Kanin-class guided-missile destroyer
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Kanin class |
| Builders: |
 Svetvostok |
| Operators: |
Svetvostok |
| Preceded by: | Kim Geun-ryeong class destroyer |
| Succeeded by: | Aleksandr Smirnov class destroyer |
| Built: | 1992-2001 |
| In commission: | 1993–present |
| Planned: | 15 |
| Completed: | 15 |
| Cancelled: | 0 |
| Active: | 12 |
| Lost: | 0 |
| Retired: | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Guided-missile destroyer |
| Displacement: | 6,200 t full load |
| Length: | 154 m |
| Beam: | 16.8 m |
| Draft: | 5.3 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft steam turbines, 4 boilers, 75,000 kW (100,000 hp), 2 fixed propellers, 2 turbo generators, and 2 diesel generators |
| Speed: | 32.7 knots (60.6 km/h; 37.6 mph) |
| Range: | 3,920 nmi (7,260 km; 4,510 mi) |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys: | 2 decoy dispensers (200 rockets) |
| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | 2 × Anti-Submarine helicopters |
Kanin-class guided-missile destroyers are destroyers operated by the Svetvostok Navy. It was constructed from 2002 to 2011 with a total of 15 ships, of which only 12 are active.
History
Kanin-class destroyers were built to close the gap between the naval power of major powers and the Svetvostok Navy, and to strengthen the Svetvostok Navy, which stayed in the Brown-Water Navy then. Until the early 2010s, ships that could operate in the distant ocean were rare for the Svetvostok Navy. The Navy mainly focused on coastal defense, so the Svetvostok Navy was not rated to have a large deterrant force. Since the Great War, Svetvostok's defense doctrine was a passive form of defense strategy, this was not a big problem. However, with technological advances, stand-off weapons have been able to range longer, and Svetvostok's defense doctrine has faced criticism that it is behind the times. To address this, the military has revised its defense strategies to create strategies that can strengthen its naval and air power to deter adversaries from great distances.
Kanin-class destroyers were constructed as the first project to enhance the Svetvostok Navy's ocean operational capabilities, with a total of 15 deployed to the Navy.
Description
Kanin-class destroyers were built as the first combat ships with smooth operational capabilities in the distant oceans. Kanin-class destroyer has more drainage and is equipped with more weapons than the previous generation ship, Kim Geun-ryeong class destroyers. Kanin-class destroyers have made significant advances in software compared to previous generations of ships. They are equipped with a new radar equipped with a computer with more advanced computing abilities, and the computer's ability to process information detected by various electronic and optical sensors has also been improved.
In terms of design, Kanin-class destroyers do not have a stealth design, as did previous generations of destroyers. Designers and military authorities applied a partial stealth design by tilting the superstructure, but the overall design of the ship did not significantly lower the ship's RCS level.
Operators
- Svetvostok National Security Forces
- Svetvostok Navy