Soviet frigate Bditelnyy

A port bow view of Bditelnyy during the BALTOPS exercise in 1993.
History
Soviet Union
Name: Bditelnyy
Namesake: Russian for Watchful
Builder: Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad
Yard number: 151
Laid down: 21 July 1968
Launched: 28 March 1970
Commissioned: 31 December 1970
Decommissioned: 31 July 1996
General characteristics
Class and 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:

Bditel'nyy or Bditelnyy (Russian: Бдительный, "Watchful") 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-4 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 NumberDate
5001970
509,502,5201974
2051975
512,515,2501977
7001978
7191982
7441983
7131987
7441988
7071991

References

  1. ↑ Baker, A. D. (2002). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 2002–2003. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. pp. 637–638.
  2. 1 2 "Guard Ships Project 1135". Russian Ships. 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Holm, Michael. "Project 1135 Krivak I class". Soviet Armed Forces 1945–1991. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  4. ↑ van Gogin, Ivan (2017). "BDITELNYY large ASW ships (project 1135) (1970–1981)". Navypedia. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
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