Soviet frigate Bodryy
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 An aerial port bow view of Bodryy underway in 1975. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
  Soviet Union | |
| Name | Bodryy |
| Namesake | Russian for Brisk |
| Builder | Yantar, Kaliningrad |
| Yard number | 152 |
| Laid down | 15 January 1969 |
| Launched | 15 April 1971 |
| Commissioned | 31 December 1971 |
| Decommissioned | 17 July 1997 |
| Fate | Scrapped at Yantar, 1998 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Project 1135 Burevestnik frigate |
| Displacement | 2,835 t (2,790 long tons) standard, 3,190 t (3,140 long tons; 3,520 short tons) full load |
| Length | 123 m (403 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in) |
| Draft | 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft; COGAG; 2x M-3 gas-turbines, 36,000 shp; 2x M-60 gas-turbines (cruise), 12,000 shp |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Range | 4,000 nmi (7,408 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 22 officers, 158 petty officers and sailors |
| Sensors & processing systems | MR-310A Angara-A air/surface search radar, Volga navigation radar, Don navigation radar, MG-332 Titan-2, MG-325 Vega, 2 MG-7 Braslet and MGS-400K sonars |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | PK-16 ship-borne decoy dispenser system |
| Armament |
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Bodryy (Russian: Бодрый, "brisk") was a Project 1135 Burevestnik-class Large Anti-Submarine Ship (Большой Противолодочный Корабль, BPK) or Krivak-class frigate. Launched on 15 April 1971, the vessel served with the Soviet Navy until it was dissolved and then was transferred to the Russian Navy. The ship played a key role in helping the Soviets develop techniques for tracking ballistic missile submarines in the 1970s. Bodryy was retired on 17 July 1997 and scrapped.
Development
Designed by N.P. Sobolov, Bodryy was the second Project 1135 Large Anti-Submarine Ship (Russian: Большой Противолодочный Корабль, BPK) laid down.[1] The vessel is named for a Russian word which can be translated brisk, vigorous, energetic, bright, cheerful or alert.[2] Bodryy served with the Soviet Navy, and the Russian Navy after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, as an anti-submarine frigate.[3] The ship was designated a Guard Ship (Сторожевой Корабль, SKR) from 28 July 1977.
Design
Displacing 2,835 tonnes (2,790 long tons) standard and 3,190 tonnes (3,140 long tons) full load, the vessel was 123 m (403 ft 7 in) in length overall, with a beam of 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in) and a draught of 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in).[4] Power was provided by a combination of two 18,000 horsepower (13,000 kW) M3 and two 6,000 horsepower (4,500 kW) M60 gas turbines installed as a COGAG set named М7 for a design speed of 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph). Range was 4,000 nautical miles (7,408 km; 4,603 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph), 3,515 nmi (6,510 km; 4,045 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph), 3,155 nmi (5,843 km; 3,631 mi) at 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) and 1,240 nmi (2,296 km; 1,427 mi) at 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph).[5] A complement of 180, including 22 officers, was carried.[1]
Armament
The ship was designed for anti-submarine warfare around four URPK-3 Metel missiles (NATO reporting name SS-N-14 "Silex"), backed up by a pair of quadruple 533-millimetre (21.0 in) torpedoes and a pair of RBU-6000 213 mm (8 in) anti-submarine rocket launchers.[6] The main armament was upgraded to URPK-5 Rastrub (SS-N-14B) between 1982 and 1984.[7] Defence against aircraft was provided by forty 4K33 OSA-M (SA-N-4 "Gecko") surface to air missiles which were launched from four ZIF-122 launchers.[8] Two twin 76 mm (3 in) AK-726 guns were mounted aft.[9] Mines were also carried, either eighteen IGDM-500 KSM, fourteen KAM, fourteen KB "Krab", ten Serpey, four PMR-1, seven PMR-2, seven MTPK-1, fourteen RM-1 mines or twelve UDM-2.[5]
The ship had a well-equipped sensor suite, including a single MR-310A "Angara-A" air/surface search radar, "Volga" navigation radar, "Don" navigation radar, MP-401S "Start-S" ESM radar system, "Nickel-KM" and "Khrom-KM" IFF and ARP-50R radio direction finder. An extensive sonar complement was fitted, including MG-332 "Titan-2", MG-325 "Vega" and MGS-400K, along with two MG-7 "Braslet" anti-saboteur sonars and the MG-26 "Hosta" underwater communication system. The PK-16 ship-borne decoy dispenser system was fitted; this was replaced by the PK-10 system in 1983.[5]
