Krivak class frigate


A Burevestnik class frigate in Sevastopol Bay, 2009.
Class overview
Builders: Zhdanov yard, Leningrad
Yantar yard
Zaliv plant, Kerch
Operators: Russian Federation Navy
FSB Coast Guard
Indian Navy
Ukrainian Navy
Preceded by: Riga class
Subclasses: Talwar class
Completed: 40 (32 Burevestnik and Burevestnik M plus 8 Nerey)
Cancelled: 1 (Nerey subclass)
Active: 3
General characteristics
Displacement: 3,300 tons standard, 3,575 tons full load
Length: 405.3 ft (123.5 m)
Beam: 46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Draught: 15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion: 2 shaft; COGAG; 2x M-8k gas-turbines, 40,000 shp; 2x M-62 gas-turbines (cruise), 14,950 shp
Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h)
Range: 9,251 km at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement: 200
Sensors and
processing systems:
Radar: 1 MR-755 Fregat-M/Half Plate air/surf search
Sonar: Zvezda-2 suite with MGK-345 Bronza/Ox Yoke bow mounted LF, Ox Tail LF VDS
Fire control: Purga ASW combat system, 2 Drakon/Eye Bowl SSM targeting, 2 MPZ-301 Baza/Pop Group
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
Start suite with Bell Shroud intercept, Bell Squat jammer, 4 PK-16 decoy RL, 8 PK-10 decoy RL, 2 towed decoys
Armament: • 1× 4 URK-5(SS-N-14 'Silex') SSM/ASW missiles
• 2× Osa-MA SAM systems SA-N-4'Gecko' SAM (40 missiles)
• 4× 76 mm guns (2×2) (Burevestnik M had 2×1 100 mm guns)
• 2×RBU-6000 Anti-Submarine rockets
• 2×4 533 mm torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried: Ka-27 on Krivak III only