The Soviet Navy
(1960-1978)

 

 Here are some useful statistics relating to the Soviet fleet and Naval Infantry.  We begin by listing general Soviet capabilities and useful statistics.  Then we move on to section lists Soviet fleet strength and the numbers of submarines in service.  The final section lists the organization of a Soviet Naval Infantry regiment.  As always, more statistics will follow as we obtain them and place them here for you to see.

 

Strength of the Soviet Navy
Total Personnel:
(as of 1979)

500,000

Training Centers:

11

Construction Yards:

20

Soviet Fleets and their Home Ports

Northern Fleet Severomorsk
Baltic Fleet Baltyisk
Black Sea Fleet Sevastopol
Pacific Fleet Vladivostok

  

Soviet Naval Statistics
(as of January 1979)

Overall Fleet Strength

Surface Combatants:  272
Small Combatants:  570
Submarines:  355 total
(155 nuclear)
Amphibious Ships: 100
Minesweepers: 430

Ballistic Submarines

Modern Nuclear: 63
Older Nuclear: 8
Older Diesel: 22
Total SLBMs: 950

  

 

Organization of a Naval Infantry Regiment

The Regiment is the basic unit of the Soviet Naval Infantry forces.  It contains a wide variety of elements that allow it to perform a variety of missions.  The regiment can be broken up into four major sections based on their function.  The first is the maneuver component which are the primary units used to engage the enemy.  Organic artillery is the second component.  It consists of all forms of supporting artillery that moves with the regiment.  Specialist units are the third major section, and support elements are the fourth and final element of the Naval Infantry regiment.
  

Maneuver Component

Organic Artillery Specialist Units Support Units
3 x Infantry Battalions

1 x Amphibious Tank Battalion (PT-76 tanks)

1 x Recon Company 

1 x Rocket Launcher Battery (BM-14 MRL's)

1 x Anti-Aircraft Battery

1 x Anti-Tank Gun Battery

1 x Engineer Company

1 x Signals Company

1 x Chemical Defense Company

1 x Medical Company

1 x Transport Company

1 x Maintenance Company

1 x Supply Company

       

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