Large anti-submarine ship "Kerch": description, history and interesting facts

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The large anti-submarine ship "Kerch" is the third of the known seven ships of project 1134 B, which were created in Nikolaev (Ukraine). For a long time, these BODs were the most powerful surface units (until the design series was subsequently created under the number 1155). The ship is intended to participate in search and strike groups to identify and eliminate enemy nuclear submarines in any part of the ocean. The ship got its name in honor of the hero city of the same name. Recently, it has been assigned to the Black Sea Fleet as part of the Russian Federation. It is one of two ships of the first rank. The second is a cruiser named "Moskva".

Construction

In fact, at the beginning of 2011, six of the seven ships of the project (1971-1979), which were part of the Soviet fleet, were excluded from the units, as well as the subordination of the Russian Navy and dismantled for scrap. Only the unique large anti-submarine ship (project 1134 B) "Kerch" remained active in the Black Sea Fleet.

The construction of the vessel began in 1971, under the construction index 2003. The ship was launched for the first time in July of the seventy-second year, and it entered service at the end of 1974. The Soviet flag was hoisted on the deck of a military watercraft, which was included in the 70th brigade of the 30th anti-submarine defense division of the Black Sea Fleet. The city of Sevastopol became the official home port, in 1999 the tail number was changed to 733.

Features

Below are the main technical parameters of the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet:

• nominal/maximum displacement - 6700/8565 tons;
• length/width/draft - 173, 5/18, 55/6, 35 meters (maximum);
• power units - four DN-59 gas turbine engines combined with a pair of DS-71 gas turbine engines;
• power indicator - one hundred two thousand eight hundred horsepower;
• speed parameters (marching/full) – 18/33 knots;
• duration at 32 knots - 2,760 miles;
• driver – 2VFS;
• autonomy - a month and a half in terms of provisions, thirty days - in terms of fuel and water reserves;
• crew - four hundred and thirty people.

The domestic large anti-submarine ship "Kerch" changed its side numbers several times. The last index is 713.

1976-1985

The ship entered the Mediterranean Sea for the first combat mission (beginning of 1976). With its presence, the BOD proved the military involvement of the Soviet Union during the conflict between Israel and Lebanon. In the summer of the same year, the ship returned to its home port. Then there were more exits to the Mediterranean (1977-1978, 1979year).

In 1978, for its achievements, the large anti-submarine ship "Kerch" was awarded a special government prize for missile specialization, and a few months later - the pennant of the Ministry of Defense "For courage and military prowess."

Two years later, the ship was awarded the challenge Red Banner of the Military Council of the KChF. In the fall of 1981, the flagship advanced to the combat training ground (water area of Sevastopol). Soviet Marshal K. S. Moskalenko was on board. In the autumn of 1982, the ship took part in the Shield-82 naval exercises, and two years later, in the Soyuz-84 competition. In the summer of 1884, the ship went on an official visit to Varna (fraternal Bulgarian port).

First renovation and improvement

At the end of the visit and refueling, the ship was not destined to go on schedule for the next combat mission. One of the crew members did not check the presence and volume of oil, started the main mechanism, as a result of which the power plant broke down. The ship was taken to the docks for repairs.

After the modernization of the BOD "Kerch" was equipped with new sets of weapons:

• missile system"Trumpet";
• anti-aircraft guns "Storm-N";
• Tsunami communication device;
• systems "Cyclone" and "Boletus";
• with forty-five-millimeter salute guns.

During repairs on the ship, a fire broke out in the officer's canteen. The fire began to be extinguished only after twenty minutes, but the ship was saved, there were no casu alties. In the summer of 1989, Kerch visited Istanbul, and in August went back to Varna.

1993-2011

During mooring, a large anti-submarine ship "Kerch" crashed into a concrete pier in the Sevastopol Bay. As a result, serious deformations of the stern were obtained, it took fourteen days of repair. In June-July 1993, the ship was on the last mission in the twentieth century, where there was contact with American nuclear submarines.

According to the results of 1993, the military vessel won the prize of the Main Committee of the Russian Navy for missile equipment. And the very next year, a large anti-submarine ship (BPK Kerch) was on a campaign in the Mediterranean Sea, which lasted seventeen days. The ship supported Boris Yeltsin's visit to Greece. Later there were transitions to Varna, Cannes and Messina. In 2005, ongoing repairs were carried out in Novorossiysk. In their course, they replaced the turbogenerator, performed some hull work, eliminated six millimeters of shaft line runout and repaired the bottom and outboard fittings.

Interesting facts

"Kerch" - a large anti-submarine ship (262-B, "Stary Oskol" - a new ship, which, by the way, is about to leave the shipyards to replace the old-timer), with which several extraordinary stories are associated. In addition to the fact that he suffered several fires and a ram with a concrete pier, the ship had a chance to sail in 1992 after the collapse of the USSR under the flag of a defunctcountries.

In the summer of 2011, the BOD monitored the American missile cruiser Monterey for two weeks. During the period of being in the mode of constant readiness, the vessel passed over one hundred and eighty thousand nautical miles. As a result of anti-submarine and related operations, it was possible to maintain contact with foreign nuclear submarines for eight hours. With diesel-fueled submarines, this period was about forty hours.

During a scheduled refurbishment in 2014-2015, a fire broke out on the flagship again. This time, the large anti-submarine ship "Kerch" suffered very seriously. The issue of its further disposal is being considered. However, caring people are trying to prevent this and turn the ship into a museum. The ship is also under the patronage of the South-Eastern District of Moscow, the Belgorod and Volgograd administrations.

Conclusion

During the long history of the Soviet Navy, many warships were built, which at that time were considered progressive and modern. Unfortunately, decades could not but affect the condition of the ships. Many of them were disposed of and cut into scrap metal.

So far this fate has been avoided by the BOD "Kerch", the history of the creation and operation of which gives the right to assert with confidence that this is one of the effective flagships of the Black Sea Fleet. Another fire on the ship seriously damaged the equipment, in connection with which the question arises, what to do with the ship next? I hope they find a decent one for him.application - if not in the military field, then as a museum piece.