Soviet frigate Grozyashchiy
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Grozyashchiy or Grozyashchy (Russian: грозящий, "Threatening") was a 1135M Burevestnik-class (Russian: Буревестник, "Petrel") guard ship (Сторожевой Корабль, SKR), or frigate with the NATO reporting name 'Krivak-II', that served with the Soviet and Russian Navies. Launched on 7 February 1977, the vessel operated as part of the Pacific Fleet as an anti-submarine vessel, with an armament built around the Metel Anti-Ship Complex. Grozyashchiy undertook a number of visits to nations friendly to the Soviet Union, including Angola, Mauritius, Mozambique and Sri Lanka. The ship also formed part of the Soviet presence during the Sino-Vietnamese conflicts and visited Da Nang, Vietnam, in the October 1981. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Grozyashchiy joined the Russian fleet, but lack of funding meant that a planned repair in 1992 was not completed and instead the vessel was decommissioned on 13 February 1995 and sold to be broken up.
Grozyashchiy underway c.1989 | |
History | |
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Soviet Union | |
Name | Grozyashchiy |
Namesake | Russian for Threatening |
Builder | Yantar shipyard, Kaliningrad |
Yard number | 162 |
Laid down | 4 May 1975 |
Launched | 7 February 1977 |
Commissioned | 30 September 1977 |
Decommissioned | 13 February 1995 |
Fate | Sold to be broken up |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Project 1135M Burevestnik frigate |
Displacement |
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Length | 123 m (403 ft 7 in) |
Draft | 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) |
Installed power | 44,000 shp (33,000 kW) |
Propulsion | 4 gas turbines; COGAG; 2 shafts |
Speed | 32 kn (59 km/h) |
Range | 3,900 nmi (7,223 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h) |
Complement | 23 officers, 171 ratings |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | PK-16 decoy-dispenser system |
Armament |
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