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Soviet frigate Gromkiy
Krivak-class frigate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gromkiy (Russian: Громкий, "Loud") was a Project 1135M Burevestnik-class (Russian: Буревестник, "Petrel") Guard Ship (Сторожевой Корабль, SKR) or 'Krivak II'-class frigate that served with the Soviet and Russian Navies. Launched on 11 April 1978, the vessel operated as part of the Northern Fleet as an anti-submarine vessel, with an armament built around the URPK-5 Rastrub (SS-N-14 'Silex') missile system. In 1991, the ship took part in the semicentennial commemoration of the first of the arctic convoys of the Second World War alongside the Royal Navy frigate HMS London. Soon afterwards, the ship was transferred to the Russian Navy following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Gromkiy served for less than two years in this new role before being withdrawn for repairs and, ultimately, decommissioning on 16 March 1998.
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Name | Gromkiy |
Namesake | Russian for Loud |
Builder | Yantar shipyard, Kaliningrad |
Yard number | 164 |
Laid down | 23 June 1976 |
Launched | 11 April 1978 |
Commissioned | 30 September 1978 |
Decommissioned | 16 March 1998 |
Fate | Broken up |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Project 1135M Burevestnik frigate |
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Length | 123 m (403 ft 7 in) |
Beam | 14.2 m (46 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 |
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