Project 1134B Berkut-B class

NATO: Kara

Introduction

Project 1134B Berkut-B class

Port bow view of the the Soviet navy Project 1134B Berkut-B (NATO: Kara) class anti-submarine warfare destroyer Kerch seen in 1982.
Source: US Navy - © Public domain

Origin

Soviet Union

Type

Cruiser

Entered service

1971

Status

Out of service

Development

Mid 1960's

Developer

Soviet Union

Production

1968 - 1979

Producer

Soviet Union - 61 Kommunar shipyard, Nikolaev

Number produced

6 Project 1134B
1 Project 1134BF

Designations

Kara class (NATO reporting name)

Notable users

Soviet Union
Russia

Details

Facts Project 1134B Berkut-B

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

2x KT-M-1134A quad launchers for 85R missiles with AT-2MU aerial torpedo as payload. These serve as the main anti-submarine warfare weapon.

M-11 Shtorm

2x M-11 Shtorm systems with a B-187A twin arm launcher and 4R60 Grom-M fire control radars. A total of 48 missiles are carried. Upgraded to Shtorm-M starting in 1972 and Shtorm-N in 1980 respectively.

S-300F Fort

A single vessel served as the testbed for the S-300F (NATO: SA-N-6 Grumble) SAM system.

57mm AK-725

2x twin barrel 57mm AK-725 dual purpose guns. Located amidships, one on either side.

30mm AK-630

4x 30mm AK-630 close-in weapon systems. Located amidships, two on either side.

RBU-6000 Smerch-2

2x 12-tube RBU-6000 Smerch-2 ASW rocket launchers.

RBU-1000 Smerch-3

2x 6-tube RBU-100 Smerch-3 ASW rocket launchers.

SET-65

2x 5-tube PTA-53-1134A torpedo tubes. Used with a usual mix of 6x SET-65 and 4x Type 53-65K torpedoes.

Type 53-65

2x 5-tube PTA-53-1134A torpedo tubes. Used with a usual mix of 6x SET-65 and 4x Type 53-65K torpedoes.

Kamov Ka-25

A single Ka-25PL anti-submarine warfare helicopter is carrier.

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