| Soviet frigate Bditelnyy | |
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 A port bow view of Bditelnyy during the BALTOPS exercise in 1993. | |
| Career (Soviet Union) |   |
| Name: | Bditelnyy |
| Namesake: | Russian for Watchful |
| Builder: | Yantar, Kaliningrad |
| Yard number: | 151 |
| Laid down: | 21 July 1968 |
| Launched: | 28 March 1970 |
| Commissioned: | 31 December 1970 |
| Decommissioned: | 31 July 1996 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Project 1135 Burevestnik frigate |
| Displacement: | 2,835 tonnes (2,790 long tons; 3,125 short tons) standard, 3,190 tonnes (3,140 long tons; 3,520 short tons) full load |
| Length: | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Beam: | 142 m (466 ft) |
| Draft: | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft; COGAG; 2 x M-3 gas-turbines, 36,000 shp (27,000 kW); 2 x M-60 gas-turbines (cruise), 12,000 shp (8,900 kW) |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,000 nmi (7,408 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Complement: | 23 officers, 169 men |
| Sensors and processing systems: | MR-310A Angara-A air/surface search radar, Volga navigation radar, Don navigation radar, MG-332 Titan-2, MG-325 Vega, 2 MG-7 Braslet and MGS-400K sonars |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: | PK-16 ship-borne decoy dispenser system |
| Armament: |
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Bditel'nyy or Bditelnyy ([Бдительный] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), "brisk") was a Soviet Navy 1135 Burevestnik-class Large Anti-Submarine Ship (Большой Противолодочный Корабль, BPK) or Krivak-class frigate.
Design[]
Bditelnyy was the first Project 1135 ship laid down.[1] Displacing 2,835 tonnes (2,790 long tons; 3,125 short tons) standard and 3,190 tonnes (3,140 long tons; 3,520 short tons) full load, the vessel was 123 m (404 ft) in length.[2] Power was provided by a combination of two 18,000 horsepower (13,000 kW) M3 and two 6,000 horsepower (4,500 kW) M60 gas turbines, driving two fixed pitch screws, for a design speed of 32 knots (59 km/h).[2]
The ship was designed for anti-submarine warfare around four URPK-3 Metel missiles (NATO reporting name SS-N-14 'Silex'), backed up by 533 mm (21 in) torpedoes and a pair of RBU-6000 213 mm (8 in) anti-submarine rocket launchers. The main armament was upgraded to URPK-5 Rastrub (SS-N-14B) between 1984 and 1986.[3]
Service[]
Bditelnyy was commissioned with the Baltic Fleet on 20 February 1971 as part of the 128th Brigade.[3] Designated a Guard Ship (Сторожевой Корабль, SKR) from 28 July 1977,[4] the ship was decommissioned on 31 July 1996.[3]
Pennant numbers[]
| Pennant Number | Date |
|---|---|
| 500 | 1970 |
| 509,502,520 | 1974 |
| 205 | 1975 |
| 512,515,250 | 1977 |
| 700 | 1978 |
| 719 | 1982 |
| 744 | 1983 |
| 713 | 1987 |
| 744 | 1988 |
| 707 | 1991 |
References[]
- ↑ Baker, A. D. (2002). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 2002–2003. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. pp. 637–638. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_ow-AQAAIAAJ.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Guard Ships Project 1135". 2016. http://russianships.info/eng/warships/project_1135.htm. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Holm, Michael. "Project 1135 Krivak I class". http://www.ww2.dk/new/navy/krivak-1.htm. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ↑ van Gogin, Ivan (2017). "BDITELNYY large ASW ships (project 1135) (1970–1981)". http://www.navypedia.org/ships/russia/ru_es_bditelnyy.htm. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
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