Russian Navy Ranks and Insignia

The Russian Navy inherited the ranks of the Soviet Navy, although the insignia and uniform were slightly altered.

The Russian armed forces have two styles of ranks:

  • Troop ranks (army-style ranks) and
  • Deck ranks (navy-style ranks).

The Army, Air Force and Airborne Forces use troop ranks. The Russian Navy uses deck ranks.

Rank titles are sometimes appended due to assignment, branch or status:

  • The ranks of servicemen assigned to a "Guards" unit, formation or ship are preceeded by the word “Guards”;
  • The ranks of servicemen in the legal, medical and veterinary branches are followed by “of Justice”, “of the Medical Service”, and “of the Veterinary Service”, respectively;
  • The ranks of servicemen in the reserve or in retirement are be followed by “of the Reserve” or “in Retirement”, respectively;
  • The rank descriptor "of Aviation" was officially abolished but is still commonly used.

The following table of navy ranks illustrates those of the Russian Federation. The English translation is given first, followed by the rank in Russian.

Russian Navy Officer Ranks

Commissioned Officers of the Russian Navy
NATO code equivalent OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5
Sleeve insignia RFNAVYSL-ADF.png RFNAVYSL-ADM.png RFNAVYSL-VAD.png RFNAVYSL-CAD.png RFNAVYSL-CP1.png RFNAVYSL-CP2.png
Shoulder insignia² Rus Navy ADMF shoulder.png Rus Navy FADM shoulder.png Rus Navy VADM shoulder.png Rus Navy RADM shoulder.png Rus Navy CAP1 shoulder.png Rus Navy CAP2 shoulder.png
Title Admiral of the Fleet
(Адмирал флота)¹
Admiral
(Адмирал)
Vice Admiral
(Вице-адмирал)
Rear Admiral/Counter Admiral
(Контр-адмирал)
Captain 1st Rank
(Капитан 1-го ранга)
Captain 2nd Rank
(Капитан 2-го ранга)


Commissioned Officers of the Russian Navy
NATO code equivalent OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1
Sleeve insignia RFNAVYSL-CP3.png RFNAVYSL-CPL.png RFNAVYSL-SLT.png RFNAVYSL-LTN.png RFNAVYSL-JLT.png
Shoulder insignia² Rus Navy CAP3 shoulder.png Rus Navy CAPL shoulder.png Rus Navy SLTN shoulder.png Rus Navy LTNT shoulder.png Rus Navy JLTN shoulder.png
Title Captain 3rd Rank
(Капитан 3-го ранга)
Captain Lieutenant
(Капитан-лейтенант)
Senior Lieutenant
(Старший лейтенант)
Lieutenant
(Лейтенант)
Junior Lieutenant
(Младший лейтенант)
¹Rank unused, not awarded since Vladimir Masorin's retirement in 2007.
²Parade uniform colors (black on gold) are the reverse of the duty uniform.


Russian Navy Warrant Officers and Rates

Warrant Officers¹ and Rates of the Russian Navy
NATO code equivalent CW-2 WO-1 E-9 E-7
Shoulder insignia² Rus Navy CHWR shoulder.png Rus Navy WRNT shoulder.png Rus Navy MCPO shoulder.png Rus Navy CHPO shoulder.png
Title Chief Warrant officer/Midshipman
(Старший мичман)
Warrant officer/Midshipman
(Мичман)
Chief Ship Petty Officer
(Главный корабельный
старшина)

Chief Petty Officer
(Главный старшина)

Warrant Officers¹ and Rates of the Russian Navy
NATO code equivalent E-6 E-5 E-4 E-3
Shoulder insignia² Rus Navy PO1C shoulder.png Rus Navy PO2C shoulder.png Rus Navy LSMN shoulder.png Rus Navy SMAN shoulder.png
Title
Petty Officer
First Class
(Старшина
1 статьи)

Petty Officer
Second Class
(Старшина
2 статьи)
Senior Seaman
(Старший матрос)
Seaman
(Матрос)
¹Warrant Officers ranks may be abolished soon.
²Parade uniform colors (black on gold) are the reverse of the duty uniform.

