Kerch
Soviet Union
Builders:	61 Kommunara Zavod
Operators:	Soviet Navy  Russian Navy
Preceding class:	Kresta
Following class:	Udaloy / Kirov
In service:	1971
Ships in Class
Ships in class:	7
Ships in active service:	Kerch
Ships in storage:	Petropavlovsk Vladivostok Ochakov
Ships out of service:	Azov
Scrapped ships:	Nikolayev Tashkent
General Characteristics
Displacement:	9,900 tons
Length:	173.2 m
Beam:	18.6 m
Draught:	6.7 m
Propulsion and power:	120,000 hp
Speed:	32 knots
Range:	9,000 miles
Complement:	380
Armament:	8 anti-submarine missiles 8 surface-to-air missile launchers 4 dual purpose guns 4 close-in weapons systems 2 anti-submarine rocket launchers
Aircraft complement:	1 helicopter

The Kara is a class of Cold War era Soviet guided missile cruisers. The Soviet designation is Project 1134B Berkut B - Беркут Б (Golden Eagle). Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2860x1890, 2615 KB)A port quarter view of the Soviet Kara class guided missile cruiser Kerch underway. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Mykolaiv or Mykolayiv (Ukrainian: ), also known by its Russian name (Nikolaev or Nikolayev) is a city in Southern Ukraine with the population of 514,000 (2001 estimation). ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The Soviet Navy (Russian: Военно-морской флот СССР, Voyenno-morskoy flot SSSR, literally Naval military forces of the USSR) was the naval arm of the Soviet armed forces. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Russia. ... The Russian Navy (Russian: Военно Морской Флот (ВМФ) - Voyenno- Morskoy Flot (VMF) or Military Maritime Fleet) is the naval arm of the Russian armed forces. ... 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. ... Marshal Shaposhnikov transitting the channel into Pearl Harbor in 2003 The Udaloy class are a series of anti-submarine destroyers built for the Soviet Navy - The Russian designation is Project 1155 Fregat (Frigate bird) // History and design The Project 1155 dates to the 1970s when it was concluded that it... Radars: Voskhod MR-800 (Top Pair) 3D search radar on foremast Fregat MR-710 (Top Steer) 3D search radar on main mast 2 × Palm Frond navigation radar on foremast Sonar Horse Tail VDS (Variable Deep Sonar) Fire control: 2 × Top Dome for SA-N-6 fire control 4 × Bass Tilt... Anti-submarine warfare is a term referring to warfare directed against submarines. ... Akash Missile Firing French Air Force Crotale battery Bendix Rim-8 Talos surface to air missile of the US Navy A surface-to-air missile (SAM) is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft. ... A dual purpose gun is a naval weapon mounting designed to engage both surface and air targets. ... Phalanx CIWS A Close-in weapon system (CIWS) is a naval shipboard weapon system for detecting and destroying incoming anti-ship missiles and enemy aircraft at short range (the threat(s) having penetrated the ships available outer defences). ... Anti-submarine warfare is a term referring to warfare directed against submarines. ... Robinson Helicopter Company (USA) R44, a four seat development of the R22 A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors, each having two or more rotor blades. ... For other uses, please see Cold War (disambiguation). ... Motto: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Russian: Workers of the world, unite!) Anthem: The Internationale (1922-1944) Hymn of the Soviet Union (1944-1991) Capital (and largest city) Moscow None; Russian de facto Government Federation of Soviet Republics  - Last President Mikhail Gorbachev  - Last Premier Ivan Silayev Establishment October Revolution   - Declared... USS Port Royal (CG-73), a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, launched in 1992. ...

These ships were enlarged versions of the Kresta class, with gas turbine engines and improved command and control facilities. These ships were built by the 61 Kommunar Sipyard at Mykolaiv (Nikolayev) on the Black Sea. 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. ... This machine has a single-stage centrifugal compressor and turbine, a recuperator, and foil bearings. ... Mykolaiv or Mykolayiv (Ukrainian: ), also known by its Russian name (Nikolaev or Nikolayev) is a city in Southern Ukraine with the population of 514,000 (2001 estimation). ... Map of the Black Sea. ...

General characteristics

• Displacement: 6700 tons standard, 8565 tons full load
• Length: 173 m
• Beam: 18.5 m
• Draught: 5.3 m
• Machinery: 2 shaft COGAG, 4 gas turbines, 120,000 hp (88 MW)
• Speed: 32 knots
• Range: 6500 nm at 18 knots
• Armament:
  2×4 SS-N-14 anti-submarine missiles
  4 (2×2) SA-N-3 SAM
  4 (2×2) SA-N-4 SAM
  4 (2×2) 76 mm guns
  4×30 mm gatling guns
  2×RBU-6000 anti-submarine rockets
  1 Kamov Ka-25 Helicopter
• Complement: 380

Two SS-N-14 launchers aboard an Udaloy class destroyer. ... The 4K60/4K65 Shtorm (Russian Шторм - Storm, NATO reporting name) SA-N-3 Goblet is a Russian naval surface-to-air missile system. ... An SA-8 9K33M3 TELAR w/Land Roll radars. ... A RBU-6000 rocket launcher aboard a Udaloy class destroyer. ... Kamov Ha-25 with Yugoslav Air Force insignia The Kamov Ka-25 is a Russian naval helicopter. ...

Ships

• Nikolayev - Николаев-(1971) - scrapped in 1994
• Ochakov -Очаков -(1973) - Nominally active
• Kerch- Керчь - (1974) - Active, Black Sea Fleet
• Azov - Азов - (1975) - this ship served as a trials ship for the SA-N-6 missile system, decommissioned 28 December 1998, scrapped at Inkerman (Sevastopol) in period 1999-2000
• Petropavlovsk - Петропавловск - (1976),sold to scrap in 1996
• Tashkent - Ташкент -(1977), sold to scrap in 1994
• Vladivostok - Владивосток - (ex Tallinn) (1979), sold to scrap in 1994

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References

• (Russian)Article
• (English)FAS.org
• (English)Kara Class "Kerch" Photoalbum