Kresta I class cruiser
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Kresta I class cruiser is a Soviet
cruiser class, the Soviet designation was Project 1134 Berkut
(Golden Eagle
)
These ships were designed for a surface warfare role. Soviet priorities were changed to an anti-submarine role and only 4 ships were built with this configuration. These ships were followed by the Kresta II class cruiser
, an anti-submarine derivative.
Bazalt missile but the protracted development of this missile led to the older SS-N-3 being shipped. The self defence armament was considerably increased as were command and communications facilities.
The Kresta I could launch four SS-N-3
b SLCMs and 44 SA-N-1 surface-to-air missiles with two twin launchers fore and aft, and have ten 21-inch torpedo tubes. A single Ka-25 Hormone B helicopter is carried for targeting the cruise missile
, and mid-course corrections.
Electronics Fit carried :
Two unbuilt variants were proposed;
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
cruiser class, the Soviet designation was Project 1134 Berkut
Berkut
Berkut may refer to:* Golden Eagle, the subspecies Aquila chrysaetos daphanea* S-25 Berkut, a Russian surface-to-air missile system known to NATO as the SA-1 Guild...
(Golden Eagle
Golden Eagle
The Golden Eagle is one of the best known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. Once widespread across the Holarctic, it has disappeared from many of the more heavily populated areas...
)
These ships were designed for a surface warfare role. Soviet priorities were changed to an anti-submarine role and only 4 ships were built with this configuration. These ships were followed by the Kresta II class cruiser
Kresta II class cruiser
The Kresta II Class, Soviet Designation Project 1134A, Berkut A were Soviet guided missile cruisers of the Cold War. The ships entered service in the late 1960s and were rapidly decommissioned after the end of the Cold War...
, an anti-submarine derivative.
Design
Though considerably larger, more effective and reliable than the previous Soviet cruiser class, Kynda, the Kresta I surface warfare cruisers carried only half as many Shaddock launch tubes and one-fourth the total number of missiles. Initially it was planned to fit the SS-N-12SS-N-12
The P-500 Bazalt is a liquid-fueled, rocket-powered, supersonic cruise missile used by the Soviet and Russian navies. Developed by OKB-52 MAP , its GRAU designation is 4K80. Its NATO reporting name is SS-N-12 Sandbox. It entered service in 1973 to replace the SS-N-3 Shaddock...
Bazalt missile but the protracted development of this missile led to the older SS-N-3 being shipped. The self defence armament was considerably increased as were command and communications facilities.
The Kresta I could launch four SS-N-3
SS-N-3
The P-5 "Pyatyorka" was a Cold War era turbojet-powered cruise missile of the Soviet Union, designed by the Chelomey design bureau. The missile entered service in 1959...
b SLCMs and 44 SA-N-1 surface-to-air missiles with two twin launchers fore and aft, and have ten 21-inch torpedo tubes. A single Ka-25 Hormone B helicopter is carried for targeting the cruise missile
Cruise missile
A cruise missile is a guided missile that carries an explosive payload and is propelled, usually by a jet engine, towards a land-based or sea-based target. Cruise missiles are designed to deliver a large warhead over long distances with high accuracy...
, and mid-course corrections.
Electronics Fit carried :
- Radar:
- MR-500 Kliver air search
- MR-302 Rubka
- MR-310 Angara
- Don navigation
- Sonar:
- MG-312 hull mounted
- MG-26 hull mounted
- Other systems:
- Khrom-2M IFF
- Yatagan SA-N-1 fire control
- MR-103 AK-725 fire control
- Binom P35 Progress fire control
Two unbuilt variants were proposed;
- Project 934 - A variant armed with 8 short range anti ship missiles (SS-N-9) otherwise similar to the ships built. This design evolved into the Kresta 2 class
- Project 934 K - This was a larger flagship variant with enlarged command facilities and a bigger hangar for 4-5 helicopters. This variant was cancelled
Ships
The initial plan was for a single squadron of seven ships armed with long range missiles and two squadrons of fourteen ships armed with shorter range missiles. In reality only four ships were built before production switched to the anti-submarine variant the Kresta 2 class| Ship | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Scrapped |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral Zozulya Адмирал Зозуля | 1964 | 1965 | 1967 | 1994 |
| Vize-Admiral Drozd Вице-Адмирал Дрозд | 1965 | 1966 | 1968 | Sank 1992 on way to breakers |
| Vladivostok Владивосток | 1964 | 1969 | 1969 | 1991 |
| Sevastopol Севастополь | 1966 | 1967 | 1969 | 1991 |