Admiral Zozulya ship. Missile cruiser Admiral Zozulya
“In a submission to Admiral F.V. Zozulya for the assignment of the next military rank to Commander-in-Chief of the Navy S.G. Gorshkov wrote:
“High staff culture. He leads the General Staff correctly. Has a business connection with the General Staff. Well developed sense of responsibility.
Deserves the rank of admiral of the fleet."
For some reason, F.V. Zozulya never became admiral of the fleet."
This is how Nina Fedorovna Rubezhova-Zozulya, the admiral’s daughter, ended her memoirs “In memory of her father.”
And she started them like this:
“Unfortunately, Dad’s life was cut short when he was only 56 years old.
For 43 years now, we, his children and grandchildren, have been coming to see him at the Novodevichye cemetery, at the sailors’ site, where, among the monuments to other respected admirals, there is a monument on which is engraved:
From a young age, dad dreamed of becoming a sailor. In 1925, his dream came true - he became a cadet at the Higher Naval School. M.V. Frunze. After graduating from college in 1928, he headed to Kronstadt as a navigator on a destroyer.
In 1934 he successfully graduated from the Naval Academy named after. M. V. Frunze in Leningrad.
Since 1941, Dad has been Deputy Chief of Staff of the Baltic Fleet. Participated in ensuring the transition of fleet forces from Tallinn to Kronstadt. He led the evacuation of garrison troops and population from the islands of the Gulf of Finland to Leningrad, and the landing of a number of amphibious assault forces (Peterhof, Nevskaya, Dubrovka).
In 1942-1943. - Chief of Staff of the White Sea Military Flotilla, skillfully organized the control of forces in combat operations in the White and Kara Seas, ensured the defense of communications, the movement of his own and allied convoys.
He ended the war in Baku as the commander of the Red Banner Caspian Military Flotilla.
From 1947 to 1950 - commander of the 8th Navy in the Baltic.
The last years of his life, from 1958 to 1964, he was Chief of the General Staff of the Navy, First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy.
This is what is briefly written in the album “Navy Commanders, Admirals and Generals of the Soviet and Russian Fleet”, and further: “He had a high staff culture, a talented organizer, and a teacher of creativity, initiative, organization and performance discipline among staff workers.”
G. G. Kostev wrote very well about dad in his voluminous work “The Country's Navy 1945-1995.” Our family is deeply grateful to Georgy Georgievich Kostev.
In naval circles, Admiral Zozulya F.V. known as a tactician with special strategic thinking, as an officer who can always be relied on.
I want to introduce readers to my dad as a person whom I loved very much and whom I treated with great respect from childhood.
Family. Leningrad, 1932
My mom died when I was five years old and my dad was 27.
At thirty, he married a widow with a daughter my age. And by the beginning of the war, there were already four of us children. Dad was 33 years old.
I was lucky with my new mother - she was a great worker, she worked tirelessly and taught us to work.
“It is still unknown who you will marry. You must be able to do everything yourself,” she said.
Mom was busy with her family, and dad devoted himself entirely to the fleet. One might get the impression that he himself did not have enough time to raise children. But that's not true. For us, he has always and in everything been an example of a man with a strong masculine character, a man who deeply respects women, who is kind and caring towards people.
With regard to us children, they and their mother never had any conflicts, at least in our presence. Our father's favorite word was “no.” Therefore, we prepared my mother in advance, because if she said “yes”, then... “no” would no longer be said.
Dad didn't like it when people talked loudly. And we got used to never yelling at each other.
Reverence for rank was alien to him, and we, his children, got used to treating people with respect: the main thing in a person is his essence, not his rank. He didn’t care about other people’s luxury, and we didn’t know what materialism was. He was a very neat person. Arriving home from service, the first thing he did was hang his uniform in the closet, put on his bowtie and light house trousers, which he called “plundres.”
He never liked to ask anyone. When my husband and I had difficulty finding housing, he, as if making excuses, said that how could he ask for an apartment for his daughter. Thank God my husband was of the same opinion.
If he had free time, he and his mother went to the theater. I remember 1947: we are in Tallinn, dad is the commander of the Baltic Fleet. He is in uniform, he has a telephone receiver in his hands - he tells the operational duty officer that he is going to the theater and this is his place. Returning from the theater, the first thing he did was call the duty officer to tell him he was already home. We children were also introduced to the theater. He always gave all his earnings to his mother, leaving some for himself for books. He loved to read and read very quickly in his own way. He loved chess, sometimes we played preference.
When dad passed away, my husband and I often had to attend receptions where we met with marshals, generals, admirals who knew my father and remembered him very kindly.
Everyone especially remembered his optimistic smile. This smile, obviously “inherited”, was passed on to my brother, also a sailor, captain of the 1st rank.
After the death of my father, the Navy missile cruiser was named “Admiral Zozulya”.
To my greatest happiness, my son, after graduating from the Higher Engineering School
them. F. Dzerzhinsky was assigned to this cruiser.
I spoke about my father as I knew him. Perhaps there will be people who will talk about him as a naval commander.
It’s not for nothing that on the walls of the school named after. M.V. Frunze there are boards on which the names of Russian and Soviet naval commanders are engraved.
And among them is the name of Admiral Fedor Vladimirovich Zozulya.
A large anti-submarine cruiser was named after him. And in the fleet museums in Baku, Tallinn, Kronstadt, I don’t know how it is now, but there used to be stands dedicated to my father. I'm not even talking about the Naval Museum in Leningrad and the Museum of the Armed Forces in Moscow, in the storerooms of which are kept orders and medals, photographs and things that belonged to my father, everything that our mother, proud of her father, gave to these museums after my father's death .
Only after his death was his deputy, Vice Admiral I.D. Eliseev told us that dad had a special analytical mind and that the Caribbean conflict, as far as the fleet was concerned, was also successfully resolved because Fyodor Vladimirovich put all his mind, knowledge and health into this matter.
Then, in 1962, he had his first heart attack.
During his lifetime, little was written about him. With his modesty, he did not like, as they say now, “publicity.”
My father never rushed to the top. He liked to serve in the navies more than in Moscow. The main thing for him was always the fleet.
I want to end my memoirs with the words of the respected Admiral Vladimir Filippovich Tributs, who commanded the Baltic Fleet from 1939 to 1947 and knew my father well:
“Unfortunately, the historical role of Fyodor Vladimirovich Zozulya has not received due appreciation. Although during the war and after its end he successfully resolved issues that were fateful for our fleet.”
Add-on details:
Fedor was born on October 27 (November 9), 1907 in the city of Stavropol. He graduated from school in his hometown.
