Also Known As:
Project 956A (improved project), Project 956E (export version), Sarych (Russian name), Sovremenny
Origin:Russia
Contractor/s:
Severnaya Verf
Description:
The Project 956 Sarych, also known as Sovremenny, class destroyers have been designed to perform anti-ship warfare with secondary air defense capability. They are equipped with eight Moskit supersonic anti-ship missiles, two Shtil/Yohz Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) system, 2 130mm AK-130 guns, four 30mm six-barrel AK-630, and one Ka-27 ASW helicopter.
The Project 956 lead ship was commissioned by the Soviet Navy in 1980. The Project 956A is an improved version of the Project 956 and the Project 956E is the export model being sold to China.
Specifications Accommodation: Crew 344
Guns: Main Gun Caliber 130 mm
Number of Weapons: 56
Dimensions: Beam 17.2 m, Draft 6.0 m, Length 157 m
Weights: Full Displacement 8,480 t
Performance: Cruise Speed 18 kt (33 kph), Endurance 30 day, Max Range 4,500 nautical mile () at 18 knots, Max Range at Top Speed 1,345 nautical mile (), Top Speed 33 kt (60 kph)
China / 4 
Russia / 19 