Udaloy - class destroyer The Udaloy I " class are a series of anti - submarine destroyers built for the Soviet Navy , eight of which are currently in service with the Russian Navy . The Russian designation is " Project 1155 Fregat " ( Frigate bird ) . Twelve ships were built between 1980 and 1991 , while a thirteenth ship built to a modified design as the Udaloy II " class followed in 1999 . It complements the Sovremenny class destroyer in Anti - aircraft warfare and Anti - surface warfare operations . Design history . The Project 1155 dates to the 1970s when it was concluded that it was too costly to build large - displacement , multi - role combatants . The concept of a specialized surface ship was developed by Soviet designers . Two different types of warships were laid down which were designed by the Severnoye Design Bureau : Project 956 destroyer and Project 1155 large anti - submarine ship . The " Udaloy " class are generally considered the Soviet equivalent of the American " Spruance " class destroyer s . There are variations in SAM and air search radar among units of the class . Based on the " Krivak " class , the emphasis on ASW left these ships with limited anti - surface and anti - air capabilities . Udaloy II . Following " Udaloys commissioning , designers began developing an upgrade package in 1982 to provide more balanced capabilities . The Project 1155 . 1 Fregat II Class Large ASW Ships ( NATO Codename Udaloy II " ' ) , Russia ' s only multipurpose destroyer , is intended to be the Russian counterpart to the American " Arleigh Burke " class ships . The " Udaloy " - II is modified by the replacement of the SS - N - 14 by the SS - N - 22 , reflecting a change in emphasis from ASW to anti - shipping , however , her standoff ASW capability is retained by firing SS - N - 15 missiles from the torpedo tubes . Other changes include an improved self defense capability with the addition of the gun / SAM CIWS systems . Similar to " Udaloy " externally , it was a new configuration with the Moskit antiship missiles , a twin 130 mm gun , the Udav antitorpedo system and several anti - aircraft systems . Powered by a modern gas turbine engine , it was equipped with more capable sonars , an integrated air defense fire control system , and a number of digital electronic systems based on state - of - the - art circuitry . The original MGK - 355 Polinom integrated sonar system ( with NATO reporting name s Horse Jaw and Horse Tail respectively for the hull mounted and towed portions ) on " Udaloy " - I ships is replaced by its successor , a newly designed Zvezda M - 2 sonar system that has a range in excess of 100 km in the 2nd convergence zone . The Zvezda sonar system is considered by its designers to be the equivalent of American AN / SQS - 53 in terms of overall performance , but it is much bulkier and heavier than its American counterpart : the length of the hull mounted portion is near 30 meters . The torpedo approaching warning function of Polinom sonar system is retained and further improved by its successor Zvezda sonar system . In 2006 the Northern Fleet ' s Project 1155 " Udaloy " I - class destroyer " Admiral Kharlamov " was reported to have been laid - up for a planned overhaul and upgrade programme . In 2008 " Admiral Chabanenko " became the first Russian warship to transit the Panama Canal since World War II In April 2010 Severnaya Verf shipyard announced that the destroyer " Vice - Admiral Kulakov " , which had been undergoing an overhaul since 1990 , will rejoin Russia ' s Northern Fleet soon .