Russian cruiser Azov

History
→ Soviet Union → Russia
Name	Azov
Builder	61 Communards Shipyard
Laid down	21 July 1972
Launched	14 September 1973
Commissioned	25 December 1975
Decommissioned	1998
Fate	Scrapped in 2000
General characteristics
Class and type	Kara-class cruiser
Displacement	8,900 tons
Length	173.4 m (568.9 ft)
Beam	18.5 m (60.7 ft)
Draft	5.4 m (17.7 ft)
Propulsion	4 turbine-type generators GTG-12,5A x1250 kW 1 turbine-type generator GTG-6M 600 kW
Speed	32 knots
Range	9,000 miles
Complement	425
Armament	2 quad SS-N-14 Silex anti-submarine missiles 1 twin SA-N-3 Goblet surface-to-air missile launcher (42 missiles) SA-N-4 Gecko surface-to-air missile launchers (44 missiles) SA-N-6 surface-to-air missile (48 missiles) 2 twin 76mm AK-726 dual purpose guns 4 30mm AK-630 CIWS 2 × 5 533 mm PTA-53-1134B torpedo tubes 2 RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers 2 RBU-1000 anti-submarine rocket launchers
Aircraft carried	1 Kamov Ka-25

Azov was a Kara-class missile cruiser of the Soviet and later Russian Navy.

History

Azov was laid down on 21 July 1972, launched on 14 September 1973 and was commissioned on 25 December 1975. The ship was stationed in the Black Sea Fleet. In 1977 the ship was modified to carry the new S-300F (SA-N-6) anti-air missile complex.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union the ship became a part of the Russian Navy. There the cruiser served until 1998, when the ship was decommissioned and scrapped in 2000.

References

• Sevastopol.info- Large ASW destroyer Azov