Russian destroyer Smetlivy
Encyclopedia
Smetlivy is a Kashin-class
guided missile
destroyer
of the Russian Navy.
Ordered by the Soviet Union
in the early 1960s, Smetlivy was laid down in July 1966 and commissioned into the Soviet Black Sea Fleet
in 1969. In 1990 the ship was laid up for repairs and modification. She became part of the Russian Navy after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The ship returned to service in 1995, now armed with the more modern SS-N-25 Switchblade missile system. In 2009 the ship was again laid up for repairs, returning to service in mid 2011 and being involved in Russian-Italian naval exercises in the Mediterranean Sea
. As of 2011 the Smetlivy is the last Kashin-class destroyer in service with the Russian Navy.
Kashin class destroyer
The Kashin class destroyers were a group of guided missile destroyers built for the Soviet Navy in the 1960s and early 1970s. Their Soviet designation was Project 61...
guided missile
Guided Missile
Guided Missile is a London based independent record label set up by Paul Kearney in 1994.Guided Missile has always focused on 'the underground', preferring to put out a steady flow of releases and developing the numerous GM events around London and beyond....
destroyer
Destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
of the Russian Navy.
Ordered by the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in the early 1960s, Smetlivy was laid down in July 1966 and commissioned into the Soviet Black Sea Fleet
Black Sea Fleet
The Black Sea Fleet is a large operational-strategic sub-unit of the Russian Navy, operating in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea since the late 18th century. It is based in various harbors of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov....
in 1969. In 1990 the ship was laid up for repairs and modification. She became part of the Russian Navy after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The ship returned to service in 1995, now armed with the more modern SS-N-25 Switchblade missile system. In 2009 the ship was again laid up for repairs, returning to service in mid 2011 and being involved in Russian-Italian naval exercises in the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
. As of 2011 the Smetlivy is the last Kashin-class destroyer in service with the Russian Navy.