After the death of their father in 1925, the family moved to Leningrad to live with their mother’s sister.
Fedor went to study at an industrial technical school, but the dream of the sea was so strong that it overpowered him, and in October 1925 he changed the technical school to the Naval School (until October 22, 1922 - Fleet Command School).
On January 7, 1926, at the request of the school personnel, the VMU was named after Mikhail Vasilyevich Frunze and the title “cadet” was introduced.
So from January 1926 until the completion of his studies Zozulya F.V. was a cadet at the VVMU named after M.V. Frunze.
The duration of study for higher education programs was three years.
He graduated from Zozulya College in May 1928.
In May-September 1928 he was a naval cadet of the destroyer "Kalinin", in September 1928 - January 1929 he was a platoon commander of the Baltic naval crew, from January 1929 to February 1930 he acted as navigator of the training ship "Komsomolets", and then until April 1931 – navigator of the destroyer “Uritsky” of the Naval Forces of the Baltic Sea.
In April-December 1931 he served as senior navigator of the Uritsky ship.
From December 1931 to November 1934, Fyodor Zozulya was a full-time student at the Department of Naval Sciences of the Naval Academy of the Red Army named after. K.E. Voroshilov.
Upon graduation, Zozulya was certified as a candidate for service in the Red Army Headquarters.
In November 1934 - January 1935, he was assistant to the head of the sector dealing with the Black Sea theater and flotillas, the naval department of the 1st Directorate of the Red Army Headquarters, in January-March 1935 - assistant to the head of the sector of the 1st Department of the Red Army Headquarters.
From March 1935 to April 1939, Fedor Vladimirovich successively performed the duties of assistant, senior assistant, and head of the department of the Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Red Army.
In April 1939 Zozulya F.V. appointed to the post of chief of staff of the Caspian military flotilla.
From April 1939 to July 1940 he served as chief of staff of the Caspian military flotilla.
In July 1940 he was transferred to the Baltic Fleet.
But Fyodor Vladimirovich will return to serve in Baku...
Since July 1940, Captain 1st Rank Zozulya has been the chief of staff of the Kronstadt naval base. He remained in this position at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War.
Since August 1941, Captain 1st Rank Zozulya has been Deputy Chief of Staff of the Baltic Fleet. He participated in ensuring the transition of fleet forces from Tallinn to Kronstadt, supervised the provision of assistance to damaged ships on the island of Gogland, and the removal of rescued personnel and evacuated population from the island. He led the amphibious landing in the Peterhof area and other military operations.
From 02/05/1942 to 07/20/1943, Captain 1st Rank Zozulya was the chief of staff of the White Sea Military Flotilla, which ensured the defense of communications in the White, Barents and Kara Seas. The headquarters ensured the unhindered movement of Soviet and allied transport ships.
The certification for the chief of staff said: “Upon appointment to the White Sea Military Flotilla, he quickly studied the theater, the people, and confidently began to lead the work of his position... He gained authority both among formation commanders and department heads, and headquarters commanders. Organized control of the vast White Sea theater and skillfully provided and organized military operations. The 1942 campaign took place in conditions of intensive implementation of tasks, strengthening and equipment of the White Sea Theater."
The award sheet noted: “I never, even in difficult conditions, lost my restraint and composure... repeatedly showed personal courage in the fight against the Nazis.”
Skillful leadership in ensuring convoys in the North, organizational skills of F.V. Zozuli was highly appreciated by our allies: he was awarded the prestigious British Order - Commander - Order of the British Empire, III degree.
From the North, Captain 1st Rank Zozulya F.V. transferred to Moscow.
From July 1943 to September 1944 he served as Deputy Chief of the Operations Directorate of the Main Naval Staff of the Navy.
September 15, 1944 Rear Admiral F.V. Zozulya took up his duties as commander of the Caspian military flotilla and remained in this position until the beginning of 1946.
Throughout the war, the ships of the Caspian Flotilla carried out stationary service in the Iranian ports of Pahlavi, Noushehr, and Bandar Shah.
In 1944, the KVF consisted of 175 ships. By this time the war had gone far to the west. The Caspians fought on many fronts, fleets and flotillas. Many of them were awarded orders and medals.
In addition to ensuring the transportation of goods for warring fronts and national economic cargo, the Caspian military flotilla served as a reserve and a training ground for active fleets.
In the Caspian Sea, submarines, anti-submarine ships, torpedo boats and other warships built at Volga factories were being completed and tested.
Testing of new equipment and weapons was also carried out here, practice was provided for cadets of naval schools and training of specialists from the rank and file and petty officers.
During the war years, the Caspian Military Flotilla completed, equipped and repaired over 250 boats and other ships, and transferred about 4 thousand trained soldiers to the Red Army to staff units.
To the Caspian Higher Naval School on March 4, 1945, on behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Rear Admiral F.V. Zozulya. presented the school's Battle Banner.
For military services to the Motherland in the Civil and Great Patriotic Wars and in connection with the 25th anniversary, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of April 27, 1945, the Caspian Military Flotilla was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.
Navy veteran, retired captain of the second rank Anatoly Ivanovich Burmistrov recalls:
“In 1945, I was a cadet at the Baku Navy Preparatory School.
On May 2, on the very eve of the long-awaited victory, M.I. arrived in Baku. Kalinin for awarding the Caspian Flotilla with the Order of the Red Banner.
Parts of the garrison were preparing for a parade in honor of this event near Primorsky Boulevard. Then I saw Fyodor Vladimirovich. The flotilla commander found time to meet with the personnel of the parade crews. Short, relaxed conversations among sailors gave a particularly festive mood.
The rear admiral shook hands with me, a young cadet who had barely turned eighteen. I didn’t yet know that the rear admiral was also a Stavropol resident.”
In January-February 1946 F.V. Zozulya – chief of staff of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet, then until February 1947 – chief of staff of the North Baltic Fleet.
In February-July 1947, the rear admiral was the head of the Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Navy. From July 1947 to February 1950 he was the commander of the 8th Navy (until 01.1947 - the North Baltic Fleet).
In February 1950 - September 1953, Vice Admiral F.V. Zozulya is the head of the Naval Academy of Shipbuilding and Weapons named after A.N. Krylova.
“By this time he was 46 years old. It would seem that for a naval commander this is the age of full bloom of strength, but, unfortunately, the strain of all physical and moral forces during the war years affected the health of Fyodor Vladimirovich.
Signs of cardiovascular disease appeared. He always treated his illness with humor.
“I’m treating myself with gunpowder,” he said, swallowing another portion of nitroglycerin. “Wait a little, now there will be a click in your head, the contacts will open, and we will continue to work,” F.V. recalled a frequent statement. Zozuli at the moments of exacerbation of the disease, Vice Admiral B.M. Khomich,” wrote about F.V. Zozule Rear Admiral, Candidate of Naval Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Military Sciences.
