Kresta II-class cruiser

Soviet guided missile cruisers ship class

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Admiral Yumashev in 1989

Class overview
Name| Kresta II class
Builders| Zhdanov Shipyard, Leningrad
Operators|

*  Soviet Navy
*  Russian Navy

Preceded by| Kresta I class
Succeeded by| Kara class
Built| 1966–1977
In commission| 1969–1993
Completed| 10
Retired| 10
General characteristics
Type| Guided missile cruiser
Displacement|

* 5,600 tons standard
* 7,535 tons full load

Length| 159 m (522 ft)
Beam| 17 m (56 ft)
Draught| 6 m (20 ft)
Propulsion|

* 2 shaft steam turbines, 4 boilers
* 91,000–100,000 shp (68–75 MW)

Speed| 34 kn (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range|

* 10,500 nmi (19,400 km; 12,100 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
* 5,200 nmi (9,600 km; 6,000 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)

Endurance| 1830 tons fuel oil
Complement| 380
Sensors &
processing systems| Radar; Don Kay, Don-2, Top Sail, Head Net 2 x Head Lights 2 x Muff Cob, 2 x Bass Tilt, Sonar; Bull Nose
Armament|

* 2 × quad SS-N-14 'Silex' anti-submarine missiles
* 2 × twin SA-N-3 'Goblet' surface-to-air missile launchers (72 missiles)
* 2 × twin 57-mm/70-cal AK-725 anti-aircraft guns
* 4 × 30mm AK-630 CIWS
* 2 × quintuple 533mm torpedo tubes
* 2 x RBU-6000 12-barrel anti-submarine rocket launchers
* 2 x RBU-1000 6-barrel anti-submarine rocket launchers

Aircraft carried| 1 × Ka-25 series helicopter
Aviation facilities| Helipad and hangar

The Kresta II class, Soviet designation Project 1134A Berkut A (golden eagle), was a class of guided missile cruiser (large anti-submarine warfare ship in Soviet classification) built by the Soviet Union for the Soviet Navy. The NATO lists the class as "cruisers" mainly due to the Metel (SS-N-14 Silex) anti-ship missile system capable to strike not only submarines but also surface vessels. They were succeeded by the larger Kara class cruisers.

## Design

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The Kresta II class was an anti-submarine derivative of the Kresta I-class cruiser, and were armed with a new anti-submarine missile (SS-N-14), new surface-to-air missiles (SA-N-3) and advanced sonar. Conway's states that the first three ships were to have been armed with the SS-N-9 anti-ship missile but Soviet naval doctrine changed with greater emphasis on anti-submarine warfare. The surface-to-air missiles comprised more advanced SA-N-3 missiles with two twin launchers. New 3D search radar and new fire control radars were also fitted. 4 30mm CIWS guns were also fitted for improved anti-missile defence. A more advanced sonar led to the bow being more sharply raked. The machinery suite comprised two TV-12 steam turbines with high-pressure boilers, identical to the Kresta I class.

### General characteristics

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The Kresta II-class cruisers were 158.5 metres (520 ft) long with a beam of 16.9 m (55 ft) and a draught of 6 m (20 ft). They displaced 6000 tons standard and 7800 full load. They had a complement of 380-400 and were equipped with a hangar aft to stow away a Kamov Ka-25 Hormone-A helicopter.[1]

Kresta II-class vessels were propelled by two TV-12 steam geared turbines powered by four high pressure boilers which created 75,000 kilowatts (101,000 hp).[1] This gave the cruisers a maximum speed of 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph).[1] They had a range of 10,500 nautical miles (19,400 km; 12,100 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) and 5,200 nmi (9,600 km; 6,000 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph).

### Armament

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For their primary role as anti-submarine cruisers, the Kresta II class mounted two quadruple launchers for eight SS-N-14 anti-submarine missiles. They were also equipped with two RBU 6000 12-barrel and two RBU 1000 6-barrel rocket launchers.[1] The Ka-25 helicopter embarked on the cruiser was also capable of aiding in the search and destruction of submarines.