List of the Russian Navy Ships

List of ships of the Russian Navy presents a picture which can never be fully agreed upon in the absence of greater data availability and a consistent standard for which ships are considered operational or not. The Russian Navy has a manpower of 142,000.

The Soviet Navy, and the Russian Navy which inherited its traditions, had a different attitude to operational status than many Western navies. Ships went to sea less, and maintained capability for operations while staying in harbour. The significant changes which followed the collapse of the Soviet Union then complicated the picture enormously. Determining which ships are operational or in refit can be difficult. Jane's Fighting Ships has noted in recent editions that some ships have little capability, but remain flying an ensign so that crews are entitled to be paid.

Jane's Fighting Ships online edition, dated 8 March 2010, added "There are large numbers of most classes 'in reserve', and flying an ensign so that skeleton crews may still be paid. [Their listing reflected] only those units assessed as having some realistic operational capability or some prospect of returning to service after refit."

As a result, this page uses a mix of material from warfare.ru, rusnavy.com, rian.ru, defenceindustrydaily.com, russianforces.org, thebulletin.org, janes.com, nti.org, etc. Data is incomplete.

Aircraft carriers (1)

Class
Photo
Hull number
Name
Commissioned
Note
Project 11435 Kuznetsov An overhead view of Admiral Kuznetsov 063 Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov 1990 Planned to start major overhaul from 2012 to 2017

Battlecruisers (1)

Class
Photo
Hull number
Name
Commissioned
Note
Project 11442 Kirov Kirov class 099 Petr Velikiy 1998

Cruisers (4)

Class
Photo
Hull number
Name
Commissioned
Note
Project 1134B Kara Kara class 713 Kerch 1974 planned for decommissioning in 2015
Project 1164 Slava Russian Slava class cruiser 121 Moskva 1982
055 Marshal Ustinov 1986
031 Varyag 1989

Destroyers (14)

Class
Photo
Hull number
Name
Commissioned
Note
Project 01090 Kashin Kashin class 810 Smetlivyy 1969 undergo refit from 11.2010 to 2011
Project 1155 Udaloy I Udaloy class 626 Vice-Admiral Kulakov 1982 Passed sea trials after overhaul and modernization,[14] returned to active duty with new hull number.
543 Marshal Shaposhnikov 1985
564 Admiral Tributs 1985
619 Severomorsk 1987
572 Admiral Vinogradov 1988
605 Admiral Levchenko 1988
678 Admiral Kharlamov 1989
548 Admiral Panteleyev 1991
Project 11551 Udaloy II
650 Admiral Chabanenko 1999
Project 956 Sovremennyy Sovremennyy class 715 Bystryy 1989
620 Bespokoynyy 1991
610 Nastoychivyy 1992
434 Admiral Ushakov 1993

Ballistic missile submarines (11)

Class
Photo
Hull number
Name
Commissioned
Note
Project 667BDR Delta III Delta-III submarine
K-211 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy 1979

K-223 Podolsk 1979

K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets 1978

K-44 Ryazan 1982
Project 941UM Typhoon Typhoon class
TK-208 Dmitri Donskoy 1981 In service as test bed for Bulava missile
Project 667BDRM Delta IV Delta IV class submarine
K-51 Verkhoturye 1984 submarine undergo overhaul in Zvezdochka shipyard with installation of new Sineva missiles from 2010

K-84 Ekaterinburg 1985

K-114 Tula 1987

K-117 Bryansk 1988

K-18 Karelia 1989

K-407 Novomoskovsk 1990 submarine finished overhaul in Zvezdochka shipyard with installation of new Sineva missiles. Undergo sea trials. It will be back in IV.2011 or 2012

Cruise missile submarines (5)

Class
Photo
Hull number
Name
Commissioned
Note
Project 949A Oscar II Oscar class submarine
K-119 Voronezh 1989 undergo overhaul and modernization in Zvezdochka from 2008

K-410 Smolensk 1990

K-226 Orel 1992

K-456 Tver
(ex Vilyuchinsk)
1992 Ship probably renamed on 28 January 2011

K-186 Omsk 1993

Nuclear attack submarines (15)

Class
Photo
Hull number
Name
Commissioned
Note
Project 945A Sierra II Sierra class
B-534 Nizhniy Novgorod 1990