From September 1953 to February 1958 F.V. Zozulya is the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Ministry of the Armed Forces.
Since February 1958, Admiral F.V. Zozulya - First Deputy Commander-in-Chief - Chief of the General Staff, since December 1960 - Chief of the General Staff - First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy.
At the post of Chief of the Main Staff of the Navy, Fyodor Vladimirovich replaced Admiral V.A. Fokin, who used a sharp commanding style in leadership.
Admiral Zozulya F.V. combined command and staff qualities. He skillfully selected assistants and established a clear operating procedure for the General Staff of the Navy, which was preserved under his successors.
Admiral F.V. Zozulya served as chief of the General Staff for 6 years and 2 months, despite heart disease.
Awards:
- Order of Lenin (1950);
- Order of the Red Banner (1943, 1945, 1956);
- Order of the Red Star (1940, 1944);
- award and anniversary medals.
Memory:
- The name of the Admiral on the Memorial Plaque on the building of the VVMU named after M.V. Frunze;
- Missile cruiser "Admiral Zozulya";
- Exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Admiral Fyodor Vladimirovich Zozulya.
The solemn event dedicated to the opening of the exhibition was attended by: relatives of the admiral, officers of the General Staff of the Navy, cadets of the Moscow United Naval Cadet Corps of the Heroes of Sevastopol, and museum staff.”
The orientation of the surface forces of the Russian Navy towards the fight against nuclear submarines led, in particular, to the identification in 1966 of a new subclass of ships - large anti-submarine ships. Their main purpose is to combat nuclear submarines in remote areas, as well as provide air defense and anti-aircraft defense for naval groups and transport convoys. This subclass included Project 61 patrol ships under construction and development that began in the early 60s. Project 1134 air defense and anti-aircraft defense ships, combining the functions of Project 61 and 58 ships. The series of Project 58 ships was limited to four units (instead of the planned ten).
The Project 1134 ship "Berkut", the technical specifications for the development of which was issued by TsKB-53 in December 1961, was supposed to be created in the hull and with the boiler-turbine power plant of the Project 58 missile cruiser.
During the development of technical project 1134 (chief designer V.F. Anikiev), the need to increase the size of the ship was revealed, which led to an increase in its standard displacement to 5140 tons (instead of 4300 in project 58). Accordingly, the full speed decreased to 33 knots. The ship's armament included the P-35 anti-ship missile system with four non-guided launchers and eight missiles (four of them in the cellars), two new medium-range "Storm" air defense systems, two 57-mm AK-725 assault rifles, as well as anti-submarine weapons similar to those adopted in the project 61, but with two three-tube torpedo tubes and provision of permanent deployment in the aft hangar of the Ka-25 anti-submarine helicopter (for the first time on our ships of this class).
Compared to the Project 58 missile cruisers, the composition of the radio-electronic weapons has been slightly changed (instead of the second Angara radar, a new Kliver radar and a Gurzuf active jamming station were installed). From the very beginning, the Project 1134 BOD received an external target designation receiving system for firing the P-35 anti-ship missile system - “Success-U”. To control the ship and the formation, there was a combined GKP-FKP-BIP, equipped with electronic tablets, the “More-U” mutual information exchange system and other necessary equipment.
When the technical project 1134 of the Navy and GCS was approved in January 1963, it was decided to strengthen the anti-submarine warfare capabilities by strengthening anti-submarine weapons and deploying the new Titan-2 GAS. However, on the first ships of the series, before the industry mastered new types of weapons, it was planned to install the Titan and Vychegda sonar systems, as well as the Volna air defense system (instead of the Storm air defense system), and the ammunition load of anti-aircraft missiles in each cellar was doubled due to introduction of conveyor storage of missiles. The number of P-35 missiles was reduced to four (placed only in launchers). Instead of three-tube torpedo tubes, five-tube PTA-53-1134 with SET-65 anti-submarine torpedoes were installed, and a “second caliber” appeared - RBU-1000 - less long-range, but with more powerful bombs. In addition, the ammunition for the RBU-6000 was increased after the decision was made to abandon spare anti-ship missiles during the project adjustment. The main change in anti-submarine weapons was the all-round GAS "Titan" and target designation "Vychegda", as well as the presence of an anti-submarine helicopter, which was armed with 5 PLAT-1 torpedoes and 54 RGAB.
The anti-aircraft weapons of the Project 1134 cruiser were reinforced by the placement of two, instead of one as on the Project 58 ships, Volna short-range anti-aircraft missile systems with two twin installations in the bow and stern of the ship and Yatagan radar control systems.
The artillery armament included two 57-mm two-gun automatic installations located on the sides in the middle part of the ship. The firing was controlled by two Bars radar stations. Subsequently, Project 1134 missile ships were equipped with four 30-mm six-barreled machine guns with the Vympel control system.
The ship's standard displacement was 5340 tons (total 7125 tons). The maximum speed of 34 knots was provided by a power plant with a power of 90,000 hp. The cruising range at an economic speed of 18 knots reached 5,000 miles.
The ships were built in Leningrad at the A.A. Zhdanov plant. The lead ship of Project 1134, Admiral Zozulya, was laid down on July 26, 1964 and transferred to the Navy on October 8, 1967, and the fourth ship in 1969. In 1977, all large anti-submarine ships of Project 1134 were reclassified as missile cruisers.
The period when new ships entered service coincided with the deployment of our fleet to combat service in remote areas of the world's oceans. The new ships were used very intensively in the Caribbean and Mediterranean seas and in the Indian and Pacific oceans. NATO military experts immediately classified these ships as guided missile cruisers codenamed “Kresta”.
Service on the ships of Project 1134 turned out to be a good school for many generations of our sailors and, very importantly, combat ship helicopter pilots. The latter especially distinguished themselves in 1972, when the BOD "Vice Admiral Drozd" participated in providing assistance to the emergency nuclear submarine K-19 during a severe storm.
The ships of Project 1134 were to some extent the successors of the first BODs of Project 61 and laid the foundation for the subsequent large series of new BODs of Projects 1134A and 1134B, on the basis of which, in turn, the Atlant missile cruisers (Project 1164) were created. At the same time, it is important to mention once again that the ships of Project 1134 became the first surface ships of our fleet with a permanent helicopter base. In this regard, they can safely be called milestones.
