Project 956

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1980
Total Production : 21

Model Status Year Produced
Project 956 Active 1980 21



Project 956

Group : Destroyers
Status : Active
Also Known As : Hangzhou (China), Project 956A (improved project), Project 956E (export version), Sarych (Russian name), Sovremenny
Origin : Russia
Contractors : Severnaya Verf, Severnoye Design Bureau
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1980
Total Production : 21
Unitary Cost : USD $700 million

The Project 956 Sarych, also known as Sovremenny, class destroyers have been designed to perform anti-ship warfare with secondary air defense capability. They are equipped with eight Moskit supersonic anti-ship missiles, two Shtil/Yohz Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) system, two 130mm AK-130 guns, four 30mm six-barrel AK-630, and one Ka-27 ASW helicopter. The Project 956 lead ship was commissioned by the Soviet Navy in 1980. The Project 956A is an improved version of the Project 956 and the Project 956E is the export model being sold to China. The Russian Navy plans call for the withdrawal from active service of these destroyers in the early 2020s due to its propulsion system shortfalls.

Operators
Country Status State Notes
ChinaActive 4/4 Two ex-Russian Navy ships and two new-build Project 956E destroyers
RussiaActive 3/19
Specifications
Notes
Crew 344
Number of Weapons 56
Dimensions
Beam 17.2 meter
Draft 6.0 meter
Length 157 meter
Main Gun Caliber 130 millimeter
Mass
Full Displacement 8,480 ton
Performance
Max Range 4,500 nautical mile at 18 knots
Max Range at Top Speed 1,345 nautical mile
Power
Total Combined Power 99,000 shp
Speed
Cruise Speed 18 knot
Top Speed 32.7 knot
Time
Mission Endurance 30 day
Gear
Anti-Ship Missiles
3M808
ASW Helicopters
Ka-271
Naval Gun Systems
AK-1302
AK-630M4
Radar Systems
Fregat MA
Sea-Based Air Defense Systems
Kashtan2
Shtil2
Yohz2
Surface-to-Air Missiles
9M3848
Listing
Ship Status Com Decom
136 Hangzhou

Yekaterinbugr

Active

December 1999

1999

137 Fuzhou

Alexandr Nevsky

Active

December 2000

2000

138 Taizhou Active December 2005
139 Active September 2006
Sovremenyy Decommissioned
Otlichnyy Decommissioned
Otchayannyy Decommissioned
Okrylennyy Decommissioned
430 Bezuprechnyy Decommissioned
Stoykiy Decommissioned
672 Osmotritel'nyy Decommissioned
720 Boyevoy Decommissioned 1986
778 Burnyy Decommissioned 1988
406 Gremyashchiy Decommissioned 1988
Rastoropnyy Decommissioned 1989
754 Bezboyaznennyy Decommissioned 1990
Bezuderzhanyy Decommissioned 1991
620 Bespokoynyy Decommissioned 1991
715 Bystryy Active 1992
610 Nastoychibyy Active 1993
474 Admiral Ushakov Active 1994

News

Wednesday, 22 February, 2017
Chinese Navy Upgrades Type 051B Destroyer

Expert: Changes to vessel's weapons systems improved combat capability The People's Liberation Army Navy has upgraded the CNS Shenzhen guided missile destroyer, once the

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Notes

* Prime Contractor
State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning

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