Soviet frigate Dostoynyy
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| History | |
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  Soviet Union | |
| Name | Dostoynyy |
| Namesake | Russian for virtuous |
| Builder | Zalyv Shipbuilding yard, Kerch |
| Yard number | 11 |
| Laid down | 11 August 1969 |
| Launched | 8 May 1971 |
| Commissioned | 31 December 1971 |
| Decommissioned | 30 June 1993 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Project 1135 Burevestnik frigate |
| Displacement | 2,835 tonnes (2,790 long tons; 3,125 short tons) standard, 3,190 tonnes (3,140 long tons; 3,520 short tons) full load |
| Length | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Beam | 14.2 m (47 ft) |
| Draft | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| 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) |
| Range | 3,515 nmi (6,510 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement | 192, including 23 officers |
| 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-409K sonars |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | PK-16 ship-borne decoy dispenser system |
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Dostoynyy (Russian: Достойный, "Virtuous") was a Project 1135 Burevestnik-class Large Anti-Submarine Ship (Большой Противолодочный Корабль, BPK) or Krivak-class frigate. With an armament based around the Metel anti-submarine missile system, the vessel was commissioned on 31 December 1971 into the Northern Fleet of the Soviet Navy. The vessel took part in a number of exercises, including Okean-75, Sever-77 and Eskadra-84 and as far away as the Mediterranean Sea as part of the Soviet demonstration of their Naval reach. The ship was designated a Guard Ship (Сторожевой Корабль, SKR) from 28 July 1977 in response to a change in emphasis of the navy, and was upgraded between January 1985 and August 1988 with missiles that added anti-ship capability. After more than twenty years service, the ship was decommissioned on 30 June 1993.
Designed by N.P. Sobolov, Dostoynyy was the fifth Project 1135 Large Anti-Submarine Ship (Большой Противолодочный Корабль, BPK) laid down and the fourth one launched.[1] The vessel is named for a Russian word which can be translated deserving, virtuous or worthy.[2] Dostoynyy 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 redesignated a Guard Ship (Сторожевой Корабль, SKR) from 28 July 1977 to reflect the change in Soviet strategy of creating protected areas for friendly submarines close to the coast.[4]
Dostoynyy displaced 2,835 tonnes (2,790 long tons; 3,125 short tons) standard and 3,190 tonnes (3,140 long tons; 3,520 short tons) full load. Length overall was 123 m (404 ft), with a beam of 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in) and a draught of 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in). 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, which enabled the ship to achieve a design speed of 32 knots (59 km/h). Range was 4,000 nmi (7,408 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h), 3,515 nmi (6,510 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h), 3,155 nmi (5,843 km) at 24 knots (44 km/h) and 1,240 nmi (2,296 km) at 32 knots (59 km/h). The ship's complement was 192, including 23 officers.[5]
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 millimetres (21.0 in) torpedoes and a pair of RBU-6000 213 mm (8 in) Smerch-2 anti-submarine rocket launchers.[6] The main armament was upgraded to URPK-5 Rastrub (SS-N-14B) between 1985 and 1986, which provided a much increased anti-ship capability.[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.[4] Two twin 76 mm (3 in) AK-726 guns were mounted aft. 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.[5]
