Sverdlov-class cruiser

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The Sverdlov-class cruisers, Soviet designation Project 68bis, were the last conventional gun cruisers built for the Soviet Navy. They were built in the 1950s and were based on Soviet, German, and Italian designs and concepts developed before the Second World War. They were modified to improve their sea capabilities, allowing them to operate at high speeds in the rough waters of the North Atlantic. The design carried an extensive suite of modern radar equipment and anti-aircraft artillery, which made an approach by existing aircraft within 5,000 yards (4,600 m) extremely dangerous. The Sverdlov design was part of a post-WWII fleet concept that also included the Stalingrad-class battlecruisers and aircraft carriers that would transform the Soviet Navy into one able to field a first-class fleet for deep water operations. The entire concept was considered obsolete by anyone outside the Soviet Navy, but it retained the support of Joseph Stalin and construction program continued to move forward...

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