Russian Navy

The Russian Navy (Russian: Военно-морской Флот Российской Федерации (ВМФ России), tr. Voyenno-morskoy Flot Rossiyskoy Federatsii (VMF Rossii), lit. Military-Maritime Fleet of the Russian Federation) is the naval arm of the Russian military. The present Russian Navy was formed in January 1992, succeeding the Navy of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which had itself succeeded the Soviet Navy following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. The first Russian Navy was established by Peter the Great (Peter I) in October 1696. Ascribed to Peter I is the oft quoted statement: "A ruler that has but an army has one hand, but he who has a navy has both." The symbols of the Russian Navy, the St. Andrew's flag and ensign (seen to the right), and most of its traditions were established personally by Peter I. Neither Jane's Fighting Ships or the International Institute for Strategic Studies list any standard international designation of Russian naval vessels for Russian Navy vessels. In United States Navy photographs, they are sometimes referred to as RFS—"Russian Federation Ship"; however, the Russian Navy does not use this convention for itself. The Russian Navy possesses the vast majority of the former Soviet naval forces, and currently comprises the Northern Fleet, the Russian Pacific Fleet, the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the Russian Baltic Fleet, the Russian Caspian Flotilla, Naval Aviation, and the Coastal Troops (consisting of the Naval Infantry and the Coastal Missile and Artillery Troops). A recently approved rearmament program has placed the development of the navy on an equal footing with the strategic nuclear forces for the first time in Soviet and Russian history. The program, covering the period until 2015, is expected to see the replacement of 45% of the inventory of the Russian Navy. Out of 4.9 trillion rubles ($192.16 billion) allocated for military rearmament, 25% will go into building new ships. "We are already building practically as many ships as we did in Soviet times," First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said during a visit to Severodvinsk in July 2007, "The problem now is not lack of money, but how to optimize production so that the navy can get new ships three, not five, years after laying them down." The Russian Navy has suffered severely since the dissolution of the Soviet Union due to insufficient maintenance, lack of funding and thereby training of personnel and timely replacement of equipments. Another setback is attributed to Russia's domestic shipbuilding industry which is reported to have been in decline as to their capabilities of constructing contemporary hardware efficiently. Some analysts even say that because of this Russia's naval capabilities have been facing a slow but certain "irreversible collapse".[4][5] But other analysts say that because of the recent rise in mineral prices (Key to Russia's economy) have enabled a sort of 'Renaissance of the Russian Navy' due to increased available funds, allowing Russia to begin 'developing the capacity to once again become a maritime threat to Western naval power'.

Basic Information

 * Active Personnel: 133,000
 * Reserve Personnel:
 * Number of Ships: 176
 * Number of Fixed Wing Aircraft:
 * Number of Helicopters:
 * Number of Bases: 10 (Astrakhan, Baltiysk, Kronshtadt, Makhachkala, Murmansk, Novorossiysk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Sevastopol, Severomorsk, Vladivostok)
 * Current Commander: Admiral Victor Chirkov

