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
 * RFK Admiral Kuznetsov (113)
 * Ulyanovsk-class Aircraft Carrier (1) - 1997
 * RFK Ulyanovsk (114)
 * Dyugon-class Landing Craft (5) - 2010
 * RFK Ataman Platov
 * RFK Ivan Kartsov
 * RFK Denis Davydov
 * RFK Leytenant Rimskiy
 * RFK Michman Lermontov
 * Ivan Gren-class Tank Landing Ship (1, 5 UC) - 2014
 * RFK Ivan Gren
 * RFK Unnamed
 * RFK Unnamed
 * RFK Unnamed
 * RFK Unnamed
 * RFK Unnamed
 * Mistral-class Amphibious Assault Ship (4 UC) -
 * RFK Vladivostok
 * RFK Sevastopol
 * RFK Petropavlovsk
 * RFK Unnamed
 * Kirov-class Battlecruiser (3) - 1980
 * RFK Admiral Ushakov - formerly Kirov, currently being overhauled for reactivation
 * RFK Admiral Lazarev (050) - formerly Frunze, currently being overhauled for reactivation
 * RFK Admiral Nakhimov (085) - formerly Kalinin, currently being overhauled for reactivation
 * RFK Pyotr Velikiy (099) - formerly Yuri Andropov, currently active in the Russian Navy
 * RFK Dzerzhinsky (100) - currently being overhauled as part of its midlife refit
 * Slava-class Guided Missile Cruiser (6) - 1982
 * RFK Moskva
 * RFK Marshal Ustinov
 * RFK Varyag
 * RFK Admiral Flota Lobov
 * RFK Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya
 * RFK Slava
 * Sovremenny-class Destroyer (19) - 1980
 * RFK Sovremennyy
 * RFK Otchayanny
 * RFK Otlichnyy
 * RFK Osmotritelnyy
 * RFK Bezuprechnyy
 * RFK Boyevoy
 * RFK Stoykiy
 * RFK Okrylennyy
 * RFK Burnyy
 * RFK Bystryy
 * RFK Rastoropnyy
 * RFK Bezboyaznennyy
 * RFK Gremyashchiy
 * RFK Bezuderzhnyy
 * RFK Bespokoynyy
 * RFK Nastoychivyy
 * RFK Besstrashnyy
 * RFK Vazhnyy
 * RFK Vdumchivyy
 * Udaloy-class Guided Missile Destroyer (15) - 1980
 * RFK Udaloy
 * RFK Vice Admiral Kulakov
 * RFK Marshal Vasilyevsky
 * RFK Admiral Zakharov
 * RFK Admiral Spiridonov
 * RFK Admiral Tributs
 * RFK Marshal Shaposhnikov
 * RFK Severomorsk
 * RFK Admiral Levchenko
 * RFK Admiral Vinogradov
 * RFK Admiral Kharlamov
 * RFK Admiral Panteleyev
 * RFK Admiral Chabanenko
 * RFK Admiral Basisty
 * RFK Admiral Kucherov
 * Neustrashimy-class Frigate (3) - 1993
 * RFK Neustrashimy
 * RFK Yaroslav Mudryy
 * RFK Tuman
 * Gepard-class Frigate (2) - 2003
 * RFK Tatarstan (691)
 * RFK Dagestan (693)
 * Novik-class Frigate (1) - 2006
 * RFK Novik
 * Admiral Gorshkov-class Frigate (5 UC) -2013
 * RFK Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov
 * RFK Fleet Admiral Kasatonov
 * RFK Admiral Golovko
 * RFK Admiral Yumashev
 * RFK Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Isakov
 * Admiral Grigorovich-class Guided Frigate (6 UC) - 2013
 * RFK Admiral Grigorovich
 * RFK Admiral Essen
 * RFK Admiral Makarov
 * RFK Admiral Butakov
 * RFK Admiral Istomin
 * RFK Admiral Kornilov
 * Buyan-class Corvette (5, 7 UC) - 2006
 * RFK Astrakhan
 * RFK Volgodonsk
 * RFK Mahachkala
 * RFK Grad Sviyazhsk
 * RFK Uglich
 * RFK Veliki Ustyug - under construction
 * RFK Zeleni Dol - under construction
 * RFK Serpuhov - under construction
 * RFK Vyshny Volochek - under construction
 * RFK Orehovo-Zyevo - under construction
 * Steregushchy-class Corvette (3, 3 UC) - 2007
 * RFK Steregushchy (530)
 * RFK Soobrazitelnyy (531)
 * RFK Boikiy (532)
 * RFK Sovershennyy (533) - under construction
