Kresta II-class cruiser

Admiral Yumashev in 1989
Class overview
NameKresta II class
BuildersZhdanov Shipyard, Leningrad
Operators
Preceded byKresta I class
Succeeded byKara class
Built1966–1977
In commission1969–1993
Completed10
Retired10
General characteristics
TypeGuided missile cruiser
Displacement
  • 5,600 tons standard
  • 7,535 tons full load
Length159 m (522 ft)
Beam17 m (56 ft)
Draught6 m (20 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft steam turbines, 4 boilers
  • 91,000–100,000 shp (68–75 MW)
Speed34 kn (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range
  • 10,500 nmi (19,400 km; 12,100 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
  • 5,200 nmi (9,600 km; 6,000 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Endurance1830 tons fuel oil
Complement380
Sensors and
processing systems
Radar; Don Kay, Don-2, Top Sail, Head Net 2 x Head Lights 2 x Muff Cob, 2 x Bass Tilt, Sonar; Bull Nose
Armament
  • 2 × quad SS-N-14 'Silex' anti-submarine missiles
  • 2 × twin SA-N-3 'Goblet' surface-to-air missile launchers (72 missiles)
  • 2 × twin 57-mm/70-cal AK-725 anti-aircraft guns
  • 4 × 30mm AK-630 CIWS
  • 2 × quintuple 533mm torpedo tubes
  • 2 x RBU-6000 12-barrel anti-submarine rocket launchers
  • 2 x RBU-1000 6-barrel anti-submarine rocket launchers
Aircraft carried1 × Ka-25 series helicopter
Aviation facilitiesHelipad and hangar

The Kresta II class, Soviet designation Project 1134A Berkut A (golden eagle), was a class of guided missile cruiser (large anti-submarine warfare ship in Soviet classification) built by the Soviet Union for the Soviet Navy. The NATO lists the class as "cruisers" mainly due to the Metel (SS-N-14 Silex) anti-ship missile system capable to strike not only submarines but also surface vessels. They were succeeded by the larger Kara class cruisers.