Soviet Light Cruiser Aleksandr Suvorov, Project 68bis, 1953 Full Hull (Plastic model) - HobbySearch Military Model Store

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- Soviet Light Cruiser Aleksandr Suvorov, Project 68bis, 1953

--Two types, Waterline and Full Hull, are on sale.

--Completion December 1953 Deployed the 8th Fleet.
--Deployed Baltic Fleet in 1955.
--Deployed by the Pacific Fleet in 1956. 1969 Modernized refurbishment.
--Combat support action in the Indian Ocean in 1971.
--Removal December 1989.
--Sold and dismantled in India in 1991.

[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