Kresta I-class cruiser

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Vitse-Admiral Drozd in 1986
Class overview
Name	Kresta I class
Builders	Zhdanov Shipyard, Leningrad
Operators	Soviet Navy  Russian Navy
Preceded by	Kynda class
Succeeded by	Kresta II class
Built	1964–1967
In commission	1967–1994
Planned	35
Completed	4
Cancelled	31
Retired	4
General characteristics
Type	Cruiser
Displacement	6,000 tons standard 7,500 tons full load
Length	159 m (521 ft 8 in)
Beam	17 m (55 ft 9 in)
Draught	6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	2 steam turbines 68,000–75,000 kW (91,000–100,000 shp)
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	10,500 nautical miles (19,400 km; 12,100 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	343-360
Sensors and processing systems	Radar: MR-500 Kliver air search MR-302 Rubka MR-310 Angara Don navigation Sonar: MG-312 MG-26 Fire control: Yatagan (SA-N-1) MR-103 (AK-725) Binom P35 Progress Others: Khrom-2M IFF
Armament	2 × twin SS-N-3 'Shaddock' anti-ship missiles 2 × twin SA-N-1 'Goa' surface-to-air missile launchers (44 missiles) 2 × twin 57 mm (2.2 in)/70 AK-725 anti-aircraft guns 2 × quintuple 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried	1 × Ka-25 series helicopter
Aviation facilities	Helipad and hangar

The Kresta I class, Soviet designation Project 1134 Berkut (golden eagle), was a class of guided missile cruiser built in the Soviet Union for the Soviet Navy. The ships were designed for a surface warfare role, but Soviet priorities were changed to an anti-submarine role and only four ships were built in this configuration. They were followed by the Kresta II class, an anti-submarine warfare variant.