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Kerch in 2007
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Class overview | |
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Name | Kara class |
Builders | 61 Communards Shipyard, Mykolaiv |
Operators | |
Preceded by | Kresta II class |
Succeeded by | |
Built | 1968–1979 |
In commission | 1971–2020 |
Completed | 7 |
Retired | 7 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Guided missile cruiser |
Displacement |
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Length | 173.2 m (568 ft 3 in) |
Beam | 18.6 m (61 ft 0 in) |
Draught | 6.7 m (22 ft 0 in) |
Propulsion | 2 shaft COGAG, 4x DN59 2x DS71 gas turbines, 120,000 hp (89,000 kW) |
Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
Range | 9,000 nmi (17,000 km) |
Complement | 380 |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × Ka-25 or Ka-27 series helicopter |
Aviation facilities | Helipad |
The Kara class, Soviet designation Project 1134B Berkut B ("golden eagle"), was a class of guided missile cruisers ("large anti-submarine warfare ship," in Soviet classification) built for the Soviet Navy between 1968 and 1976 . NATO classified the type as cruisers mainly due to their size and the presence of the Metel (SS-N-14 Silex) anti-ship missile system, capable of striking both submarines and surface vessels.