Soviet frigate Razumnyy

Razumnyy 750 miles west of Midway Island in 1985.
History
Soviet Union
NameRazumnyy
NamesakeRussian for Reasonable
BuilderYantar, Kaliningrad
Yard number156
Laid down26 June 1972
Launched20 July 1973
Commissioned30 September 1974
Decommissioned16 March 1998
General characteristics
Class and typeProject 1135 Burevestnik frigate
Displacement
Length123 m (403 ft 7 in)
Beam142 m (465 ft 11 in)
Draft4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Installed power48,000 shp (36,000 kW)
Propulsion4 gas turbines; COGAG; 2 shafts
Speed32 kn (59 km/h)
Range4,000 nmi (7,408 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h)
Complement23 officers, 174 men
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
PK-16 decoy-dispenser system
Armament

Razumnyy (Russian: Разумный, "Reasonable") was a 1135 Burevestnik-class (Russian: Буревестник, "Petrel") Large Anti-Submarine Ship (Большой Противолодочный Корабль, BPK) or 'Krivak' class frigate that served with the Soviet and Russian Navies. Launched on 20 July 1973, the vessel operated as part of the Pacific Fleet, as a dedicated anti-submarine vessel, with an armament built around the Metel Anti-Ship Complex. The vessel undertook a number of tours, visiting the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and India. The ship was decommissioned on 16 March 1998 and subsequently disarmed ready to be broken up before the end of the year.