The Kara class, Soviet designation Project 1134B Berkut B (
golden eagle), was a class of
guided missile cruisers (large
anti-submarine warfare ship in Soviet classification) built in the
Soviet Union for the
Soviet Navy. The NATO lists the class as "cruisers" mainly due to the
Metel
"''Metel''" (from Russian: "Метель" - "Blizzard") was a Guards Uragan-class guard ship
The ''Uragan''-class guard ships were built for the Soviet Navy as small patrol and escort ships. Eighteen were built in the 1930s and served during ...
(SS-N-14 ''Silex'') anti-ship missile system capable of striking not only submarines, but also surface vessels.
Design
These ships were enlarged versions of the , with
gas turbine engines replacing the steam turbines. These ships were fitted as flagships with improved
command, control and communications facilities. These are dedicated ASW ships with significant anti-aircraft capability including both SA-N-3 and SA-N-4 surface-to-air missiles.
The specifications for the class were issued in 1964 with the design being finalised in the late 1960s. The gas turbine engine was chosen instead of steam for greater efficiency and quietness, and because the main Soviet gas turbine plant had a long association with the Nikolayev shipyards.
The cruiser ''Azov'' was constructed as a trials ship for the
SA-N-6 missile system and was also fitted with the associated ''Top Dome'' Radar. During the Cold War she was confined to the
Black Sea.
Ships
All the ships were built by the
61 Communards Shipyard in
Mykolaiv (Nikolayev).
See also
*
List of ships of the Soviet Navy
This is a list of ships and classes of the Soviet Navy.
Corvettes
In the Soviet Navy these were classified as small anti-submarine ships (MPK) or small missile ships (MRK).
* (projects 122A, 122bis)
* (project 204)
* (project 1124 ''Al'bat ...
*
List of ships of Russia by project number
References
* Also published as
External links
Articlewarfare.ru page*
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Cruiser classes