BASIC TTEDisplacement, t:
– standard 5 335
– full 7 125
Main dimensions, m:
– average draft 6.3
Power plant:
– type of power plant boiler-turbine
Travel speed, knots:
– full 33
– economic 18
Weapons:
– name P-35
– SU “Binom-1134”
Anti-aircraft missile systems:
– name “Volna-M”
– number of complexes 2
– ammunition 64 missiles V601
Artillery systems:
– ammunition 4,400 rounds
Anti-submarine:
– PUTS “Typhon”
– 144 RGB-60 ammunition
– PUS “Storm”
Anti-torpedo:
– 48 RSL-10 ammunition
Aviation:
– deck hangar type
Radioelectronic:
– BIP “Tablet-1134”
– navigation radar “Volga”
– RTR station “Zaliv”
39*
40*
41*
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Admiral Zozulya
10/17/1965; 10/08/1967
(
Vice Admiral Drozd
November 18, 1966; 12/27/1968
Sevastopol
Notes:
Missile cruisers of the Admiral Zozulya type pr. 1134 – 4 (1)
BASIC TTEDisplacement, t:
– standard 5 335
– full 7 125
Main dimensions, m:
– maximum length (according to the design line) 156.2 (148.0)
– maximum width of the hull (according to the vertical line) 16.8 (16.2)
– average draft 6.3
Crew (including officers), people 312 (30)
Autonomy in terms of provisions, 15 days
Power plant:
– type of power plant boiler-turbine
– quantity x power, hp. (TZA type) 2 x 45,000 (TV-12)
– number x type of main boilers 4 x KVN-95/64
– number x type of propulsors 2 x fixed propellers
– number x power of electricity sources, kW (type) 2 x 750 (TG) + 4 x 500 (DG)
Travel speed, knots:
– full 33
– economic 18
Cruising range 18 knots, miles 5,000
Weapons:
Anti-ship missile complex:
– name P-35
– number of PU x guides (PU type) 2x2 (deck-mounted, non-guided KT with lift to the launch angle KT-35-1134)
– ammunition for 4 anti-ship missiles of the P-35 or “Progress” complexes
– SU “Binom-1134”
– number of telecontrol lines PKR 2 (to provide two control radars)
Anti-aircraft missile systems:
– name “Volna-M”
– number of complexes 2
– number of PU x guides (PU type) 2x2 (deck, guided ZIF-102)
– ammunition 64 missiles V601
– quantity x type of control system 2 x “Yatagan” (in support of one AP)
Artillery systems:
– number of AU x barrels (AU type) 2 x 2-57/50 (AK-725)
– ammunition 4,400 rounds
– quantity x type of SUAO 2 x “Bars” (MP-103)
– number of AU x barrels (AU type) 4 x 1-30 mm (AK-630M) ()
– ammunition 12,000 rounds
– quantity x type of SUAO 2 x “Vympel” (MP-123)
Anti-submarine:
– number of TA x pipes (type TA) 2 x 5-533 mm (PTA-53-1134)
– torpedo ammunition (type) 10 (SET-65 or 53-65K)
– PUTS “Typhon”
– number of RB x pipes (RB type) 2 x 12-213 mm (RBU-6 000)
– 144 RGB-60 ammunition
– PUS “Storm”
Anti-torpedo:
– number of RB x pipes (RB type) 2 x 6-305 mm (RBU-1000)
– 48 RSL-10 ammunition
Aviation:
– method of basing permanent
– number x type of helicopters 1 x Ka-25RTs or Ka-25PL
– runway lighting equipment
– deck hangar type
Radioelectronic:
– BIP “Tablet-1134”
– system of IT and issuance of control documents from AVNP “Uspekh-U”
– CC detection radar “Angara-A” + “Cleaver”
– navigation radar “Volga”
– TV system for monitoring near surface conditions MT-45
– GAS target designation “Vychegda” (MG-311)
– RTR station “Zaliv”
– active jamming stations “Gurzuf A” + “Gurzuf B”
– number of PU x guides (PU type) SPPP 2 x 2-140 mm (PK-2) – KN “Sluice” system (ADK-ZM) ()
39* At the RKR, Vice Admiral Drozd and Admiral Zozulya. At the RKR Sevastopol, only one AK-630M gun was installed without the Vympel SUAO.
40* With antenna in the keel fairing.
41* At the RKR, Vice Admiral Drozd and Admiral Zozulya.
Etc. 1134 (code "Berkut") was developed by the Nevsky PKB under the leadership of V.F. Anikieva. When designing the hull, Project 58 was taken as a basis. With the same contours and theoretical drawing, the hull of the ship Project 1134 had increased dimensions, which made it possible, with the same main mechanisms, to place a second Volna air defense system with twice the ammo load for missiles in each cellar, to install more advanced and powerful radio-technical weapons, ensure permanent basing of the Ka-25 helicopter in the hangar.
At the same time, the cruiser had only four cruise missiles in twin launchers without a second set. The ship pr. 1134 differed from the RKR pr. 58 in its reduced silhouette, which was achieved by combining the chimneys of both MKOs and connecting it to a tower-like mast. Thanks to this arrangement, both air defense systems received good firing sectors. Anti-aircraft missiles were stored in the cellars in two conveyors, which made it possible to double the ammunition load of each complex compared to the ships of Project 58 and Project 61, where the missiles were stored in drums. In the stowed position, the launchers of the anti-ship complex were in a horizontal position, and before launch missiles they rose at an angle of 25°. The control system with one paired antenna post ensured the formation of a salvo of two P-35 missiles in remote control mode and two in autonomous mode (see the section on RKR Project 58).
Initially, Project 1134 was classified as a large anti-submarine ship. It was intended to search for and destroy enemy submarines in remote areas of the World Ocean, act as part of tactical groups to give them combat stability and provide anti-submarine and air defense, guard ships and ships during sea crossings.
However, by the time ships of this type entered service, the development of new types of anti-submarine weapons had not yet been completed, and instead of an anti-submarine missile, they were armed with an anti-ship missile system. For the same reason, instead of the new Storm air defense system, the Volna complex was installed on the cruisers. Taking into account the weakness of the anti-submarine and hydroacoustic weapons of the military-industrial complex of Project 1134, as well as the presence of a missile strike system, in mid-1977 they were reclassified as missile cruisers.
Although the ships of Project 1134 had weak anti-ship weapons (the Binom-1134 control system provided control of only two missiles in a salvo when firing in remote control mode), they nevertheless entered service at a time when the domestic fleet began combat service in remote areas World ocean.
These cruisers served as a good school for training many generations of our sailors. In connection with the adoption of the anti-submarine missile system and the Shtorm air defense system, the series of ships of Project 1134 was limited to four units and they moved on to the construction of the improved Project 1134A, which, in fact, was the ship that was originally conceived.
