The directory contains information about the ship composition of the USSR Navy as of December 1991. However, it traces the fate of the ships of the Soviet fleet until 2005. Data is provided on the warships that were in service, under construction and designed, their names, serial numbers, dates laying, launching, entry into service, decommissioning of the fleet, modernization or re-equipment, enterprises (factories, firms) - builders and design firms. The features of projects, design, construction, repairs and upgrades, the most typical accidents and important stages of active service are described. External diagrams, longitudinal sections of all projects and their modifications, numerous photographs are presented. There is also an appendix - “List of additions, as well as noted errors in the first and second volumes of the directory”