There were fourteen different classes of destroyers that were used by the Soviet Navy in World War II:

• Yakov Sverdlov class Destroyer
• Frunze class Destroyer
• Orfey class Destroyer
• Izijaslav class Destroyer
• Fidonisy class Destroyer
• Leningrad class Destroyer - 6 operational in July 1941
• Tashkent class Destroyer
• Type 7 class Destroyer - 28 operational in July 1941
• Type 7U class Destroyer - 18 operational in July 1941
• Opytny class Destroyer
• Ognevoy class Destroyer
• Town class Destroyer
• Regele Ferdinand class Destroyer

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  Yakov Sverdlov
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  Derzky class or Bespokoiny class
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  Izyaslav class
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  Project 20 Tashkent class
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  Project 7 Gnevny class
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  Project 7U Soobrazitelnyy class
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  Project 30 Ognevoy class

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