Kresta I class cruiser

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Kresta cruiser

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

  • Admiral Zozulya - ld 1965, launched 1967, commissioned 1969, scrapped 1995
  • Vize-Admiral Drozd - ld 1965, launched 1968, commissioned 1968, sank 1992
  • Vladivostok - ld 1964, launched 1967, commissioned 1969, scrapped 1995
  • Sevastopol - ld 1966, launched 1967, commissioned 1969, scrapped 1991


[edit] Links & References

Conways All the Worlds Fighting Ships 1947-1995

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