Soviet cruiser Murmansk (1955)

Soviet cruiser Murmansk (1955)
For other ships of the same name, see Soviet cruiser Murmansk.
Career  Soviet Navy  Russian Navy
Name: Murmansk
Builder: Severodvinsk
Laid down: 1953
Launched: 24 April 1955
Commissioned: 22 September 1955
Decommissioned: 1989
Struck: 1994
Fate: Wrecked off Norway on 24 December 1994
General characteristics
Type: Sverdlov-class cruiser
Displacement: 13,600 tons standard,
16,640 tons full load
Length: 210 m overall, 205 m waterline
Beam: 22 m
Draught: 6.9 m
Propulsion: 2 shaft geared steam turbines, 6 boilers, 110,000 hp
Speed: 32.5 knots
Range: 9000 nm at 18 knots
Complement: 1,250
Armament: 12 15.2 cm 57 cal B-38 in 4 triple Mk5-bis turrets,
12 10.0 cm 56 cal Model 1934 in 6 twin SM-5-1 mounts
32 x 3.7 cm AA
10 x 533 cm torpedo tubes
Armour: Belt: 100 mm
Conning tower: 150 mm
Deck: 50 mm
Turrets: 75 mm

Murmansk (Russian: Мурманск) was a light cruiser project no. 68-bis (designated the Sverdlov class by NATO) of the Soviet and later the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet.

She was laid down in Severodvinsk in 1953 and commissioned on 22 September 1955. The Murmansk joined the 2nd Cruiser Division on the division's formation in 1956.

In 1994 she was sold to India for scrapping but ran aground off the Norwegian village of Sørvær during the transfer. It was first estimated that the winter storms would destroy the parts of Murmansk above the water, but in 2009 funding was allocated to pay for the dismantling of the vessel. The project has started and a dry dock has been built around the ship to allow heavy machinery to access her. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2011.[1]

There is a dispute about possible radioactive substances within the ship.[2] Some claim that the substance found is Polonium-210, which has a half-life of 138 days.

The wreck can be found on Google maps.[3]

References

  1. ^ AF Gruppen information
  2. ^ (in Norwegian) Ny gjennomgang av miljøgiftene i Murmansk. Aftenposten. 1 August 2008. http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article2571170.ece. Retrieved 2008-08-03. 
  3. ^ Wreck of Murmansk on Google Maps


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