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Project 1134.2

IOC: December 1971
Total Production: 7

Also Known As: Berkut-B, Kara, Nikolayev, Project 1134B

Origin:Russia

Contractor/s: 61 Kommunara

Description: The Project 1134.2, also known as Berkut-B and Kara, is a further development of Project 1134 Kresta multi-role cruiser. The Soviet Navy commissioned 14 Project 1134 cruisers between 1968 and 1977 and seven Project 1134 class destroyers between 1971 and 1979. The 9,000-t class Kara destroyers were intended primarily to perform anti-submarine warfare (ASW) mission in open ocean with secondary anti-ship (ASuW) and anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) capabilities. Their propulsion system was based on Combined Gas and Gas (GOGAG) concept with two cruise gas turbines developing 12,000-shp and two boost gas turbines producing up to 92,000-shp.

The Kara-class destroyers were provided with an aft flight deck and hangar allowed for operation of a single Ka-25 or Ka-27 ASW helicopter. The weapon system includes eight SS-N-14 anti-ship and anti-submarine missiles, two Shtorm/SA-N-3 Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) systems with 80 missiles, two Osa-M SAM systems with 40 missiles, two dual 76.2mm 59-cal dual purpose guns, four 30 mm AK-630 anti-aircraft guns, ten 21-in torpedo tubes, and two RBU-6000 and two RBU-1000 ASW rocket launchers. One destroyer of this class was modified as the test bed for SA-N-6 long-range SAM system with 24 missiles.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 400

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 76.20 mm

Number of Weapons: 128

Dimensions: Beam 18.5 m, Draft 6.4 m, Length 173 m

Weights: Full Displacement 8,825 t

Performance: Cruise Speed 18 kt (33 kph), Top Speed 30 kt (56 kph)

Power: Power 92,000 shp

Related Equipment
Guided Missiles: RBU-6000 (2), SS-N-14 (8)

SAM & ABM Missiles: 5V55K (24), 9M33 (40)

Aircraft, Vehicles & Crafts: Ka-25, Ka-27, SA-N-4 (2)

Guns & Missile Launchers: AK-630 (4), SA-N-6

Operators

Russia / 7

Ships

Azov / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: September 1973
Commissioning: November 1975

Kerch

Launch/Keel Laying: 1972
Commissioning: December 1974

Petropavlovsk / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: November 1974
Commissioning: December 1976

Tashkent / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: November 1975
Commissioning: December 1977

Vladivostok / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: November 1976
Commissioning: December 1979

538 Nikolayev / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: December 1969
Commissioning: December 1971

539 Ochakov / Decommissioned

Launch/Keel Laying: 1972
Commissioning: 1975

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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