class overview
Name	Kynda class
Builders	Zhdanov Shipyard
Operators	Soviet Navy  Russian Navy
Preceded by	Sverdlov class
Succeeded by	Kresta I class
Built	1960–1965
In service	1962–2002
Planned	16
Completed	4
Cancelled	12
Retired	4
General characteristics
Type	Cruiser
Displacement	4,400 tons standard, 5,500 tons full load
Length	141.7–141.9 m (464 ft 11 in – 465 ft 7 in)
Beam	15.8 m (51 ft 10 in)
Draught	5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	4 boilers 2 steam turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 34 kn (63 km/h; 39 mph) 7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 14.5 kn (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
Complement	390
Armament	ASM: 2×4 SS-N-3b (8+8 missiles) SAM: 1 twin SA-N-1 'Goa' launcher (16 missiles) Guns: 2× 76 mm (3.0 in) AK-726 guns, 4× 30 mm (1.2 in) AK-630 guns ASW: 2× RBU-6000 launchers Torpedoes: 2×3 533mm tubes
Aviation facilities	Helipad

The Project 58 missile cruisers (Ракетные крейсера проекта 58), known to NATO as the Kynda class^[1] and sometimes referred to as the Grozny class (тип «Грозный»), from the name of the first ship of the series to be constructed, were the first generation of Soviet missile cruisers and represented a considerable advance for the Soviet Navy. Their main role was anti-surface warfare using the SS-N-3b 'Shaddock' missile. The design proved to be top-heavy and was soon succeeded by the larger Kresta I class, but the Kyndas stayed in service until the fall of the Soviet Union.