Soviet Navy
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The Soviet Navy was the maritime military force of the Soviet Union, known during the Cold War for its large submarine fleet, blue-water ambitions, and strategic rivalry with the United States Navy.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soviet Navy canonical | 101 |
| Red Navy | 1 |
| Soviet Navy (logistics) | 1 |
| Soviet Northern Fleet | 1 |
| Soviet naval forces | 1 |
| Военно-морской флот СССР | 1 |
Statements (93)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
maritime military force
ⓘ
military branch ⓘ navy ⓘ |
| alliance | Warsaw Pact ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Soviet High Command
ⓘ
surface form:
Main Navy Staff of the USSR
|
| component |
Baltic Fleet (Soviet Union)
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltic Fleet
Soviet Black Sea Fleet ⓘ
surface form:
Black Sea Fleet
Caspian Flotilla ⓘ Coastal Troops ⓘ Naval Aviation ⓘ Naval Infantry ⓘ Northern Fleet ⓘ Pacific Fleet ⓘ |
| conflict |
Arab–Israeli conflict
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab–Israeli conflicts
Cold War ⓘ Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Soviet–Japanese War (1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet–Japanese War
Vietnam War ⓘ Winter War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1991 ⓘ |
| doctrine |
bastion strategy
ⓘ
emphasis on submarines over carriers ⓘ sea denial ⓘ |
| equipmentClass |
amphibious warfare ships
ⓘ
corvettes ⓘ destroyers ⓘ diesel-electric attack submarines ⓘ frigates ⓘ guided missile cruisers ⓘ naval aircraft ⓘ nuclear-powered attack submarines ⓘ nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| flag | Soviet naval ensign ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Ministry of Defense of the USSR
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Defence of the Soviet Union
|
| headquartersLocation | Moscow ⓘ |
| ideology | Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| inception | 1918 ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| motto | For the Soviet Motherland ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Soviet Navy
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Военно-морской флот СССР
|
| notableBase |
Baltiysk
ⓘ
Murmansk Oblast ⓘ
surface form:
Murmansk region
Sevastopol ⓘ Severomorsk ⓘ Vladivostok ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Sergey Gorshkov ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
ballistic missile submarines
ⓘ
blue-water navy ambitions ⓘ cruise missile submarines ⓘ extensive use of diesel-electric submarines ⓘ heavy missile cruisers ⓘ large nuclear-powered submarine force ⓘ large submarine fleet ⓘ limited aircraft carrier capability ⓘ strategic rivalry with the United States Navy ⓘ |
| notableShipClass |
Akula-class submarine
ⓘ
Delta-class submarine ⓘ Kiev-class aircraft carrier ⓘ Kirov-class battlecruiser ⓘ Oscar-class submarine ⓘ Typhoon-class submarine ⓘ Victor-class submarine ⓘ |
| opposedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Soviet armed forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Armed Forces of the Soviet Union
|
| peakPersonnel | hundreds of thousands of sailors and officers ⓘ |
| predecessor | Imperial Russian Navy ⓘ |
| rankStructure | Soviet naval ranks ⓘ |
| role |
power projection
ⓘ
protection of Soviet maritime borders ⓘ strategic nuclear deterrence ⓘ support of allied states overseas ⓘ |
| serviceBranchOf |
Soviet armed forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Armed Forces
|
| shortName | VMF ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
counter NATO naval forces
ⓘ
protect Soviet ballistic missile submarines ⓘ support Soviet foreign policy globally ⓘ |
| successor |
Russian Navy
ⓘ
Ukrainian Navy ⓘ navies of other post-Soviet states ⓘ |
| symbol |
hammer and sickle
ⓘ
red star ⓘ |
| theater |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Baltic Sea ⓘ Black Sea ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| trainingFacility |
naval academies in Leningrad
ⓘ
naval academies in Sevastopol ⓘ |
Referenced by (106)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Военно-морской флот СССР
this entity surface form:
Soviet Navy (logistics)
this entity surface form:
Red Navy
subject surface form:
Supreme Commander-in-Chief (Soviet Union)
subject surface form:
SVT-40
this entity surface form:
Soviet Northern Fleet