Kara-class cruiser

Kara-class cruiser Kerch
Kerch in 2007
Class overview
NameKara class
Builders61 Communards Shipyard, Mykolaiv
Operators
Preceded byKresta II class
Succeeded by
Built1968–1979
In commission1971–2020
Completed7
Retired7
General characteristics
TypeGuided missile cruiser
Displacement
  • 8,200 tons standard
  • 9,700 tons full load[1]
Length173.2 m (568 ft 3 in)
Beam18.6 m (61 ft 0 in)
Draught6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)
Propulsion2 shaft COGAG, 4x DN59 2x DS71 gas turbines, 120,000 hp (89,000 kW)
Speed34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range9,000 nmi (17,000 km)
Complement380
Armament
  • 2 × quad Metel Anti-Ship Complex anti-submarine missiles
  • 2 × twin M-11 Shtorm surface-to-air missile launchers (80 missiles)
  • 2 x twin 9K33 Osa surface-to-air missile launchers (40 missiles)
  • 2 × twin 76 mm (3 in) AK-726 naval guns
  • 4 × 30 mm (1 in) AK-630 CIWS
  • 2 × 5 533 mm (21 in) PTA-53-1134B torpedo tubes
  • 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers
  • 2 × RBU-1000 anti-submarine rocket launchers
  • 24 × S-300F surface-to-air missiles (Azov)
Aircraft carried1 × Ka-25 or Ka-27 series helicopter
Aviation facilitiesHelipad

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.

  1. ^ Chant, Chris (2004). Warships Today. Summertime Publishing Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0-7607-6700-9.