Editing Ship class (section)

===Russia/Soviet Union===
{{See also|List of ships of Russia by project number}}
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Russian (and [[Soviet]]) ship classes are formally named by the numbered project that designed them. That project sometimes, but not always, had a metaphorical name, and almost always had a [[NATO reporting name]]. In addition, the ships of the class would have a number prefixed by a letter indicating the role of that type of vessel. For example, Project 641 had no name, though NATO referred to its members as {{sclass2|Foxtrot|submarine}}s.

The ship classification does not completely correspond common designation, particularly for destroyers, frigates and corvettes. Russia has its own classification system for these ships:
*'''[[Squadron (naval)|Squadron]] [[Torpedo boat|Torpedo Carriers]]''' ({{langx|ru|Эскадренный миноносец}}) are traditionally referred to as [[Destroyer]]s (formerly torpedo boat destroyers). The Russian word for destroyer is used in the air force for [[fighter aircraft]].
*Destroyers can also be classified as '''Big Anti-submarine Ships''' ({{langx|ru|Большой противолодочный корабль}}) or Big ASW Ships (e.g. [[Udaloy-class destroyer]]). They are alternatively classified as cruisers (e.g. [[Kara-class cruiser]]). The Russian Big Anti-submarine Ships type also has its sub-type of Guard (or Patrol) Ships. 
*'''Guard (or Patrol) Ships''' ({{langx|ru|Сторожевой корабль}}) are usually referred to as frigates (e.g. [[Gepard-class frigate]]).
*Another substantial type in Russia are '''Small Anti-submarine Ships''' ({{langx|ru|Малый противолодочный корабль}}) or Small ASW Ships. These are referred to as corvettes (e.g. [[Grisha-class corvette]]). Corvettes are also classified as '''Small Missile Ships''' ({{langx|ru|Малый ракетный корабль}}; e.g. [[Buyan-class corvette]]) or Missile Boats ({{langx|ru|Ракетный катер}}; e.g. [[Tarantul-class corvette]]) in Russia.