Appendix C: The Black Sea Fleet in June 1941

Type

No.

Class

Name

Commissioned

Battleships

1

Gangut

Parizhskaya Kommuna

1914

Heavy cruisers

2

Kirov

Molotov, Voroshilov

1940–41

Light cruisers

4

Svetlana

Krasny Krym, Krasny Kavkaz

1928–32

Admiral Nakhimov

Chervona Ukraina

1927

Bogatyr

Komintern

1905

Flotilla leaders

3

Tashkent

Tashkent

1939

Leningrad

Moskva, Kharkov

1938

Destroyers

14

Soobrazitel’ny

Smyshlyonyi, Soobrazite’ny,

1940–41

(Type 7U)

Sposobnyi

Gnevny

Bodry, Bystry, Bezuprechny,

1938–39

(Type 7)

Bditelny, Boiky, Bezposhchadny

Fidonisy

Dzherzhinsky, Zhelezniakov,

1924–25

Shaumyan, Nyezamozhnik

Derzky

Frunze

1914

Submarines

44

S-Class

S-31, S-32, S-33, S-34

1940–41

L-Class

L-4, L-5, L-6, L-23, L-24, L-25

1931–41

M-Class

M-31 to M-36, M51, M-52, M-54, M-55, M58 to M-60, M-62

1933–41

Shchuka

Shch-201 to Shch-216

1932–38

Dekabrist

D-4, D-5, D-6

1929

AG-class

A-1 to A-5

1922–30

Minesweepers

13

Tral-class

T-401 to T-413

1936–41

Black Sea Fleet Naval Aviation (VVS-ChF)

62nd Fighter Brigade (62 IAB):

8th Fighter Regiment (8 IAP) at Yevpatoriya with 22 I-153, 19 I-15bis, 41 I-16, and 1 MiG-1

32nd Fighter Regiment (32 IAP) in Bel’bek Eupatorium with 31 I-153, 50 I-16, 3 I-15, and 5 TB-3

9th Fighter Regiment (9 IAP) near Sevastopol with 64 I-153 and I-15bis

119th Reconnaissance Regiment (119 OMRAP) with MBR-2 flying boats

63rd Bomber Brigade (63 BAB):

2nd Mine-Torpedo Aviation Regiment (2 MTAP) based at Sarabus and Karagoz [70x DB-3F]; only 12 of 62 aircrews were trained

40th Bomber Regiment in Sarabus (40 BAP) [47x SB-2]

3rd Training Aviation Regiment at Dzhankoy [11x SB-2, 10x I-15bis, 6x I-153] 16, 45, 60, 80, 82, 83 OMRAE [MBR-2 flying boats]

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