Kashin-class destroyer

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The Kashin class, Soviet designation Project 61, is a series of anti-aircraft guided-missile destroyers, majority of which was built for the Soviet Navy during the 1960s, and which became the first class of major warships in the world to be powered solely by gas turbine engines. As of 2026, no ships of this class remain in service with the Russian Navy, but three modified ships built in the late 1970s - early 1980s continue their service with the Indian Navy as Rajput-class destroyers. At first, these ships were officially classified in Soviet Union as "guard ships" (Storozhevoi Korabl – SKR), later as "large anti-submarine ships" (Bol'shoi Protivolodochniy Korabl - BPK) or "large missile ships" (Bol'shoi Raketniy Korabl - BRK); in the West they are commonly regarded as guided-missile destroyers due to their size and armament. They were the first Soviet purpose-built anti-air warfare ships.

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