Russian frigate Kedrov

Krivak-class frigate

Kedrov en route to the Pacific Ocean on its delivery voyage, 1 November 1990

History
→ Soviet Union → Russia
Name| Kedrov
Namesake| Mikhail Sergeyevich Kedrov
Builder| Zaliv Shipyard, Kerch
Yard number| 206
Laid down| 4 April 1988
Launched| 30 April 1989
Commissioned| 28 December 1989
Decommissioned| 24 April 2002
Stricken| 28 February 2003
Status| Retired
General characteristics
Class and type| Project 11351 Nerey frigate
Displacement|

* 3,180 t (3,130 long tons) (standard)
* 3,670 t (3,610 long tons) (full)

Length| 123 m (403 ft 7 in)
Beam| 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in)
Draught| 5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Installed power| 63,000 shp (47,000 kW)
Propulsion| 4 gas turbines; COGAG; 2 shafts
Speed| 32 kn (59 km/h)
Range| 3,900 nmi (7,223 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h)
Complement| 192
Sensors and
processing systems|

* MR-760 Fregat-MA air/surface search radar
* Vaigach-Nayada navigational radar
* MR-184 Lev fire control radar
* Vympel-A fire control radar
* MGK-335S Platina-S sonar
* MG-345 Bronza towed sonar

Electronic warfare
& decoys|

* MP-401 Start ESM
* PK-16 and PK-10 chaff launchers

Armament|

* 2 × ZIF-122 4K33 launchers (1×2) with 20 4K33 OSA-M (SA-N-4'Gecko') SAMs (1×2)
* 1 × 100 mm (4 in) AK-100 gun
* 2 × 30 mm (1 in) AK-630M CIWS
* 2 × RBU-6000 Smerch-2 anti-submarine rockets
* 8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (2×4)
* 16 × naval mines

Aircraft carried| 1 × Kamov Ka-27PS
Aviation facilities| Helipad and hangar

Kedrov (Russian: Кедров) was a Project 11351 Nerey-class frigate (NATO reporting name Krivak III) of the Soviet Border Troops and later the Coast Guard of the Federal Security Service of Russia.

## Design and description

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Kedrov was one of nine Project 11351 ships launched between 1982 and 1992. Project 11351, the Nerey (Russian: Нерей, "Nereus") class, was the patrol version of the Project 1135 Burevestnik for the Soviet Maritime Border Troops. The ships were designated Border Patrol Ship (пограничный сторожевой корабль, PSKR)[1] to reflect their role as patrol ships of the Border Troops. In comparison to other members of the class, Project 11351 ships have a helipad and hangar for a Kamov Ka-27PS search-and-rescue helicopter astern, in exchange for the removal of one 100 mm gun, one twin-arm surface-to-air missile launcher, and the URPK-5 Rastrub (SS-N-14 'Silex') anti-ship missile launchers. NATO classified the vessels as 'Krivak III'-class frigates.[2][3]

Kedrov was 123 m (403 ft 7 in) long overall, with a beam of 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in) and a draught of 5 m (16 ft 5 in). Displacing 3,180 t (3,130 long tons) standard and 3,670 t (3,610 long tons) full load, the ship's power was provided by two 22,500 shp (16,800 kW) DT59 and two 9,000 shp (6,700 kW) DS71 gas turbines arranged in a COGAG installation, driving two fixed-pitch propellers. Design speed was 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) and range 3,900 nautical miles (7,223 km; 4,488 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph). The ship's complement was 192, including 31 officers.[4]

### Armament and sensors

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Kedrov was armed with one 100 mm (4 in) AK-100 gun mounted forward of the bridge and two AK-630M close-in weapon system autocannons mounted on each side of the helicopter hangar. Defence against aircraft was provided by twenty 4K33 OSA-M (SA-N-4 'Gecko') surface-to-air missiles which were launched from one set of twin-arm ZIF-122 launchers, mounted aft of the fore 100 mm gun. For anti-submarine warfare, the ship were equipped with a pair of RBU-6000 213 mm (8 in) Smerch-2 12-barrel anti-submarine rocket launchers and a pair of PTA-53-1135 quadruple launchers for 533 mm (21 in) torpedoes, consisting of either 53-65K wake homing torpedo or SET-65 anti-submarine homing torpedo.[5][4] The ship can also carry 16 naval mines.[5]

