Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Soviet Navy — Cruiser

Soviet cruiser Voroshilov

Kirov-class cruiser

Displacement
7,765 long tons (7,890 t)
Length
191.3 m (627.6 ft)
Beam
17.66 m (57.9 ft)
Speed
36.7 knots (68 km/h, 42.3 mph)
Complement
872
Main gun
180 mm (7.1 in)

Service

  1. Soviet Navy as Voroshilov20 June 1940 — 6 October 19721,900 days of the war
Kirov-class cruiser Particulars
Name
Voroshilov
Namesake
Kliment Voroshilov
Builder
Marti South, Nikolayev
Laid down
15 October 1935
Launched
28 June 1937
Commissioned
20 June 1940
Fate
Sold for scrap 2 March 1973 (1973)
Status
Scrapped

Specifications

Displacement, standard
7,765 long tons (7,890 t)
Length
191.3 m (627.6 ft)
Beam
17.66 m (57.9 ft)
Draught
6.15 m (20.2 ft)
Speed
36.7 knots (68 km/h, 42.3 mph)
Complement
872
Main gun
180 mm (7.1 in)

Voroshilov was a Kirov-class cruiser, operated by the Soviet Navy. The ship was named after Kliment Voroshilov. Her keel was laid at Marti South, Nikolayev on 15 October 1935. Launched on 28 June 1937, she entered service on 20 June 1940.

She was one of six ships of her class. The class followed the Admiral Nakhimov-class cruiser and was succeeded by the Chapayev-class cruiser.

She displaced 7,765 long tons. She measured 191.3 m (628 ft) long with a beam of 17.7 m (58 ft). Her designed speed was 36.7 knots, and she carried a complement of 872.

Her main battery was nine 180 mm (7.1 in) guns in three triple mountings. Her belt armour was 50 mm (2.0 in) and her deck 50 mm. She carried two aircraft. 122,500 shp drove two shafts.

She was in commission for 1,900 days of the Second World War.

She was broken up for scrap on 2 March 1973.

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Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts; geared steam turbines
Power
  • 6 water-tube boilers
  • 122500 shp
Armament
  • 3 × triple 180 mm guns
  • 6 × single 100 mm DP guns
  • 6 × single 45 mm AA guns
  • 4 × single 12.7 mm AA machine guns
  • 2 × triple 533 mm torpedo tubes
  • 96–164 mines
  • 50 depth charges
Armour
  • Waterline belt: 50 mm
  • Deck: 50 mm each
  • Turrets: 50 mm
  • Barbettes: 50 mm
  • Conning tower: 150 mm
Aircraft
  • 2 × KOR-1 seaplanes

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