OVERVIEW: The SVERDLOV class CLC (Project 68U1) is a steam-powered light cruiser modified for the role of a command ship.

DETAILS:   Originally an all-gun vessel, the SVERDLOV class CL was the last last all-gun cruiser in commission by any navy.    The ZHDANOV was the single Project 68U1 unit, and was modified by removing the "X" turret and replacing it with extensive command and communications facilities for use as flagships.  An SA-4 launcher was also added as part of this modification.


Specifications: 

       Displacement: 16,000 tons standard; 17,300 full load
       Speed: 32.5 knts
       Range: 2,500 nm @ 32 knts; 10,200 nm @ 13.5 knts
       Complement: 1,050 (approx.)
       In Commission: 1972-1991 
       Completed: 1 (of this modification)

NOTES: Original IOC in 1951. ZHDANOV (Pr. 68U1) modification completed in 1972. Zhdanov striken and scrapped in 1991.	  

SOURCES: Norman Polmar, "Guide to the Soviet Navy, 3rd ed. (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1983), 150-51;  Russian-Ships.Info, "Light Cruisers - Project 68bis." Accessed November 17, 2013. http://russian-ships.info/eng/warships/project_68bis.htm; Moore, John. Jane's Fighting Ships: 1987-88. Ihs Global, 1987, pg. 579; "Sverdlov Class." The Luftwaffe, 1933-45. Accessed December 23, 2019. https://www.ww2.dk/new/navy/sverdlov.htm. 