Warships of the USSR and Russia, 1945-95

The aim of this book is to provide complete and accurate information on the ships of the Soviet Navy throughout the Cold War and beyond. Details are given of the construction, capabilities and career of every Soviet and Russian naval vessel in a period of growth and development. It also includes Stalin's ambitious postwar proposals for battleships and battlecruisers, the development of the nuclear submarine fleet in the 1960s, and the air-capable ships of the 1970s and 1980s. Each vessel is listed with its project number, Russian name, specifications, building dates and ultimate fate, from the guided-missile battlecruiser Kirov to the smallest intelligence-gathering trawlers. This edition has been revised and updated to include the latest information that has become available. Illustrations include internal layouts of nuclear submarines.