Tuesday, December 30, 2008

USSR Kara class cruiser specs



General characteristics
The Kara is a class of Cold War era Soviet guided missile cruisers. The Soviet designation is Project 1134B Berkut B - Беркут Б (Golden Eagle).
Project 1134Б 'Berkut', NATO Codename 'Kara' class;
Builder: 61 Kommunara SY 445, Nikolayev, USSR; Year: 1974;

Crew: 400;
Dimensions: 173.4 x 18.5 x 6.4 m;
Propulsion: 3 cruise gas turbines, 12,000 shp, 18 knots;
4 boost gas turbines, 80,000 shp; 30 knots;
Missiles: 2 x 4 URK-5/SS-N-14 Rastrub/Silex SSM/ASW missiles
2 Shtorm SAM system
2 Osa-M SAM systems
Guns: 2 x 2 76.2mm/59cal AK-726 DP
4 x 6 30 mm AK-630 AA
Aviation: Aft helicopter deck and hangar for 1 Ka-25/26/27 series helicopter
Displacement: 9,900 tons
Length: 173.2 m
Beam: 18.6 m
Draught: 6.7 m
Propulsion: 2 shaft COGAG, 4 gas turbines, 120,000 hp (88 MW)
Speed: 32 knots
Range: 9,000 miles
Complement: 380


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