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Project 1143 Krechyet Class
NATO : Kiev

Name	Builders	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned
Kiev	N	21st July 1970	26th December 1972	28th December 1975
Minsk	N	28th December 1972	30th September 1975	27th September 1978
Novorossiysk	N	30th September 1975	26th December 1978	14th August 1982

Builders:
N : Nikolaiev South, Nikolaiev,Russia

Dimensions:
898' 11" x 107' x 32' / 273.70m x 32.60m x 9.75m

Displacement:
36576 tons std / 42672 tons max

Complement:
1433 crew

Armament:
All ships:-
4 x 3" AK-726 guns in twin turrets
4 x twin SM241 launchers for SS-N-12 Sandbox SSM (16 rounds in total)
2 x twin launchers for SA-N-3 Goblet / Shtorm SAM (72 rounds in total)
2 x twin launchers for SA-N-4 Gecko / Osa-M SAM (40 rounds in total)
2 x RBU6000 AS mortars
1 x twin launcher for SUW-N-1 / Vikhr AS rocket (48 rounds in total)
8 x 30mm AK-630 CIWS

Kiev:
In addition:-
10 x 21" torpedo tubes in 2 x quintuple mountings

Minsk:
In addition:-
10 x 21" torpedo tubes in 2 x quintuple mountings

Aircraft Facilities:
The flightdeck measures 640' x 173' 9". Normally 33 aircraft are carried, usually made up of 12 x Yak-38, 18 x Ka-27 and 3 x Ka-25. Maximum aviation fuel load is 1200 tons.

Armour:
None known.

Powerplant:
There are 8 boilers and 4 steam turbines providing a total of 200000shp on 4 shafts.
Maximum speed is 32kts and the range is 13000NM @ 18kts. Maximum fuel load is 7000 tons.

Electronics Fit:
Radar:
Sky Watch 3D air search
Palm Frond navigation

Sonar:
MG-342 Orion / Horse Jaw hull mounted
MG-335 Platina / Horse Tail towed array

Other:
Trap Door fire control
2 x Owl Screech fire control
Tsunami communications
Salgir navigation

Miscellaneous:
A towed torpedo decoy system is fitted to all ships.