List of Ships

 * Admiral Kuznetsov-class Aircraft Carrier (1) - 1991
 * RFS Admiral Kuznetsov (113)
 * Ulyanovsk-class Aircraft Carrier (1) - 1997
 * RFS Ulyanovsk (114)
 * Ivan Gren-class Tank Landing Ship (1, 5 UC) - 2014
 * RFS Ivan Gren
 * RFS Unnamed
 * RFS Unnamed
 * RFS Unnamed
 * RFS Unnamed
 * RFS Unnamed
 * Mistral-class Amphibious Assault Ship (4 UC) -
 * RFS Vladivostok
 * RFS Sevastopol
 * RFS Petropavlovsk
 * RFS Unnamed
 * Kirov-class Battlecruiser (3) - 1980
 * Admiral Lazarev (050) - formerly Frunze, currently being overhauled for reactivation
 * Admiral Nakhimov (085) - formerly Kalinin, currently being overhauled for reactivation
 * Pyotr Velikiy (099) - formerly Yuri Andropov, currently active in the Russian Navy
 * Slava-class Guided Missile Cruiser (6) - 1982
 * RFS Moskva
 * RFS Marshal Ustinov
 * RFS Varyag
 * RFS Admiral Flota Lobov
 * RFS Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya
 * RFS Slava
 * Sovremenny-class Destroyer (19) - 1980
 * RFS Sovremennyy
 * RFS Otchayanny
 * RFS Otlichnyy
 * RFS Osmotritelnyy
 * RFS Bezuprechnyy
 * RFS Boyevoy
 * RFS Stoykiy
 * RFS Okrylennyy
 * RFS Burnyy
 * RFS Bystryy
 * RFS Rastoropnyy
 * RFS Bezboyaznennyy
 * RFS Gremyashchiy
 * RFS Bezuderzhnyy
 * RFS Bespokoynyy
 * RFS Nastoychivyy
 * RFS Besstrashnyy
 * RFS Vazhnyy
 * RFS Vdumchivyy
 * Udaloy-class Guided Missile Destroyer (15) - 1980
 * RFS Udaloy
 * RFS Vice Admiral Kulakov
 * RFS Marshal Vasilyevsky
 * RFS Admiral Zakharov
 * RFS Admiral Spiridonov
 * RFS Admiral Tributs
 * RFS Marshal Shaposhnikov
 * RFS Severomorsk
 * RFS Admiral Levchenko
 * RFS Admiral Vinogradov
 * RFS Admiral Kharlamov
 * RFS Admiral Panteleyev
 * RFS Admiral Chabanenko
 * RFS Admiral Basisty
 * RFS Admiral Kucherov
 * Neustrashimy-class Frigate (3) - 1993
 * RFS Neustrashimy
 * RFS Yaroslav Mudryy
 * RFS Tuman
 * Gepard-class Frigate (2) - 2003
 * RFS Tatarstan (691)
 * RFS Dagestan (693)
 * Novik-class Frigate (1) - 2006
 * RFS Novik
 * Admiral Gorshkov-class Frigate (4 UC) -2013
 * RFS Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov
 * RFS Fleet Admiral Kasatonov
 * RFS Admiral Golovko
 * RFS Admiral Yumashev
 * Admiral Grigorovich-class Guided Frigate (6 UC) - 2013
 * RFS Admiral Grigorovich
 * RFS Admiral Essen
 * RFS Admiral Makarov
 * RFS Admiral Butakov
 * RFS Admiral Istomin
 * RFS Admiral Kornilov
 * Buyan-class Corvette (3, 5 UC) - 2006
 * RFS Astrakhan
 * RFS Volgodonsk
 * RFS Mahachkala
 * RFS Grad Sviyazhsk - to be launched in March 2013
 * RFS Uglich - under construction
 * RFS Veliki Ustyug - under construction
 * RFS Zeleni Dol - under construction
 * RFS Serpuhov - under construction
 * Steregushchy-class Corvette (3, 3 UC) - 2007
 * RFS Steregushchy (530)
 * RFS Soobrazitelnyy (531)
 * RFS Boikiy (532)
 * RFS Sovershennyy (533) - under construction
 * RFS Stoikiy (534) - under construction
 * RFS ''Gromkiy' (535) - under construction
 * Gremyashchy-class Corvette (8 UC) - 2015
 * RFS Gremyashchy - under construction
 * RFS Unnamed - planned for construction
 * RFS Unnamed - planned for construction
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 * Kilo-class Hunter Killer Submarine (16) - 1980
 * RFS Lipetsk (B-177)
 * RFS Krasnokamensk (B-190)
 * RFS Vyborg (B-227)
 * RFS Chita (B-260)
 * RFS Mogocha (B-345)
 * RFS Komsomolsk Tadjikistana (B-394)
 * RFS Novosibirsk (B-401)
 * RFS Vologda (B-402)
 * RFS Svyatoi Nikolai Chudotvorets (B-445)
 * RFS Vledikavkaz (B-459)
 * RFS Ust'-Kamchatsk (B-464)
 * RFS Magnitogorsk (B-471)
 * RFS Ust'-Bolsheretsk (B-494)
 * RFS Kaluga (B-800)
 * RFS Yaroslavl (B-808)
 * RFS Alrosa (B-871)
 * Oscar-class Nuclear Cruise Missile Submarines (12) - 1980
 * RFS Voronezh (K-119)
 * RFS Smolensk (K-410)
 * RFS Orel (K-266)
 * RFS Krasnoyarsk (K-173)
 * RFS Irkutsk (K-132)
 * RFS Chelyabinsk (K-442)
 * RFS Tver (K-456)
 * RFS Omsk (K-186)
 * RFS Tomsk (K-150)
 * RFS Belgorod (K-139)
 * RFS Volgograd (K-135)
 * RFS Barnaul (K-165)
 * Akula-class Nuclear Attack Submarine (16) - 1984
 * RFS Akula (K-284)
 * RFS Delfin (K-263)
 * RFS Kashalot (K-322)
 * RFS Bratsk (K-391)
 * RFS Pantera (K-317)
 * RFS Madagon (K-331)
 * RFS Volk (K-461)
 * RFS Leopard (K-328)
 * RFS Kuzbass (K-419)
 * RFS Tigr (K-154)
 * RFS Samara (K-295)
 * RFS Vepr (K-157)
 * RFS Gepard (K-335)
 * RFS Iribis (K-224)
 * RFS Narval (K-350)
 * RFS Rys (K-182)
 * Delta IV-class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine (7) - 1984
 * RFS Verkhoturye (K-51)
 * RFS Ekaterinburg (K-84)
 * RFS Podmoskovye (K-64)
 * RFS Tula (K-114)
 * RFS Bryansk (K-117)
 * RFS Karelia (K-18)
 * RFS Novomoskovsk (K-407)
 * Sierra-class Nuclear Attack Submarine (5) - 1987
 * RFS Carp (K-239)
 * RFS Kostroma (K-276)
 * RFS Nizhniy Novgorod (K-534)
 * RFS Pskov (K-336)
 * RFS Rostov (K-123)
 * Lada-class Hunter Killer Submarine (1, 2 UC) - 2010
 * RFS Sankt Petersburg (B-585)
 * RFS Kronshtadt (B-586)
 * RFS Sevastopol (B-587)
 * Borei-class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine (3, 5 UC) - 2013
 * RFS Yuriy Dolgorukiy (K-535)
 * RFS Aleksandr Nevskiy (K-550)
 * RFS Vladimir Monomakh - on sea trials
 * RFS Knyaz Vladimir - under construction
 * RFS Aleksandr Suvorov - under construction
 * RFS Mikhail Kutuzov - under construction
 * RFS Unnamed
 * RFS Unnamed
 * Yasen-class Nuclear Attack Submarine (1, 9 UC) - 2013
 * RFS Severodvinsk (K-329)
 * RFS Kazan - under construction
 * RFS Novosibirsk - under construction
 * RFS Unnamed - planned for construction
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 * Kilo II-class Hunter-Killer Submarine (1, 5 UC) - 2014
 * RFS Novorossiysk (B-261) - on sea trials
 * RFS Rostov-on-Don (B-237) - under construction
 * RFS Stary Oskol (B-262) - under construction
 * RFS Unnamed - planned for construction
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