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 & 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

→ 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 & 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