Kashin-class destroyer

	Sderzhanny in 1980
Class overview
Name	Kashin class
Builders	61 Communards Shipyard; Zhdanov Shipyard;
Operators	Soviet Navy; Russian Navy; Polish Navy; Indian Navy;
Preceded by	Kanin class
Succeeded by	Sovremenny class
Subclasses	Mod Kashin class; Rajput class;
Built	1959–1986
In commission	1962–2020
Completed	25
Active	3
Lost	1
Retired	20
Preserved	1
General characteristics
Type	Guided-missile destroyer
Displacement	3,400 tons standard,; 4,390 tons full load;
Length	144 m (472 ft)
Beam	15.8 m (52 ft)
Draught	4.6 m (15 ft)
Propulsion	2 × COGAG; 2 shafts,; 4 × M8E gas turbines M3 unit aggregate; 72,000 hp (54,000 kW) up to 96,000 hp (72,000 kW);
Speed	38 kn (70 km/h; 44 mph) (4 gas turbines on full power)
Range	3,500 nmi (6,480 km; 4,030 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	266 to 320
Armament	2 × 2 AK-726 76 mm (3 in) guns ; 2 × 2 SA-N-1 'Goa' surface-to-air missile launchers (32 missiles); 1 × 5 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 2 × 12 RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers; 2 × 6 RBU-1000 anti-submarine rocket launchers; 4 × 1 SS-N-2 ‘Styx’ anti-ship missiles (project 61M); 2 × 4 SS-N-25 'Switchblade' anti-ship missiles (Smetlivy);
Aircraft carried	1 × Ka-27 series helicopter
Aviation facilities	Helipad

The Kashin class, Soviet designation Project 61, were series of anti-aircraft guided-missile destroyers built for the Soviet Navy since the 1960s. As of 2020, no ships remain in service with the Russian Navy, but three modified ships continue in service with the Indian Navy as Rajput-class destroyers.

In the Soviet Union they were officially classified as "guard ships" (storozhevoi korabl – SKR), then "large ASW ships" (BPK) or "large missile ships" (BRK), but in the rest of world they are commonly regarded as missile destroyers due to their size and armament. They were the first Soviet purpose-built anti-air warfare ships and the first to carry an ASW helicopter.

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