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The Russian Navy (Russian: Военно Морской Флот (ВМФ) - Voyenno- Morskoy Flot (VMF) or Military Maritime Fleet) is the naval arm of the Russian armed forces. The international designation of Russian naval vessels is "RFS" - "Russian Federation Ship".

The present Russian Navy was formed from the Soviet Navy after the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War in 1991.

The Russian Navy possesses most of the former Soviet naval forces, which is currently composed of the Northern Fleet, the former Soviet Pacific Fleet, the Black Sea Fleet, the Baltic Fleet, the former Soviet Caspian Flotilla, Naval Aviation, Naval Infantry (marines) and coastal artillery.

History

Main articles: Imperial Russian Navy, Soviet Navy.

The origins of the Russian navy may be traced to the period between the 4th and the 6th century, when Early East Slavs were engaged in a struggle against the Byzantine Empire. The first Slavic flotillas consisted of small sailing ships and rowboats, which had been seaworthy and able to navigate in riverbeds. In the 9th-12th century, there were flotillas in Kievan Rus' consisting of hundreds of vessels with one, two or three masts. The citizens of Novgorod are known to have conducted military campaigns in the Baltic Sea (e.g., the siege of Sigtuna in 1187). Lad'ya (ладья in Russian, or sea boat) was a typical boat used by the army of Novgorod (length - 30 m, width - 5 to 6 m, 2 or 3 masts, armament - battering rams and catapults, complement - 50 to 60 men). There were also smaller sailboats and rowboats, such as ushkuys (ушкуи) for sailing in rivers, lakes and skerries, kochis (кочи), and nosads (носады), used for cargo transportation.

In the 16th-17th century, the Cossacks conducted military campaigns against the Tatars and Turks, using sailboats and rowboats. The Cossacks of Zaporizhian Sich used to call these boats either chaika, or cheln (чайка, челн). The Don Cossacks called them strugs (струг). These boats were capable of transporting up to 80 men. The Cossack flotillas numbered 80 to 100 boats.

The centralized Russian state had been fighting for its own access to the Baltic Sea, Black Sea and Sea of Azov since the 17th century. By the end of this century, the Russians had accumulated some valuable experience in using riverboats together with land forces. In 1667-1669, the Russians tried to build naval ships in a village of Dedinovo on the shores of the Oka River for the purpose of defending the trade routes along the Volga, which led to the Caspian Sea. In 1668, they built a 26-cannon ship Oryol (Орёл, or Eagle), a yacht, a boat with a mast and bowsprit and a few rowboats.

Lists of Russian Navy ships

• List of Russian Navy frigates
• List of Russian Navy cruisers

Current Strength

Manpower - 161,000

Source - http://www.warfare.ru/?linkid=1720&catid=243

• Submarines

• SSBN: 14 (3 building)
• SSGN: 8 (1 building?)
• SSN: 15 (1 building)
• Conventional Submarines: 20 (2 building)
• Auxiliary Submarines: 7

• Surface Ships

• Aircraft Carriers (CV): 1 (1 in developpment)
• Battlecruisers (BCGN): 2 (1 in reserve) (Cruiser Nakhimov returned to service in 2005)
• Cruisers (CG): 3 (2 ships in reserve re-building)
• Destroyers (DDG): 15 (2 ships building, 1 ship re-building)
• Frigates (FFG): 11 (5 ships building)
• Light Frigates (FFL): 45
• Missile Corvettes (FSG): 41
• Patrol Boats (PCF): 21
• Patrol hydrofoils (PTF): 5
• Missile hovercraft: 2
• Landing ship dock (LSD): 1
• Landing ship tank (LST):18
• Landing ship hovercraft:8
• Minesweepers: 56
• Fleet oilers (AOR): 15
• Surveillance ships: 66
• Logistic support: 29

• Maritime Guard of the Border Service under Federal Security Service. This performs the role of a coastguard.

Source - http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/russia/bord_grd.htm

• Frigates (FFG): 6 (1 reserve)
• Light Frigates (FFL): 12
• Offshore Patrol Vessels: 27
• Patrol Icebreakers: 6
• Patrol boats (PCF): 66
• River craft: 22

List of Equipment

• Aircraft Carrier
• * Kuznetsov class aircraft carrier
• * Ulyanovsk class aircraft carrier (being revised)

• Large Cruiser
• * Kirov class battlecruiser

• Submarine
• * Severodvinsk class submarine
• * Akula class submarine
• * Typhoon class submarine
• * Delta class submarine
• * Oscar class submarine
• * Kilo class submarine

• Cruiser
• * Kara class cruiser
• * Slava class cruiser
• * Kirov class cruiser

• Destroyer
• * Sovremenniy class destroyer
• * Udaloy class destroyer
• * Kashin class destroyer

• Frigate
• * Koni class frigate
• * Krivak class frigate
• * Neustrashimy Class frigate
• * Tartarstan/Gepard class frigate

• Corvette
• * Steregushchy class corvette
• * Bora class corvette
• * Parchim class corvette
• * Nanuchka class corvette
• * Grisha class corvette

• Missile Hovercraft
• * Bora Class guided missile hovercraft

• Aircraft
• * Yak-141 VTOL Carrier Fighter
• * Su-27 Carrier Fighter
• * MiG-29 Carrier Fighter
• * Su-33 Carrier Fighter
• * Yak-38 VTOL Carrier Fighter
• * Su-25 Carrier Bomber

• Helicopter
• * Ka-25 Hormone Anti-Submarine Helicopter
• * Ka-27 Helix Anti-Submarine Helicopter
• * Ka-28 Helix Anti-Submarine Helicopter
• * Ka-29 Helix Anti-Submarine Helicopter
• * Ka-31 Transport Helicopter
• * Mi-14 Haze Transport Helicopter

See also

• Russian Marines

External links

• [Russian Navy History]
• [A Brief Guide to the Russian Navy]
• [Global Defence News, Military Pictures and Discussions] @ DefenseTalk.com
• [Russian Navy]
• [Photographies Russian Navy (Black Sea, Sevastopol)]
• [Report on morale situation in Russian naval base]

 

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