Kresta I class cruiser
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Kresta I class cruiser is a Soviet cruiser class, the Soviet designation was Project 1134 Berkut (Golden Eagle)
These ships were designed for a surface warfare role. Soviet priorities were changed to an anti-submarine role and only 4 ships were built with this configuration. These ships were followed by the Kresta II class cruiser, an anti-submarine derivative.
[edit] General Characteristics
- Displacement: - 6000t standard - 7500 tons full load
- Length:- 155 m
- Beam:- 17 m
- Draught: - 5.5 m
- Machinery - 2 shaft steam turbines, 4 boilers 100,000 hp
- Speed - 32 kt
- Range - 10,500 nm at 14 kt
- Armament
- 4 SS-N-3 SSM missiles, 2 × 2,
- 2 × 2 SA-N-1 SAM
- 2 × 2 57 mm guns
- 2 × RBU-6000 and 2 × RBU-1000 anti-submarine rockets
- 2 × 5 553 mm Torpedo Tubes
- 1 Helicopter (Kamov Ka-25)
- Complement - 380
[edit] Ships
All were built by the Zhdanov yard, Leningrad
| Ship | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Scrapped |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral Zozulya Адмирал Зозуля | 1965 | 1967 | 1969 | 1995 |
| Vize-Admiral Drozd Вице-Адмирал Дрозд | 1965 | 1968 | 1969 | Sank 1992 on way to breakers |
| Vladivostok Владивосток | 1964 | 1967 | 1969 | 1995 |
| Sevastopol Севастополь | 1966 | 1967 | 1969 | 1991 |
[edit] Links & References
- http://ship.bsu.by/main.asp?id=100600 - Article in Russian
- http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/1134.htm
Conways All the Worlds Fighting Ships 1947-1995
