Project 1134A Berkut-A class

NATO: Kresta II

Overview

Project 1134A Berkut-A class

Soviet navy Project 1134A Berkut-A class (NATO: Kresta II) anti-submarine warfare cruiser Admiral Yumashev seen at sea in 1989.
Source: US Navy - © Public domain

Origin

Soviet Union

Type

Cruiser

Entered service

1969

Status

Out of service

Development

Early to mid 1960's

Developer

Soviet Union

Production

1966 - 1977

Producer

Soviet Union - Zhdanov shipyard, Leningrad

Number produced

Designations

Kresta II (NATO designation)
Khronstadt (lead ship in class)

Notable users

Soviet Union

Details

Facts Project 1134A Berkut-A

General

Origin

Soviet Union

Type

Cruiser

Complement

385, including 42 officers

Dimensions

Displacement

7.535 t full load

5.665 t standard

Length

158.9 m overall

152 m at waterline

Beam

16.8 m

Height

40 m above waterline

Draft

5.84 m

Propulsion

Arrangement

4 KVN 98/62-2 boilers, 2 turbines

Engines

2x TV-12-1 turbine, 90.000 hp combined

Propulsion

2 shafts, fixed pitch propellers

Mobility

Speed

32.5 kt max

14 kt economic

Range

2.400 nm at 32 kt

5.200 nm at 18 kt

6.100 nm at 14 kt

Autonomy

18 days

Sensors

Air/surface search

MR-600 Voskhod

Air/surface search

MR-310 Angara-A

Fire control radar

2x 4R60 Grom-M for M-11 Shtorm and URPK-3 Metel

Fire control radar

2x MR-103 Bars for AK-725

Fire control radar

2x MR-123 Vympel for AK-630 (not first four ships)

Sonar

MG-332T Titan-2T

Sonar

MG-409K

Sonar

2x MG-7 Braslet anti-saboteur sonar

Navigation radar

2x Volga

Systems

Data management

MVU-202 Koren-1134A

Fire control

MI-110R and MI-110K anti-submarine warfare

Fire control

Burya for RBU-6000 and RBU-1000

Fire control

Tifon-1134 for 533mm torpedoes

Power supply

3x gas turbine generators

Power supply

4x diesel generators

ESM

2x Gurzuf, 2x Gurzuf-1

ESM

1x MRP-15-16 Zaliv

ESM

2x MRP-11-12

ESM

2x MRP-13-14

ESM

1x ARP-50R radio direction finder

IFF

Khrom-KMScha

Decoys

2x PK-2 decoy launchers

Guns

Dual purpose

2x2 57mm AK-725 with 4.400 round in total

CIWS

4x 30mm AK-630

Saluting gun

2x 45mm 21-KM

SSM

ASW/SSM

2x4 URPK-3 Metel with 85R missiles with AT-2U torpedoes in KT-M-1134A launchers

ASW/SSM

2x4 URK-5 Rastrub with 85RU missiles in KT-100U launchers (in 4 or 5 missiles during refits since 1986)

SAM

Medium range

2x2 B-187A launcher for M-11 Shtorm system

Upgraded to Shtorm-M starting in 1972 and Shtorm-N in 1980

48 V-611 missiles carried

ASW

ASW rockets

2x12 RBU-6000 Smerch-2 with 144 depth charges

ASW rockets

2x6 RBU-1000 Smerch-3 with 60 depth charges

Torpedo tubes

2x5 PTA-53-1134A torpedo tubes

Torpedo types

SET-65 and 53-65K (normal ratio of 6 to 4)

Aircraft

Facilities

Hangar for 1 helicopter

Supported aircraft

Ka-25PL anti-submarine helicopter

Armament

URPK-3 Metel

2x4 URPK-3 Metel (NATO: SS-N-14 Silex) with 85R missiles with AT-2UM aerial torpedo as payload.

From 1986 onward this was replaced by the URK-5 Rastrub system on 4 vessels in class, plus a 5th conversion was probably never completed.

M-11 Shtorm

2x M-11 Shtorm medium range SAM system with 48 missiles in total. These were modernized to Shtorm-M standard.

57mm AK-725

2x2 57mm AK-725 dual purpose guns.

30mm AK-630

4x 30mm AK-630 close-in weapon systems.

RBU-6000 Smerch-2

2x 12-tube RBU-6000 Smerch-2 anti-submarine rocket launchers.

RBU-1000 Smerch-3

2x 6-tube RBU-1000 Smerch-3 anti-submarine rocket launchers.

SET-65

2x5 533mm PTA-53-1134A torpedo tubes, mainly intended for use with the SET-65 acoustic homing torpedo for use against submarines

Type 53-65

Alternatively the 53-65K torpedo can be launched. This acoustic wake homing torpedo is for use against surface vessels.

Kamov Ka-25PL

Hangar and helipad for a single Ka-25PL anti-submarine warfare helicopter.

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