The ship sensor suites includes Sapfir-U7 combat management system, a single MR-760 Fregat-MA air/surface search radar, one Vaigach-Nayada navigation radar, and the MP-401 Start Electronic Support Measures (ESM) system.[6] Fire control for the guns consisted of MR-184 Lev radar for the 100 mm gun and Vympel-A radar for the 30 mm autocannons.[4] An extensive sonar complex was fitted, including the bow-mounted MGK-335S Platina-S and the towed-array MG-345 Bronza. The vessel was also equipped with two PK-16 and two PK-10 decoy-dispenser systems which used chaff as a form of missile defense.[6]

## Construction and career

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The frigate was the sixth ship of the class. The keel was laid on 4 April 1988 with yard number 206 at the Zaliv Shipyard in Kerch. The ship was launched on 30 April 1989. Kedrov was commissioned to KGB Border Troops Naval Service on 28 December 1989.[7]

The ship was assigned to the 2nd Brigade of Border Patrol Ships, 1st Red Banner Division of Border Patrol Ships in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, part of the Northeastern Border District. From 27 September to 20 November 1990, Kedrov sailed from Sevastopol to its assigned homeport in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky via the Suez Canal.[7]

Kedrov carried the remains of Vitus Bering, leader of the Second Kamchatka Expedition, and five crew members of the St. Peter in 1992 for reburial in Nikolskoye, Bering Island.[8][9][10]

She was decommissioned on 24 April 2002.[11] Kedrov was stricken from the coast guard on 28 February 2003 and was sent to China for scrapping,[12] although according to Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016, the ship was extant and non-operational as of 2015.[13]

## References

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1. ^ Polmar 1986, pp. 9, 379.
2. ^ Gardiner & Chumbley 1995, p. 394.
3. ^ Sharpe 1989, p. 594.
4. ^ a b c Apalkov 2005, p. 103.
5. ^ a b Saunders 2009, p. 700.
6. ^ a b Apalkov 2005, p. 106.
7. ^ a b Apalkov 2005, pp. 109.
8. ^ "Третья экспедиция Беринга I–III". sea-proza.ucoz.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
9. ^ "Третья экспедиция Беринга IV-VI". sea-proza.ucoz.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
10. ^ "Третья экспедиция Беринга VII–XII". sea-proza.ucoz.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
11. ^ "Пограничные сторожевые корабли Проект 11351". russian-ships.info (in Russian). Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
12. ^ ""Кедров"". shieldandsword.mozohin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
13. ^ Saunders 2015, p. 728.

## Further reading

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* Apalkov, Yuri Valentinovich (2005). Противолодочные корабли Часть 1. Противолодочные крейсера, большие противолодочные и сторожевые корабли [Anti-submarine ships Part 1. Anti-submarine cruisers, large anti-submarine ships and patrol ships] (in Russian). St Petersburg: Galeya. ISBN 978-5-81720-094-2.
* Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen, eds. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
* Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 9780710628886.
* Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2015). IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. IHS Global Limited. ISBN 978-0-7106-3143-5.
* Sharpe, Richard (1989). Jane's Fighting Ships 1989–90. London: Janes. ISBN 0-7106-0886-1.
* Polmar, Norman (1986), Guide to the Soviet Navy (4th ed.), Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press, pp. 8–9, 378–379, ISBN 0-87021-240-08-9,+378-379&rft.edition=4th&rft.pub=Naval+Institute+Press&rft.date=1986&rft.isbn=0-87021-240-0&rft.aulast=Polmar&rft.aufirst=Norman&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Russian+frigate+Kedrov" class="Z3988">.

## External links

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Media related to Kedrov (ship, 1989) at Wikimedia Commons

* Project 11351 border patrol ship "Kedrov" Gallery

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