Description: The Sverdlov Class cruisers, Soviet designation Project 68B, were the last conventional cruisers built for the Soviet Navy, 13 ships were completed before Nikita Khrushchev called a halt to the programme as these ships were considered obsolescent with the advent of the guided missile. They were improved and slightly enlarged versions of the Chapayev class cruiser.
Mikhail Kutuzov (Михаил Кутузов) - named after Marshal Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov - built by Nikolayev, laid down 1951, launched 29 November 1952, Completed 1954, Museum at Novorossiysk. |
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