Kara class cruiser

Kara class cruiser

The "Kara" is a class of Cold War era Soviet guided missile cruisers. The Soviet designation is "Project 1134B Berkut B" - Беркут Б (Golden Eagle).

These ships were enlarged versions of the "Kresta" class, with gas turbine engines and improved command and control facilities. These are dedicated ASW ships. These ships were built by the 61 Kommunar Shipyard at Mykolaiv (Nikolayev) on the Black Sea.

hips

* "Nikolayev" - "Николаев"-(1971) - scrapped in 1994
* "Ochakov" -"Очаков" -(1973) - Nominally active. Recently reported that it would be succeeded by the RFS Moskva as flagship of the Black Sea Fleet. [ [http://www.nr2.ru/crimea/183017.html NR2.Ru: Флагманом Черноморского флота может стать БПК «Очаков» / 18.06.08 / Новый Регион – Крым ] ]
* "Kerch"- "Керчь" - (1974) - Active, Black Sea Fleet
* "Azov" - "Азов" - (1975) - this ship served as a trials ship for the SA-N-6 missile system, decommissioned 28 December 1998, scrapped at Inkerman (Sevastopol) in 1999-2000
* "Petropavlovsk" - "Петропавловск" - (1976), sold for scrap in 1996
* "Tashkent" - "Ташкент" -(1977), sold for scrap in 1994
* "Vladivostok" - "Владивосток" - (ex "Tallinn") (1979), sold for scrap in 1994

References

* [http://ship.bsu.by/main.asp?id=102275 Article]
* [http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/1134_2.htm FAS.org]
* [http://flot.sevastopol.info/eng/photos/photo_largeaswdestroyers/kerch_00.htm Kara Class "Kerch" Photoalbum]


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