In the 1980s, RKR Project 1134 was supposed to be equipped with four AK-bZOM guns and the Sluz space navigation complex. However, due to financial restrictions, this work was carried out only at the RKR by Vice Admiral Drozd and Admiral Zozulya.
At RKR Sevastopol, four AK-bZOM guns were installed, but without the Vympel SUAO.
As of December 2001, not a single Admiral Zozulya-class missile cruiser remained in the fleet.
General view diagram of RKR pr. 1134:
1 RBU-6000; 2 – launcher of the air defense missile system “Volna”; 3 – PU SPPP PK-2; 4 – radio direction finder AP; 5 – radome of the Titan-2 and Vychegda GAS antennas; 6 – wheelhouse; 7 – optical periscopic sight of the main control tower (conning tower); 8 – optical periscopic sight of the wheelhouse; 9 – AP radar SU “Yatagan” air defense missile system “Volna”; 10 – PU PKRK P-35; 1 1 – signal spotlight; 12 – stabilized post of the TV system for monitoring the near surface situation MT-45; 13 – All radar SU “Binom” PKRK P-35; 14 – AP station “Zaliv”; 15 – AP radar “Volga”; 16 – AP stations “Gurzuf A” and “Gurzuf B”; 17 – AP radar “Angara-A”; 18 – AP system “Success-U”; 19 – AP radar “Cleaver”; 20 – AP radar SUAO “Bars”; 21 – 533 mm TA; 22 – 57 mm AU AK-725; 23 – RBU-1000; 21 – hangar for a helicopter; 25 – helicopter starting command post; 26 – Ka-25 helicopter; 27 – Runway.
Longitudinal section of RKR pr. 1134.
1 – storage rooms for various purposes; 2 – forepeak; 3 – chain box; 1 – department of hairpin machines; 5 – anchor capstan 6 – R B U-6000; 7 – department of drainage pumps; 8 – cellar of jet depth charges for RBU-6000; 9 – personnel quarters; 10 – fuel tanks; II – launcher of the air defense missile system “Volna”; 12 – SAM cellar; 13 – room for units and drives of the Volna air defense missile launcher; 14 – Titan-2 GAS posts and ZPS stations; 15 – radome of the Titan-2 GAS antenna; 16 – LEU antenna of the GAS “Titan-2”; 17 – conning tower (GKP); 18 – BIP; 19 – wheelhouse; 20 – AP radar SU “Yatagan” SAM “Volna”; 21 – posts S.U PKRK P-35; 22 – nasal MKO; 23 – ventilation shaft of the nasal MKO; 24 – additional ammunition baffle for the 57-mm AK-725 gun; 25 – AP radar (L “Binom”; 26 – All radar “Angara-A”; 27 – officers’ cabins; 28 – compartment of the auxiliary boiler and stabilizer mechanisms; 29 – bow power plant; 30 – AP radar “Clover”; 31 – AP radar SUAO "Bars"; 32 - aft MKO; 33 - ventilation shaft of the aft MKO; 34 - GG and DG compartment; 35 - posts of the Yatagan control system of the Volna air defense system; 36 - aft power station; 37 - cellar of jet depth charges for RBU-1000; 38 – aviation ammunition magazine; 39 – Ka-25 helicopter; 40 – tiller compartment.
RKR Sevastopol after entry into operation
General view of the RKR Vice Admiral Drozd after modernization:
1 RBU-6000; 2 – 45-mm salute gun; 3 – launcher of the air defense missile system “Volna”; 4 – PU SPG1P PK-2; 5 – radio direction finder AP; 6 – radome of the Titan-2 and Vychegda GAS antennas; 7 – AP radar “Don” (installed on all RKR pr. 1134 during their operation); 8 – wheelhouse; 9 – optical periscopic sight of the main control room (conning tower); 10 – optical periscopic sight of the wheelhouse; 1 1 – AP radar SU “Yatagan” SAM “Volna”; 12 – PU PKRK G1-35; 13 – signal spotlight; 14 – stabilized post of the TV system for monitoring the near surface situation MT-45; 15 – AP radar SUAO “Vympel”; 16 – 30 mm AU AK-630M; 17 – AP radar SU “Binom” PKRK P-35; 18 – AP station “Zaliv”; 19 – AP radar "Volga" (during the process of mid-repair on all ships of this type, a second AP was installed for the Volga radar, and on the RKR Admiral Zozulya, in the process of modernization, it was additionally planned to install the Vaygach radar to support two APs); 20 – AP stations “Gurzuf A” and “Gurzuf B”; 21 – AP radar “Angara-A”; 22 – AP system “Success-U”; 23 – AP radar “Cleaver”; 24 – AP radar SUAO “Bars”; 25 – 533 mm TA; 26 – 57 mm AU AK-725; 27 – RBU-1000; 28 – helicopter hangar; 29 – helicopter starting command post; 30 – Ka-25 helicopter; 31 – Runway.
Admiral Zozulya(factory no. 791). Shipyard named after A.A. Zhdanova (Leningrad): 07/26/1964;
10/17/1965; 10/08/1967
After entering service, the ship was part of the Northern Fleet ( and from 10/09/1986 - to the Baltic Fleet. From 12/01/1969 to 06/30/1970, during combat service in the Mediterranean, the ship provided assistance to the Egyptian armed forces. In 1988, the cruiser was put under medium repair and modernization at the shipyard in Kronstadt, where four AK-630M guns and the Gateway system were installed. In September 1994, it was expelled from the fleet and handed over to ARVI for disposal.
Vladivostok (plant No. 792). Shipyard named after A.A. Zhdanova (Leningrad): December 24, 1964; 08/01/1969; 09/11/1969
After entering service, it was part of the Pacific Fleet. Moved from Murmansk to Vladivostok along the Northern Sea Route in the fall of 1970. On 01/01/1991, the ship, due to wear and tear of the equipment and lack of funds for mid-life repairs, was excluded from the fleet's operational strength and transferred to the OFI for disposal.
Vice Admiral Drozd(factory no. 793). Shipyard named after A.A. Zhdanova (Leningrad): October 26, 1965;
November 18, 1966; 12/27/1968
After entering service, it was part of the Northern Fleet. In 1972, the ship in the Bay of Biscay took part in the rescue of the crew of the K-19 SSBN (Project 629). It is characteristic that the deck helicopter was used in sea conditions up to 9 points. In 1973-1975 underwent a medium repair with modernization at the Shipyard named after. A.A. Zhdanov, where they installed four AK-630M guns and the “Gateway” system. In 1981 – 1984 The cruiser underwent a medium overhaul at the shipyard in Kronstadt. On July 1, 1990, he was expelled from the fleet and handed over to OFI for disposal.
