Soviet Ships & Subs Badges

[Dolf]

Dolf,

Those are some GREAT badges!!!

Dima it's good to see you here my friend!!!

Doc

Hi Doc,

I've had these for some years now, bought all of the them from the same girl on eBay, her father got them in Russia in the 80's I believe.

Not really my favorite display, as personally I'm more a planes fan than ships or subs, but I still like them of course (I guess I love Red Stars, no matter where they are located ).

Thanks,

Dolf

[Dolf]

Dima,

As a former Russian sea man, I guess you might know these two ships that visited Lisbon a few years ago.

I've posted these pics on another Forum years ago and someone told me the name of these ships, but I simply can't remember or find them

A frigate, I believe:

Dolf

[Dolf]

Same frigate, I believe:

Dolf

[Dolf]

The second ship, there is the name on it I believe.

Dolf

[Dolf]

There was at least a couple of armored amphibian transports aboard one of the ships.

Dolf

[Dolf]

Also a K-26 helicopter aboard one of those ships, maybe the frigate.

Dolf

[Dolf]

And, apart from the "normal" armed soldiers with helmets and camo uniforms, there were also a few (special forces?) other armed guys with masks, guarding the ships.

Dolf

[Dolf]

For obvious reasons (he was one of the rare sailors carrying Badges, including a Guards Badge ) this was my favorite pic. These Seamen were outside the ships, unarmed, rather for helping receiving the visitors or help people go aboard.

Dolf

PS: WOW! Just noticed this is my Post #1000 on the GMIC Forum (goes with the previous mentioned Subs)

Ok guys, first round is on me

Edited May 29, 2006 by Dolf

[cosinus]

Fregate "Fearless" (????????????) is a new class ship of the Russian Navy (like a guard-ship SKR in soviet classification), built in 1993 in Kaliningrad by "Yantar'" shipyard. The main weapon is a cruise missile, 16 one on board.

"Kaliningrad" is a big landing troops ship (BDK or ???).

regards, Dima

[Dolf]

Fregate "Fearless" (????????????) is a new class ship of the Russian Navy (like a guard-ship SKR in soviet classification), built in 1993 in Kaliningrad by "Yantar'" shipyard. The main weapon is a cruise missile, 16 one on board.

"Kaliningrad" is a big landing troops ship (BDK or ???).

regards, Dima

Thanks a lot Dima.

The frigate "Fearless" would be "Neustrashimiy", as I was told by another fellow collector, right?

Dolf

PS: Quoting an old post I found on another Forum, by Christophe, a member of this Forum too, about the "Fearless" frigate. Could it be translated by "Redoutable" instead?

About the Neustrashimy :

The Neustrashimy ("Redoubtable") class frigate was designed to combat submarines and surface ships and provide defense to task forces and convoys. Soviet Navy design and operation requirements were established in 1972. The new ship was supposed to displace about 800 tons and develop a speed of 35 knots. In the 1976 detail design the displacement was 1,700 tons, and the modified detail design of 1979 called for a displacement of 2,000 tons, and 2,500 tons with a helicopter on board.

The ship is equipped with a missile and torpedo launch system capable of launching six Vodopad-NK (SS-N-16) antisubmarine missiles or torpedoes. Starting with the second ship in the series, the Neustrashimy class escort ships was planned to be armed with four Uran-type quadruple antiship missile launchers (16 anti-ship missiles), which would dramatically enhance the ship's combat capabilities. The Uran system launches the Kh-35 antiship cruise missile which is known by the NATO designation AS-20. The A Klinok air defence missile system comprising four vertical launch modules is mounted just behind the ship's 100 mm gun. The Klinok missile carries the NATO designation SA-N-9; a Kashtan air defence gun-missile system comprising one command system with two combat modules (64 missiles and 600 rounds) mounted either side of the satellite communications dome. Each system is equipped with a 30 mm calibre twin Gatling gun, the Kashtan missile system, and a fire control radar and optronic director. The Kashtan missile is the export name for the 9M311 missile otherwise known as the Grison or the Kortik, and which carries the NATO designation SA-N-11. The missiles incorporate a laser beam guidance system.

The ship has a helicopter landing deck which occupies the full width of the deck at the stern, and a hangar which accommodates a single Ka-27 helicopter.

Only three hulls had been laid down by the end of the Cold War. The first unit, Neustrashimy, entered service with the Russian Navy in 1993.

In November 1998 the Yantar Works in Kaliningrad announced that it was scrapping the incomplete second and third Neustrashimyy-class frigates to recoup some of its uncompensated investment.

Neustrashimyy, based in the Baltic Sea is the #712.

Edited May 30, 2006 by Dolf

[Dolf]

Here is a book that was recommended for collectors of Ships and Subs Badges.

Dolf

[cosinus]

Hi Dolf,

Neustrashimy, I incline to translate as Intrepid, Dauntless, Fearless - and personally like the last one...

I work 230 km from my flat, I can show some submarines' badges after the weekend and we can develop the topic a little.

BR, Dima

[Chuck In Oregon]

I was looking for something else entirely and I came across a batch of navy badges that I had forgotten about.

This first bunch is subs, of course.

[Chuck In Oregon]

And then some ships ...

[Chuck In Oregon]

And some navy veterans' badges ...

[Chuck In Oregon]

And finally, two oddities. On the left is a seaplane/scout plane veteran's badge and on the right is, I think, a 170-Year Jubilee Badge of the Russian Navy, but the badge seems to say something like Military Fleet in the name of Dzerzhinski. I know that state security had their own air, land and naval arms, but I can't quite understand what this might be. Does anyone know?

[Chuck In Oregon]

I found some more sub vets' badges. These are late-era plastic badges, but they're still kinda interesting.