B-336 Pskov 1993
Project 671RTMK Victor III Victor class
B-388 Petrozavodsk 1988

B-138 Obninsk 1990

B-414 Daniil Moskovskiy 1990

B-448 Tambov 1992
Project 971
Akula
Akula class submarine
K-317 Pantera 1990

K-331 Magadan 1990

K-461 Volk 1991

K-328 Leopard 1992

K-154 Tigr 1993

K-295 Samara 1995

K-157 Vepr 1995

K-335 Gepard 2001
Project 971I
Akula
Nerpa
K-152 Nerpa 2010 will be leased to India from March 2011 for 10 years

Conventional attack submarines (17)

Class
Photo
Hull number
Name
Commissioned
Note
Project 877
Kilo
Kilo class
B-260 Chita 1981

B-227 Vyborg 1982

B-401 Novosibirsk 1984

B-402 Vologda 1984

B-445 Svyatoy Nikolay Chudotvorets 1988

B-808 Yaroslavl 1988

B-394 1988 status unknown from 2007

B-459 Vladikavkaz 1990 undergo overhaul in Zvezdochka from 2008. It will be back in 2011

B-471 Magnitogorsk 1990

B-494 Ust´-Bolsheretsk 1990 status unknown from 2008

B-177 Lipetsk 1991

B-190 Krasnokamensk 1992

B-345 Mogocha 1994
Project 877EKM Kilo TBD
B-806 1986
Project 877LPMB Kilo TBD
B-800 Kaluga 1989 undergo overhaul and upgrade in Zvezdochka from 2002. It will be back in 2011
Project 877V
Kilo
TBD
B-871 Alrosa 1990
Project 677
Lada
TBD
B-585 Sankt Peterburg 2010 In experimental operation and is expected to be fully operational in 2011

Frigates (5)

Class
Photo
Hull number
Name
Commissioned
Note
Project 1135 Burevestnik TBD 810 Ladnyy 1980
Project 11352 Burevestnik TBD 702 Pylkiy 1978
Project 1135M Burevestnik Pytlivyy 808 Pytlivyy 1981
Project 1154 Neustrashimyy Neustrashimy class frigate 712 Neustrashimyy 1990
727 Yaroslav Mudryy 2009

Corvettes (68)

Class
Photo
Hull number
Name
Commissioned
Note
Project 1124 Grisha Grisha Corvette

1970–1994 Current ships will be added later
Project 12341 Nanuchka III Nanuchka Corvette 620 Shtil 1978
535 Aysberg 1979
423 Smerch 1984
617 Mirazh 1986
418 Iney 1987
520 Rassvet 1988
560 Zyb 1989
555 Geyzer 1989
409 Moroz 1989
570 Passat 1990
551 Liven 1991
450 Razliv 1991
Project 12347 Nanuchka IV TBD 526 Nakat 1987
Project 1241 Tarantul


1979–2003 Current ships will be added later
Project 1331M Parchim Parchim Class 304 Urengoi 1986 Ship renamed on 28 January 2011
311 Kazanets 1986
308 Zelenodolsk 1987
245 MPK-105 1988
218 Aleksin 1989
243 MPK-227 1989
244 Bashkortostan 1989 In reserve in 2010. Probably decommissioned in 2010
232 Kalmykiya 1990
Project 11661K Gepard
691 Tatarstan 2003
Project 21630 Buyan
101 Astrakhan 2006
Project 20380 Steregushchiy Steregushciy Corvette 530 Steregushchiy 2008

Minesweepers (34)

Class
Photo
Hull number
Name
Commissioned
Note
Project 266
Natya
Natya Class

1970–2008
Project 1265
Sonya
Sonya Class

1972–1997
Project 1266
Gorya
Gorya class minesweeper

1988–2000

Missile hovercrafts (2)

Class
Photo
Hull number
Name
Commissioned
Note
Project 1239
Bora
Bora Class Missile Corvette 615 Bora 1989
616 Samum 2000

Landing Ships (19)