Sevastopol(factory no. 794). Shipyard named after A.A. Zhdanova (Leningrad): 06/08/1966; 04/28/1967;
After entering service, it was part of the Northern Fleet, and from 02/11/1980 - part of the Pacific Fleet. Moved from Murmansk to Vladivostok along the Northern Sea Route in 1981. On December 15, 1989, the ship, due to wear and tear of the equipment and lack of funds for mid-life repairs, was excluded from the fleet's operational composition and transferred to the OFI for disposal.
Armament
Main caliber artillery
- 2x2 57mm AK-725 guns.
Flak
- 4×1 ZAU AK-630M.
Missile weapons
- 2×2 anti-ship missile launchers P-35.
Radar weapons
- Navigation radar MR-310U "Volga", MP-500 "Kliver", MR-310 "Angara-A".
Electronic weapons
- “Gurzuf A” MP150, “Gurzuf B” MR-152 - active jamming stations, BIP “Tablet-1134”, RTR station “Zaliv”, MRP 11-14, MRP 15-16.
Aviation group
- 2 Ka-25RTs or 2 Ka-25PL helicopters.
Built ships
History of creation
When designing the new ships of Project 1134, the new requirements for ships of this class that emerged after the adoption of missile cruisers of Project 58 were largely taken into account: in the newly designed enlarged hull with a boiler-turbine power plant (the same as on Project 58) there was the second Volna air defense system was deployed (the ammunition load of anti-aircraft missiles in each cellar was doubled due to the introduction of conveyor storage of missiles), the composition of electronic weapons was slightly changed (instead of the second Angara radar, a new Kliver radar and an active jamming station Gurzuf were installed "), permanent deployment in the aft hangar of the Ka-25RTs helicopter was ensured (for the first time on our ships of this class). However, the ship's strike capabilities decreased: it was left with one P-35 anti-ship complex with four 4K44 missiles in twin launchers that did not have horizontal guidance and without a second ammunition load. The M-11 “Storm” air defense system planned for installation was never ready for the construction of the series, so the “Berkut” was equipped with “what was there,” that is, the “Volna” air defense system. In addition, instead of 76-mm artillery mounts, new anti-aircraft twin 57-mm AK-725 assault rifles with individual control of each from the Bars radar were installed, which were less powerful in terms of projectiles, but had a higher rate of fire.
From the very beginning, the Project 1134 BOD received an external target designation receiving system for firing the P-35 anti-ship missile system - “Success-U”. To control the ship and the formation, there was a combined GKP-FKP-BIP, equipped with electronic tablets, the More-U mutual information exchange system and other necessary equipment.
For the reasons mentioned above, the new ships were classified as “large anti-submarine” ships, and in this regard, the composition of anti-submarine weapons was somewhat strengthened. Instead of three-tube torpedo tubes, five-tube PTA-53-1134 with Enot-2 anti-submarine torpedoes were installed, and a “second caliber” appeared - RBU-1000 - less long-range, but with more powerful bombs. In addition, the ammunition for the RBU-6000 was increased after the decision was made to abandon spare anti-ship missiles during the project adjustment. The main change in anti-submarine weapons was the all-round GAS "Titan" and target designation "Vychegda", as well as the presence of an anti-submarine helicopter, which was armed with 5 PLAT-1 torpedoes and 54 RGAB.
Despite all of the above, the first ships of the Berkut class essentially turned out to be a “step in place,” and although at the end of the 1970s they were reclassified as missile cruisers, they could be considered as such in their capabilities very conditionally. Thus, initially the control system provided control of only two anti-ship missiles in a salvo when firing in the main mode. They also failed in their original capacity - anti-submarine, especially due to weak hydroacoustic and anti-submarine weapons.
Ships of the "Berkut" type became the founders of the largest family of large anti-submarine ships of the USSR Navy; later "Berkut-A" and "Berkut-B" were built and, to some extent, were the successors of the first Project 61 BODs.
Construction and testing
Construction
The construction of Project 1134 ships was launched at the shipyard named after. A. A. Zhdanov in Leningrad from 1964 to 1969. The main builders of the ship were D. B. Afanasyev and G. V. Filatov. Responsible deliverers - M. I. Shramko, A. G. Bulgakov, Yu. A. Bolshakov, V. I. Chuprunov.
The technology for building Project 1134 ships repeated the technology for building Project 58 ships. The ship's hull was entirely welded and was divided into large annular blocks consisting of sections. Welding and gas cutting operations have been simplified and automated. Due to the increased displacement of the ship, the hull was launched to a lesser degree of readiness and a number of installation works were complicated due to the need to carry them out afloat. An increase in the thickness of the sheathing sheets and the size of the profiles of a number of structures led to a decrease in the size of sections and increased the cost and duration of assembly.
In total, it was planned to build ten large anti-submarine ships of Project 1134, but in the end the customer - the navy - limited itself to the construction of four units with the simultaneous processing of the project into the first specialized project of a large anti-submarine ship, designated as BOD of Project 1134-A. In 1968, the chief builder of the lead ship G.V. Filatov and the responsible commissioner of the power plant (delivery mechanic) I.M. Prudov were awarded the USSR State Prize.
Tests
Tests of the lead ship of the series, Admiral Zozulya, began in the Baltic Sea in February 1967. During the testing period, which ended in October 1968 in the White Sea, the ship covered 15,615 nautical miles in 995 sailing hours. The tests tested the ship's performance, unsinkability and survivability. The Volna-M air defense system was fired at parachute targets, a large ship shield and simulated targets, artillery firing was carried out at an air cone (distance 2000 m) and at a towed sea shield (distance 3000 m). The torpedo weapon was tested by single firing (one torpedo) at a Project 613 submarine traveling at a speed of six knots at a distance of 20 cables (3.7 km). Firing from the RBU-1000 and RBU-6000 rocket-bomb launchers was carried out in full salvoes at a shield with a hydroacoustic reflector. The test program for the ship's helicopter was distinguished by its scale: flights were carried out day and night, takeoffs and landings were carried out on the ground and on the move, in calm water and when rolling, from different heading angles. The helicopter practiced torpedo and bombing, setting up radio sonobuoys, and checked drive and communication systems, aircraft equipment and helicopter basing support systems. Firing of P-35 anti-ship missiles was carried out at combat training ranges on the White Sea at maximum (198.2 km) and minimum (29.8 km) ranges with single missiles (in the telemetric version) and two-missile salvoes from installations on both sides at the target. In total, based on the test results of the lead ship, 20 lead samples of weapons, mechanisms and equipment were adopted. The tests themselves were rated as successful. Other ships underwent similar tests.
