The Kotlin class ships were cold-war era destroyers built for the Soviet Navy. The Russian name for this class was Project 56. Following Project 41 the Neustrashimy Сlass, was made as planned, complete with a displacement of 3230 tons. The first ship was laid down in March 1953, and just 27 units were built. On artillery and anti-submarine armament they were significantly inferior to American destroyers at the time.

The basic design of the Project 56 were classic destroyers, whose main armament consisted of 4 working universal caliber 130 mm in two closed turrets, with characteristic large sizes, fore and aft. They turret mounted, versatile, and automatic. Arms were complemented by 4 quad-linked 45 mm anti-aircraft guns (position on the bow, stern and one on each side). The ships had 10 torpedo launchers in two launchers on board, in the axis of symmetry of the hull. ASW armament was weak - corresponding to the standards of World War II, and it formed two chute and six depth charges projectors.

The ships were were made of steel, and only some elements of alloy. The hull was divided into 16 main transverse watertight compartments. The ships designed crossover - two boilers and one turbine in two joint compartments separated by two others, in order to increase survivability. The consequence was the silhouette of the ship was two spaced, short, wide and tilted stacks. In combination with high sheer bow (reaching to a height of 8,35 m above the waterline) and strongly inclined, straight stem, it gave ships an elegant look. The main truss mast was located just behind the superstructure bow, followed by the first chimney. Behind the complex superstructure of the forward torpedo was a low superstructure amidships with a second, lower mast, two positions antiaircraft guns on the sides, artillery radar platform and the second chimney. On the aft superstructure was the second torpedo battery, followed by a small superstructure aft position.

Fourteen ships of this series were upgraded according to the Project 56PLO. The second torpedo tube and bombers were removed from the ships, anti-submarine defense posts were equipped, two RBU-6000 or RBU-2500 were installed. The remaining torpedo tube was adapted for firing both anti-ship and anti-submarine torpedoes.

Destroyer Smishleny on 03 September 1952 was enlisted in the lists of the ships of the Soviet Fleet. Laid down on 23 February 1954 at the Shipyard №190 named after A.A.Zhdanov, Leningrad (yard No.705), launched on 24 May 1955, commissioned on 28 June 1956 and was assigned to the Northern Fleet.

From 12 November 1958 to 01 December 1961 modernized at the Shipyard №190 named after A.A.Zhdanov in Leningrad according to the Project 56PLO.

From 20 March 1966 - Black Sea Fleet, from 21 October 1968 - Northern Fleet.

On 22 July 1986 г. the ship was excluded from the lists of the Northern Fleet.