Against aerial threats the cruisers were armed with four 57mm L/80 DP guns situated in two twin mountings. They also had four 30mm AK-630 CIWS mountings. They were armed with two twin launchers for the 48 SA-N-3 surface-to-air missiles they carried.[1]

The ships also mounted two quintuple mountings for 533 mm (21.0 in) dual-role torpedoes.[1]

### Sensors

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The Kresta II class were equipped with MR600 air search radar MR-310 Angara Don navigational and Volga navigational radars. For anti-submarine warfare they had MG-322 hull mounted sonar. For fire control purposes they had Grom SA-N-3 fire control, MR103 AK725 fire control and Drakon RP33 fire control. They also had an MG-26 communications outfit and an MG-35 Shtil.

The first four ships of the class to be completed were not equipped with the MR-123 Vympel fire control radar for the AK-630, and relied on manual targeting instead.[2]

## Ships

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All the ships were built by the Zhdanov Shipyard in Leningrad.

Cruiser Marshal Timoshenko in 1986 Name[3] | Russian  | Namesake  | Laid down  | Launched  | Commissioned  | Decommissioned

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Kronstadt | Кронштадт | City of Kronstadt | 30 November 1966  | 10 February 1968  | 29 December 1969  | 24 June 1991
Admiral Isakov | Адмирал Исаков | Ivan Isakov | 15 January 1968  | 22 November 1968  | 28 December 1970  | 30 June 1993
Admiral Nakhimov | Адмирал Нахимов | Pavel Nakhimov | 15 January 1968  | 15 April 1969  | 29 November 1971  | 31 January 1991
Admiral Makarov | Адмирал Макаров | Stepan Makarov | 23 February 1969  | 22 November 1970  | 25 October 1972  | 3 July 1992
Khabarovsk
(ex-Marshal Voroshilov)  | Хаба́ровск
(Маршал Ворошилов)  | City of Khabarovsk
(Kliment Voroshilov)  | 20 March 1970  | 8 October 1970  | 15 September 1973  | 3 July 1992
Admiral Oktyabrsky | Адмирал Октябьский | Filipp Oktyabrskiy | 2 June 1969  | 21 May 1971  | 28 December 1973  | 30 June 1993
Admiral Isachenkov | Адмирал Исаченков | Nikolai Isachenkov | 30 October 1970  | 28 March 1972  | 5 November 1974  | 3 July 1992
Marshal Timoshenko | Маршал Тимошенко | Semyon Timoshenko | 2 November 1972  | 21 October 1973  | 25 November 1975  | 3 July 1992
Vasily Chapayev | Василий Чапаев | Vasily Chapayev | 22 November 1973  | 28 November 1974  | 30 November 1976  | 30 June 1993
Admiral Yumashev | Адмирал Юмашев | Ivan Yumashev | 17 April 1975  | 30 September 1977  | 30 December 1977  | 13 July 1992

## See also

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* List of ships of the Soviet Navy
* List of ships of Russia by project number

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d e f Chant, Christopher (2014). Compendium of Armaments and Military Hardware. Routledge. p. 196\. ISBN 9781134646685.
2. ^ Hampshire 2017, pp. 27–28.
3. ^ Averin 2007, p. 49.

## References

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* Averin, A.B. (2007). Адмиралы и маршалы. Корабли проектов 1134 и 1134А [Admirals and Marshals: Ships Project 1134 and 1134A] (in Russian). Moscow: Voennaya Kniga. ISBN 978-5-902863-16-8.
* Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. London: Conway Maritime. ISBN 0-85177-605-1. OCLC 34284130. Also published as Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7. OCLC 34267261.
* Hampshire, Edward (2017). Soviet Cold War Guided Missile Cruisers. New Vanguard 242. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4728-1740-2.

## External links

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* Kresta Class - Project 1134 Archived 2016-08-27 at the Wayback Machine at Federation of American Scientists website
* article in Russian Archived 2008-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
* [1] [article in Russian]
* All Russian Kresta II Class Cruisers - Complete Ship List

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