Russian cruiser Kerch

Kerch in Sevastopol Bay, 2009
History
Russia
NameKerch
NamesakeHero City Kerch
Builder61 Communards Shipyard
Laid down30 April 1971
Launched21 July 1972
Commissioned25 December 1974
Decommissioned15 February 2020
Out of service4 November 2014
Identification713
FateScrapped 14 April 2020
General characteristics
Class and typeKara-class cruiser
Displacement8,900 tons
Length173.4 m (568.9 ft)
Beam18.5 m (60.7 ft)
Draft5.4 m (17.7 ft)
Propulsion
  • 4 turbine-type generators GTG-12,5A x1250 kW
  • 1 turbine-type generator GTG-6M 600 kW
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi)
Complement425
Armament
Aircraft carried1 Kamov Ka-25

Kerch (Керчь) was a Kara-class missile cruiser of the Soviet and later Russian Navy. She served as part of the Black Sea Fleet. The ship was scrapped in 2020 following a large fire which broke out on 4 November 2014.[1]

  1. ^ "Большой противолодочный корабль "Керчь" решили разрезать на металл". meta. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.