--Two types, Waterline and Full Hull, are on sale.
--Completed December 1954, deployed the Black Sea Fleet
--In the 1960s, carried out military support missions during the Middle East War.
--Since 1986, the 68-A plan has been modernized and refurbished, equipped with AK-230, etc.
--Removed July 1992, preserved as a museum in Novorossiysk as a preservation ship.
[Sverdlov-class cruiser Pr.68bis]
――Although it was planned before the war, it was commissioned after the war due to the outbreak of the war.
――Early ship that adopted a welded structure on the entire hull.
--Also, the last artillery cruiser in the Soviet Union.
――14 ships were built from 1952 to 1955.
――Because of its appropriate scale, it is suitable for remodeling and modernization, and has been used for many years.
--Overall length 210m
--Displacement 13230 tons
--6 heavy oil boilers
--Two steam turbines
--Maximum speed 32 knots
--Four 152mm triple turrets
--Six 100mm twin turrets
--16 37mm anti-aircraft guns
--533mm 5 twin torpedo launchers
--Maximum armor 100mm
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