Soviet frigate Rezkiy
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| History | |
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| Name | Rezkiy |
| Namesake | Russian for Active |
| Builder | Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad |
| Yard number | 160 |
| Laid down | 28 July 1974 |
| Launched | 17 February 1976 |
| Commissioned | 30 September 1976 |
| Decommissioned | 4 August 1995 |
| Fate | Broken up |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Project 1135M Burevestnik frigate |
| Displacement | 2,935 tonnes (2,889 long tons; 3,235 short tons) standard, 3,305 tonnes (3,253 long tons; 3,643 short tons) full load |
| Length | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Beam | 142 m (466 ft) |
| Draft | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft; COGAG; 2x M-8K gas-turbines, 34,000 shp; 2x M-62 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 | 23 officers, 173 men |
| Sensors & processing systems | MR-310A Angara-A air/surface search radar, Volga navigation radar, Don navigation radar, MG-332 Titan-2, MG-329 Bronza, 2 MG-7 Braslet and MGS-400K sonars |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | PK-16 ship-borne decoy dispenser system |
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Rezkiy (Russian: Резкий, "Sharp") was a Project 1135M large anti-submarine ship (Большой Противолодочный Корабль, BPK) or Krivak-class frigate of the Soviet Navy. With an armament based around the URPK-4 Metel anti-submarine missile system, the vessel was launched on 17 February 1975. Joining the Pacific Fleet on 2 February the following year, the ship operated primarily in the Indian Ocean, including visits to Ethiopia, India and Mauritius. The vessel was also involved in tracking the cruisers USS Arkansas and USS Fox, as well as searching for a submarine that crossed the Soviet anti-submarine barrier in 1980. In 1981, the vessel sailed as part of a task force along the west coast of the United States to test and measure American defences. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the ship joined the Russian Navy. Later that decade, the vessel was rearmed with the URPK-5 Rastrub which provided greater anti-ship capability to the vessel. After nearly twenty years in service, 4 August 1995, Rezkiy was decommissioned and subsequently broken up.
Designed by N.P. Sobolov, Rezkiy was the second Project 1135M Large Anti-Submarine Ship (Большой Противолодочный Корабль, BPK) laid down and the eleventh one launched.[1] The vessel is named for a Russian word which can be translated sharp, cutting or sudden.[2] Rezkiy 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]
Rezkiy displaced 2,935 tonnes (2,889 long tons; 3,235 short tons) standard and 3,305 t (3,253 long tons; 3,643 short tons) full load. Length overall was 123 metres (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 17,000 horsepower (13,000 kW) M38K and two 6,000 hp (4,500 kW) M62 gas turbines installed as a COGAG set named М7K, which enabled the ship to achieve a design speed of 32 knots (59 km/h). Range was 4,000 nautical miles (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).[5] The ship's complement was 196, including 23 officers.
The ship was designed for anti-submarine warfare around four URPK-4 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) from 1984, which provided a much increased anti-ship capacity. 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 awere 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-329 Bronza and MGS-400K, along with two MG-7 Braslet anti-saboteur sonars and the MG-26 Hosta underwater communication system. The ship was also fitted with the PK-16 ship-borne decoy dispenser system.[5]
