Black Sea Fleet ship lost the penultimate rank 1. 15 February this year at a large anti-submarine ship “Kerch” 1134B project launched naval flag, the ship moved into the category of the Ministry of Defense military equipment.
BOD “Kerch” was the third in a series of seven ships of project 1134B (code “Berkut-B”, according to NATO codification - Kara class), built at the shipyard named after 61 Communard in the city of Nikolaev. Main purpose – action as part of search and strike groups to search for and destroy nuclear missile submarines in remote areas of the ocean.
laid 30 April 1971 of the year, launched 21 July 1972 of the year. Commissioned 25 December 1974 of the year. Served in the Black Sea Fleet, from 1994 by 1997 year was the flagship of the fleet.
total displacement 8565 tonnes, standard 6700 tonnes. Length 173,4 m, width 18,5 m, draft 5,74 m. Full speed 32 host. Cruising range 5200 miles at 20 sites. autonomy 30 days on fuel and water reserves, 45 days on provisions. Crew 429 human (51 Officer; 63 michman).
Power point: gas turbine, 92000 hp, 2 screw
weaponry: 2 x 4 PU PLRK “Blizzard”, 2 PU VSI “storm”, 2 PU VSI “Osa-M”, 2 x 2 76-mm articulations AK-726, 4 x 6 30-mm of AK-630 installation, 2 x 5 533-mm PTA-53 torpedo tubes, 2 x 12 RBU-6000, 2 x 6 RBU-1000, 1 Ka-25PL helicopter.
AT 2014 year the ship got up for a scheduled refurbishment, but broke out in November 2014 year on the BOD, the fire caused too much damage to the ship. Navy Commission, inspecting the ship, decided not to restore his ship, but dispose. AT 2015 year BOD “Kerch” withdrawn from the combat strength of the fleet and began to remove weapons.
“Kerch” was the last BOD, in the Black Sea Fleet, now there is only one ship left in the Black Sea Fleet 1 rank – Order of Nakhimov GRKR “Moscow”, whose service life has been extended to 2030 of the year.