Description of design
Frame
The ships of the project had a seaworthy hull, the contours of which largely repeated the hull of the Project 56 destroyers and copied the successful hull of the Project 58 missile cruisers in slightly increased dimensions. The hull consisted of 300 frames and was assembled using a longitudinal system with a practical groove along the entire length of 500 mm; it was welded, made of nickel-free steel grades M-35 and M-40 with a skin thickness of 8 - 14 mm. Fifteen main watertight bulkheads divided the hull into sixteen watertight compartments. The ship had three decks (upper, forecastle, lower) and three platforms (I, II and III, numbered from bottom to top). Along the entire length of the ship there was a double bottom with a cutout for the POU-16 lifting and lowering device of the MG-312 Titan-1 hydroacoustic station (between frames 76 and 88).
On the upper deck there was a combined flagship command post, main command post and combat information post, equipped with the Tablet-1134 primary information processing system and the More-U mutual information exchange system. On the 1st platform there was a bow engine-boiler room (MKO) with two boilers and a main turbo-gear unit (GTZA) of the right shaft line, a section of the auxiliary boiler and stabilizers, an aft MKO with two boilers and a GTZA of the left shaft line (frames 114-198). In the area of the stem, sensors from the MI-110K (contact under-keel) and MI-110R (airborne) submarine detection stations based on the thermal wake were located. In the bow of the ship, perpendicular to the center plane and parallel to each other, a pair of RBU-6000 installations were located, separated by a special screen to provide mutual protection from the flames of launching jet bombs. The bow launcher ZIF-102 of the Volna air defense system was located further aft in front of the wheelhouse.
Ship structure
Booking
To protect the vital parts of the ship in battle, traditional armor was used: anti-ballistic armor for the citadel, main caliber turrets and conning tower; anti-fragmentation and anti-bullet - combat posts of the upper deck and superstructures. Mainly homogeneous armor was used. For the first time, welding of thick ship armor was mastered, and it itself was completely included in ship structures. Structural underwater protection from the effects of enemy torpedo and mine weapons included, in addition to the traditional double bottom, a system of side compartments (for storing liquid cargo) and longitudinal bulkheads. The location of service and living quarters differed practically little from that adopted on Project 58 cruisers.
Power plant and driving performance
The main power plant (GPU) of Project 1134 ships is boiler-turbine, weighing 936 tons, with four high-pressure main boilers KVN 98/64 of a vertical water-tube type with natural circulation of water, one-way gas flow, a vertical three-pass double-collector superheater and a water coil smooth-tube economizer. Air was supplied to the boiler directly into the furnace by a TNA-3 turbocharger unit. The design of the boiler units corresponded to those used on the Project 58 missile cruisers, but with different turbocharging units and higher steam output.
The boiler-turbine installation included two two-casing main turbo-gear units TV-12 with low and high pressure turbines. A reverse turbine was located in the low-pressure turbine housing. At full speed, steam from the high-pressure turbine entered the low-pressure turbine through the receiver and was then discharged to the main condenser. The main turbo-gear unit included a two-stage gearbox that transmitted torque from two turbines to the shaft line. Installation power - 90,000 l. With. The power plant was located in two machine-boiler rooms with two boiler-turbine units, one main turbo-gear unit in each. The control of each of the power plant echelons was provided by the Rion automatic system.
In order to provide the ship with steam during stop modes and prepare the power plant for the voyage, the ship had an auxiliary boiler unit KVV-7.5/28 with a steam capacity of 7.5 t/h. Replenishment of feed water leaks and preparation of drinking and washing water on the ship was carried out using two desalination plants with a capacity of 60 tons per day. The air conditioning systems were provided by four refrigeration machines with a cooling capacity of 300,000 Kcal/h
Armament
Main caliber
In contrast to the RKR Project 58, the main one on Project 1134 was anti-aircraft weapons. The ship was initially supposed to accommodate two new M-11 “Storm” air defense systems with the “Grom” control system and an ammunition load of 18 B-611 anti-aircraft guided missiles (SAM) for each complex. The M-11 complex differed most significantly from the previous M-1 Volna air defense system in its longer firing range: at low altitudes - up to 22 km, at high altitudes - up to 32 km, and at higher speed (up to 700 m/s) targets. For the M-1 complex, these characteristics were respectively 15 km, 24 km and 600 m/s. However, these improvements come at a high price: if the B-600 missile system weighed 985 kg, then the B-611 weighed twice as much (1844 kg). True, the more effective warhead of the latter weighed almost twice as much (126 kg versus 70 for the B-600). “Storm” turned out to be the only “purely” naval complex in our fleet, developed without unification with the air defense systems of the ground forces and air defense forces. For already known reasons, this air defense system did not make it onto the ship; during the detailed design process, the design had to be adjusted for the Volna air defense system.
The P-35 strike (anti-ship) missile system on the BOD Project 1134 was adopted in a single configuration, but with two new twin non-guided KT-72 launchers. These launchers, naturally, were lighter than the SM-70 on Project 58 ships. In marching fashion, they had a zero elevation angle; before firing, a fixed angle of 25 degrees was set. Rough guidance of the missiles in the horizontal plane was carried out by maneuvering the ship. Initially, the project provided for the placement of a second ammunition load of four 4K-44 missiles, located in the cellars on the upper deck directly in front of the launcher. However, they were later abandoned due to the additional volumes required and the duration of the reloading process, which dragged on for several hours, which was hardly realistic in combat conditions. Thus, the strike capabilities of the BOD Project 1134 made it possible to carry out only two two-missile salvoes - against four four-missile salvoes on the Project 58 cruiser, although the second salvo series on the latter could only be carried out several hours after the first. The P-35 complexes installed on the ships of Project 58 and Project 1134 had no other differences, except for some changes in the fire control devices of the Binom system, dictated both by the experience of their development on the lead ship of Project 58, and and reducing the number of missiles in a salvo. Since the Project 1134 ship was classified as a “large anti-submarine” ship, the main attention was supposed to be paid to anti-submarine weapons. However, at the beginning of the development of the project, there were no new weapons even “on paper” - the main efforts of the design bureau of this profile at that time were focused on the development of such weapons for submarines. Therefore, according to the initial technical design, the Berkut was armed with exactly the same means as its predecessor: two three-tube TAs with a caliber of 533 mm and two RBU-6000 with 144 RSL ammunition. However, after the decision was made to abandon the spare 4K-44 anti-ship missiles, it became possible to slightly increase the anti-submarine ammunition, so during the adjustment of the project, instead of three-tube ones, five-tube PTA-53-1134 with “Enot-2” anti-submarine torpedoes were placed on the ship. In addition, the ship was additionally armed with shorter-range, but more powerful six-barreled RBU-1000 (“Smerch-3”). Suffice it to say that the RGB-10 used from the RBU-1000 had four times the weight of explosives than the RGB-60 used from the RBU-6000 (“Smerch-2”). The total stock was 48 RGB. The main change in the anti-submarine weapons of the Berkut compared to the RKR pr. 58 there was some improvement in hydroacoustic weapons: to ensure the combat use of anti-aircraft weapons, the ship was equipped with an all-round visibility sonar "Titan" (MG-312) and target designation "Vychegda" (MG-311). These stations, with favorable hydrology, had a range of 8-10 km in the “silk” mode (noise direction finding). But the cardinal step in strengthening the ship’s anti-submarine capabilities was to ensure the permanent deployment of the ship’s Ka-25 helicopter in the anti-submarine or target designation version (Ka-25PL or Ka-25Ts). The increased deployment and displacement finally made it possible to place a hangar and not quite full-fledged support equipment, thanks to which the BOD pr.1134 became the first domestic ship with a permanently based helicopter, for armament which included 5 PLAT-1 torpedoes and 54 radio sonobuoys (RGAB).
