Kresta I

Kresta II

Manufacturer:

Zhdanov Shipyard, Leningrad

Role:

Anti-Submarine Warfare Ship

Year Adopted:

1964 - Laid Down
1965 - Launched
1967 - Sea Trials in Baltic

1968

4 ships

10 ships

6,140 Tons Standard
7,500 Tons Full Load

6,000 Tons Standard
7,500 Tons Full Load

Operational Status:

Russia - No longer in service
Produced from 1967 to 1969

Armament:

2x Twin SS-N-3 'Shaddock' Anti-Shipping Missiles (no reloads)*
2x Twin SA-N-1 'Goa' SAM launchers**
2x Twin 57mm Guns Dual Purpose
4x 30mm ADG6-30 CIWS mountings***
2x 12 Barrel RBU-6000 ASW rocket launchers (forward)
2 x 6 Barrel RBU ASW rocket Launchers (aft)
2 x Quintuple 533mm (21 in) ASW torpedo tubes

*2 x Quadruple SS-N-14 on Kresta II
**2 x Twin SA-N-3 SAM launchers on Kresta II
*** Initially added as modification to Kresta I, standard on Kresta II

Sensor Suite:

1x 'Head Net C' search radar
1x 'Big Net' search radar*
1x 'Plinth Net' search radar *
1x 'Scoop Pair' SS-N-3 'Shaddock' fire control radar (Kresta I only)
2x 'Peel Group' SA-N-1 'Goa' fire control radar (Kresta I only)
2x 'Head Light' SA-N-3 fire control radars (on Kresta II only)
2x 'Muff Cob' 57mm fire control radars
2x 'Bass Tilt' CIWS fire control radars (Drozd and Kresta II only)
1x 'Don Kay' navigational radars (two on Kresta II)
1x 'High Pole B' IFF system
8x 'Side Globe' ECM suite
Uncertain about Sonar systems at present

*Both replaced by a single 'Top Sail' 3D radar on Kresta II

Engine:

Four water tube boilers, Two steam turbines delivering 100,000 hp to two shafts.

Crew:

375 Officers and Sailors

400 Officers and Sailors

Length:

510 feet
(155.5 meters)

519 feet
(158.5 meters)

Draught:

18.0 feet
(5.5 meters)

19.7 feet
(6.0 meters)

Beam:

55.1 feet
(16.8 meters)

55.1 feet
(16.8 meters)

Maximum Speed:

35 knots

34 knots

5500 Nautical miles (10,190 kilometers) at 18 knots

Aircraft:

1x Ka-25 'Hormone' ASW Helicopter