page_title: P-500 Bazalt
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: P-500 Bazalt / History
caption_attribution_description: English: An elevated view of the bow of the Soviet aircraft carrier KIEV (CVHG) showing a 76.2mm/60-caliber anti-aircraft gun, eight SS-N-12 Sandbox missile launch tubes and an SA-N-3 missile launcher. A retracted SA-N-4 missile launcher is under the circular cover plate in the upper right.
context_page_description: The P-500 Bazalt is a turbojet-powered, supersonic cruise missile used by the Soviet and Russian navies. Its GRAU designation is 4K80 and its NATO reporting name is SS-N-12 Sandbox, modern version is P-1000 Vulkan AShM SLCM.
context_section_description: Developed by OKB-52 MAP (later NPO Mashinostroyeniye), it entered service to replace the SS-N-3 Shaddock. The P-500 Bazalt was first deployed in 1975 on the Soviet aircraft carrier Kiev, and was later added to both the Echo II class submarine and the Juliett class submarine. A version of the P-500 Bazalt with improved guidance and engines is used on the Slava class cruiser. The sixteen launchers dominate the decks of the class.
caption: Eight SS-N-12 launchers on the aircraft carrier Kiev
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