Auxiliary/anti-aircraft artillery
anti-aircraft artillery 4×1 ZAU AK-630M
Missile armament 2×2 PU anti-ship missiles P-35
Aviation weapons
Ka-25PL (Hormone-A according to NATO classification) is the main modification of the Ka-25 helicopter. The helicopter is designed to search for and destroy nuclear submarines using onboard detection and destruction equipment at a distance of about 200 km from the home ship. A total of 275 cars of this modification were produced.
The helicopter is equipped with a VGS-2 Oka drop-down hydroacoustic station in the rear part of the fuselage, an Initiative-2K search radar in the nose fairing and a Baku radiohydroacoustic system with a SPARU-55 Pamir receiving device. Also, vehicles of this modification are equipped with a radio receiver for transponder beacons RPM-S, which interacts with radar buoys of the “Poplavok-1A” type. In the search version, the helicopter can carry and use up to 36 dismountable radio-acoustic buoys of the type RGB-N “Iva”, RGB-NM “Chinara” or RGB-NM1 “Zheton”, located in a container on the starboard side behind the main landing gear.
The helicopter can be armed with AT-1, AT-1M, T-67 torpedoes, the APR-2 missile-torpedo or anti-submarine bombs (PLAB 250-120, -50, -MK).
Communications, detection, auxiliary equipment
Radar weapons Navigation radar MR-310U "Volga", MP-500 "Kliver", MR-310 "Angara-A"
Electronic weapons "Gurzuf A" MP150, "Gurzuf B" MR-152 - active jamming stations, BIP "Tablet-1134", RTR station "Zaliv", MRP 11-14, MRP 15-16
auxiliary equipment Communication equipment Chemical weapons
Modernization of the project
- Progress anti-ship missile system (4 4M44 anti-ship missiles) instead of P-35
- Admiral Zozulya, Vice Admiral Drozd installed 2x6 30 mm AK-630 – MR-123 “Vympel-A” fire control system
- Vice Admiral Drozd installed 2*1 45 mm 21KM
- Added navigation radar "Don"
- Admiral Zozulya in 11.1971-06.1974 installed the MR-212 “Vaigach” navigation radar
Service history
From September 11, 1969 to February 10, 1980, 3 missile cruisers of the project served in the Northern Fleet and 1 in the Pacific. By the time the first ship of the project was dismantled, 2 missile cruisers were serving in the Pacific Fleet and one each in the Northern and Baltic fleets.
During the third Indo-Pakistani war, a group of ships of the USSR Pacific Fleet, which included the Vladivostok BOD, under the command of Captain 1st Rank A. Mamonchikov, ensured the non-interference of US Navy ships in the conflict on the side of Pakistan.
Increased exploitation and rather rare (far from planned) repairs and, most importantly, the misfortunes that befell the country and its Armed Forces, did their job. Having not served a 25-year term, on May 28, 1990, Sevastopol was withdrawn from the Navy, a month later it was followed by Vladivostok, and a year later, in 1991, by Vice Admiral Drozd, which sank while being towed to cutting The name “Vladivostok” was soon also transferred to the Pacific BOD pr.1134-B, which previously bore the name “Tallinn”. Oddly enough, the oldest (lead) ship, Admiral Zozulya, remained a long-liver. This happened due to the fact that the ship managed to undergo a very long overhaul at the Kronstadt Marine Plant before the collapse of the USSR, after which it was almost immediately decommissioned - a very characteristic story that illustrates the true state of affairs in our long-suffering fleet. The ships of Project 1134 are difficult to classify as masterpieces of domestic naval shipbuilding, but they laid the foundation for the subsequent large series of new BODs, Projects 1134A and 1134B, on the basis of which, in turn, the Atlant-class missile cruisers were created (Project 1164, see below). in detail >>>). At the same time, it is important to mention once again that RKR pr.1134 became the first surface ships of our fleet with a permanent helicopter base. In this regard, they can safely be called milestones.
Ships
List of ships of project 1134 "Berkut"
Notes
Side numbers
- “Admiral Zozulya”: 581(1967), 550(1968), 532(1969), 558, 569, 093, 297(1977), 072(1978), 087(1979), 060(1985), 052(1990)
- "Vice Admiral Drozd": 583(1968), 553(1970), 548(1971), 592, 298, 224(1976), 299(02.1976), 560(1982), 060(1984), 097(1985) , 054(1988), 068(1990)
- “Vladivostok”: 563(1970), 562(1971), 565(1971), 567(1971), 542(1971), 581?, 582?, 106, 139(1977), 072, 017(1980), 029 (03.1987), 034(1990)
- "Sevastopol": 590(1969), 542(1970), 555(1971), 544(1974), 293, 048, 056(1980), 032(1981), 026(05.1984), 017(05.1987), 033( 1989)
Literature and sources of information
- Averin A. B. Admirals and marshals. Ships of projects 1134 and 1134A. - M.: Military Book, 2007. - 80 pp.: ISBN 978-5-902863-16-8
- Apalkov Yu. V. Ships of the USSR Navy: Directory. In 4 volumes. T. 2. Attack ships. Part 1. Aircraft-carrying ships. Rocket and artillery ships. - St. Petersburg: Galeya Print, 2003. - 124 p.: ill. ISBN 5-8172-0080-5
- Vasiliev A.M. et al. SPKB. 60 years with the fleet. - St. Petersburg: History of the ship, 2006. - ISBN 5-903152-01-5