Class
Photo
Hull number
Name
Commissioned
Note
Project 1171 Alligator Alligator Class 150 Saratov 1966
148 Orsk 1968
081 Nikolay Vilkov 1974
152 Nikolay Filchenkov 1975
Project 775 Ropucha I Ropucha class landing ship 012 Olenegorskiy Gornyak 1976
027 Kondopoga 1976
031 Aleksandr Otrakovskiy 1978
066 Oslyabya 1981
055 BDK-98 1982
127 Minsk 1983
102 Kaliningrad 1984
016 Georgiy Pobedonosets 1985
110 Aleksandr Shabalin 1985
158 Tsesar Kunikov 1986
142 Novocherkassk 1987
156 Yamal 1988
Project 775M Ropucha II TBD 151 Azov 1990
077 Peresvet 1991
130 Korolev 1991

Amphibious hovercraft (2)

Class
Photo
Hull number
Name
Commissioned
Note
Project 12322
Zubr
Zubr Class 770 Evgeniy Kocheshkov 1990
782 Mordoviya 1991

Auxiliary vessel

Class
Photo
Type
Ship IDs
Total No.
Note
Logistic Support Vessels
Belyanka
Special Waste Tankers Amur
Pinega
2
Sadko
Ballistic Missile Transport Aleksandr Brykhin 1
Luza
Missile Fuel Tanker Alambay
Barguzin
Selenga
3
Vala
Special Waste Tanker TNT-11
TNT-19
TNT-27
TNT-29
TNT-25
5
AMGA/Daugava
Ballistic Missile Transport Daugava 1
Vytegrales
Logistic Vessel Yamal 1
Muna
Coastal Munitions Transport BTP 94
BTP 85
BTP 87
BTP 89
BTP 90
BTP 91
6
Yuniy Partizan
Logistic Vessel Pechora 1
Amguema
Polar Logistic Vessel Yauza 1
Salvage Vessels / Submersible Supports
05360*
Salvage Vessel/ Submersible Support Mikhail Rudnitskiy
Georgiy Koz'min
Georgiy Titov
Sayany
4
El'brus
Large Submarine Salvage Vessel Alagez 1
Kashtan
Salvage Vessel/ Submersible Support SS-750 1
Kommuna
Salvage vessel/ Submersible Support Kommuna 1 Probably will be decommissioned and refited into museum [67]
Tenders
Pelym
Degaussing/ Deperming Vessel
17
Bereza
Degaussing/ Deperming Vessel
16
Urga
Submarine tender Vladimir Yegorov
Volga
2
Malina
Submarine tender PTB-5
PTB-6
PTB-7
3
Oskol
Light Repair Vessel PM-24
PM-148
2
Amur
Repair Vessel PM-138 12
Tugs
Prut
Submarine Salvage Vessel Epron
SS-83
2
Pamir /Ingul
Salvage Tug Pamir
Mashuk
Alatau
Altay
4
Katun-I
Firefighting Tugboat
7
Gryn
Fleet salvage Tug
8
Okhtenskiy /Goliat
Ocean Salvage Tug
14
Sliva
Salvage Tug
3
Vikhr
Salvage/Fire Tug
4
Sorum
Salvage Tug
14
Neftegaz
Salvage Tug Ilga
Aleksander Kortunov
Kalar
3
Foty Krylov
Salvage Tug Nikolay Chiker
Foty Krylov
2
Project 90600
Harbour Tug RB-389 1
Fleet Oilers
Boris Chilikin
Fleet Oiler
5
Kaliningradneft'
Light Fleet Oiler
1
Dubna
Light Fleet Oiler Pechenga
Irkut
2
Alyay
Light Fleet Oiler Kola
Ilim
Yel'Nya
Prut
Egorlyk
Izhora
6
Electronic Surveillance
TBA TBA TBA TBA

Trial Support Vessel
TBA TBA TBA TBA

Miscellaneous Support Vessels
TBA TBA TBA TBA

Russian Navy Special purpose submarines (2)

Class
Photo
Hull number
Name
Commissioned
Note
Project 20120 Sarov TBD
B-90 Sarov 2008 Universal test platform, designed to develop and test emerging designs and upgraded weapons and military equipment
Project 09786 TBD
BS-136 Orenburg 2002(1981) Mother-ship for autonomous underwater vehicles