 * RFK Stoikiy (534) - under construction
 * RFK ''Gromkiy' (535) - under construction
 * Gremyashchy-class Corvette (8 UC) - 2015
 * RFK Gremyashchy - under construction
 * RFK Provornyy - planned for construction
 * RFK Unnamed - planned for construction
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 * Kilo-class Hunter Killer Submarine (16) - 1980
 * RFK Lipetsk (B-177)
 * RFK Krasnokamensk (B-190)
 * RFK Vyborg (B-227)
 * RFK Chita (B-260)
 * RFK Mogocha (B-345)
 * RFK Komsomolsk Tadjikistana (B-394)
 * RFK Novosibirsk (B-401)
 * RFK Vologda (B-402)
 * RFK Svyatoi Nikolai Chudotvorets (B-445)
 * RFK Vledikavkaz (B-459)
 * RFK Ust'-Kamchatsk (B-464)
 * RFK Magnitogorsk (B-471)
 * RFK Ust'-Bolsheretsk (B-494)
 * RFK Kaluga (B-800)
 * RFK Yaroslavl (B-808)
 * RFK Alrosa (B-871)
 * Oscar-class Nuclear Cruise Missile Submarines (12) - 1980
 * RFK Voronezh (K-119)
 * RFK Smolensk (K-410)
 * RFK Orel (K-266)
 * RFK Krasnoyarsk (K-173)
 * RFK Irkutsk (K-132)
 * RFK Chelyabinsk (K-442)
 * RFK Tver (K-456)
 * RFK Omsk (K-186)
 * RFK Tomsk (K-150)
 * RFK Belgorod (K-139)
 * RFK Volgograd (K-135)
 * RFK Barnaul (K-165)
 * Akula-class Nuclear Attack Submarine (16) - 1984
 * RFK Akula (K-284)
 * RFK Delfin (K-263)
 * RFK Kashalot (K-322)
 * RFK Bratsk (K-391)
 * RFK Pantera (K-317)
 * RFK Madagon (K-331)
 * RFK Volk (K-461)
 * RFK Leopard (K-328)
 * RFK Kuzbass (K-419)
 * RFK Tigr (K-154)
 * RFK Samara (K-295)
 * RFK Vepr (K-157)
 * RFK Gepard (K-335)
 * RFK Iribis (K-224)
 * RFK Narval (K-350)
 * RFK Rys (K-182)
 * Delta IV-class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine (7) - 1984
 * RFK Verkhoturye (K-51)
 * RFK Ekaterinburg (K-84)
 * RFK Podmoskovye (K-64)
 * RFK Tula (K-114)
 * RFK Bryansk (K-117)
 * RFK Karelia (K-18)
 * RFK Novomoskovsk (K-407)
 * Sierra-class Nuclear Attack Submarine (5) - 1987
 * RFK Carp (K-239)
 * RFK Kostroma (K-276)
 * RFK Nizhniy Novgorod (K-534)
 * RFK Pskov (K-336)
 * RFK Rostov (K-123)
 * Lada-class Hunter Killer Submarine (1, 2 UC) - 2010
 * RFK Sankt Petersburg (B-585)
 * RFK Kronshtadt (B-586)
 * RFK Sevastopol (B-587)
 * Borei-class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine (3, 5 UC) - 2013
 * RFK Yuriy Dolgorukiy (K-535)
 * RFK Aleksandr Nevskiy (K-550)
 * RFK Vladimir Monomakh - on sea trials
 * RFK Knyaz Vladimir - under construction
 * RFK Knyaz Oleg - under construction
 * RFK Aleksandr Suvorov - under construction
 * RFK Mikhail Kutuzov - under construction
 * RFK Svyatitel Nikolay - planned for construction
 * Yasen-class Nuclear Attack Submarine (1, 9 UC) - 2013
 * RFK Severodvinsk (K-329)
 * RFK Kazan - under construction
 * RFK Novosibirsk - under construction
 * RFK Krasnoyarsk - planned for construction
 * RFK Unnamed - planned for construction
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 * Kilo II-class Hunter-Killer Submarine (1, 5 UC) - 2014
 * RFK Novorossiysk (B-261) - on sea trials
 * RFK Rostov-on-Don (B-237) - under construction
 * RFK Stary Oskol (B-262) - under construction
 * RFK Krasnodar - planned for construction
 * RFK Unnamed - planned for construction
 * RFK Unnamed - planned for construction
 * Yury Ivanov-class Intelligence Ship (2 UC) - 2014
 * RFK Yuriy Ivanov - under construction
 * RFK Ivan Khurs - under construction