Kynda Class / Project 58
Missile Cruiser

Kynda Class Light Cruiser

Russian Designation:  RKR (Kreyser)
Translation: Rocket Cruiser

Manufacturer:

Zhdanov Shipyard

Role:

Missile Cruiser

Year Adopted:

1961

Number in Class: 4 ships total production between 1961-1964
(Grozny, Admiral Fokin, Admiral Golovko, and Varyag)
Displacement: 4,400 Tons Standard
5,600 Tons Loaded

Operational Status:

Russia - One Still in Service
Three others phased out in early 1990's

Armament:

2x Quadruple SS-N-3B 'Shaddock' launchers w/ 16 missiles
1x  Twin SA-N-1 'Goa' SAM,
with 16 missiles
2x Twin 76mm (3 in) dual purpose guns
4x ADG6-30 CIWS mountings
(on Varyag only)
2x 12 barrel RBU-6000 rocket launchers

2x Triple 533mm (21 inch) torpedo tube mountings

Sensor Suite:

1x 'Head Net-A' air search radar (In Admiral Fokin only)
1x 'Head Net-C' air search radar (In Admiral Fokin only)
2x 'Head Net-C' air search radar (In all other ships)
2x 'Plinth Net' Fire Control Radars
2x 'Don-2' navigational radars
1x 'Owl Screech' fire control radar for 76mm guns
1x 'Peel Group' fire control radar for SS-N-1 missiles
2x 'Scoop Pair' SSM fire control radars
2x 'Bass Tilt' CIWS fire control radars (In all but Admiral Fokin)
1x 'Bell Clout' ECM System
1x 'Bell Slant' ECM System
1x 'Bell Tap' ECM System
4x 'Top Hat' ECM System
4x 'High Pole-B' IFF antennae
1x High Frequency Hull Sonar

Engine:

Geared steam turbines delivering 100,000 hp to two propeller shafts.

Crew:

375 Officers and Sailors

Length:

464.9 feet
(141.7 meters)

Draught:

17.4 feet
(5.3 meters)

Beam:

52.5 feet
(16.0 meters)

Maximum Speed:

35 knots

Aircraft:

None, but equipped with a helicopter platform

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