Soviet frigate Razumnyy

Razumnyy (Russian: Разумный, "Clever") was a Soviet Navy 1135 Burevestnik-class Large Anti-Submarine Ship (Большой Противолодочный Корабль, BPK) or Krivak-class frigate.

Razumnyy 750 miles west of Midway Island in 1985.
History
Soviet Union
Name: Razumnyy
Namesake: Russian for Clever
Builder: Yantar, Kaliningrad
Yard number: 156
Laid down: 26 June 1972
Launched: 20 July 1973
Commissioned: 30 September 1974
Decommissioned: 16 March 1998
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; 2x M-8K gas-turbines, 34,000 shp; 2x M-62 gas-turbines (cruise), 12,000 shp
Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h)
Range: 3,515 nmi (6,510 km) at 18 knots (33 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:

Design

Razumnyy displaced 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 and was 123 m (404 ft) in length.[1] Power was provided by a combination of two 17,000 horsepower (13,000 kW) M8K and two 6,000 horsepower (4,500 kW) M62 gas turbines installed as a COGAG set named М7К 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 millimetres (21.0 in) torpedoes and a pair of RBU-6000 213 mm (8 in) anti-submarine rocket launchers.[3]

Service

Razumnyy was deployed to the Baltic Fleet on 15 November 1974 as part of the 128th Brigate, subsequently moving to the Pacific Fleet on 22 June 1975 to serve in 173rd Brigade.[4] The vessel was designated a Guard Ship (Сторожевой Корабль, SKR) from 28 July 1977.[5]

Razumnyy served mainly in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. In 1977, together with sister-ship Storozhevoy, Razumnyy undertook operations off the Kuril Islands and in the Sea of Okhotsk. 1978 saw operations with another sister-ship, Rezkiy, in the Sea of Okhotsk, Sea of Japan, and the Indian Ocean, tracking US Navy Virginia class cruiser Fox, and a visit to Aden. 1979 saw operations in the Indian Ocean with Retivyy and Rezkiy, along with Project 641 submarines B-33 and B-112.[4]

Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Sergey Gorshkov paid a visit to Razumnyy in 1983. On 21 May 1987, the ship was involved in tracking Virginia-class cruiser Arkansas in the Sea of Okhotsk and, in April 1988, anti-submarine operations with Retivyy in the seas off the Kamchatka Peninsula. Razumnyy was decommissioned on 16 March 1998.[4]

Selected Pennant numbers
Pennant NumberDate
2011975[2]
8021976
6231981
6401984
6021987
6331990
6011995

References
  1. Sharpe, Richard (1988). Jane's Fighting Ships. London: Janes. p. 584.
  2. "Guard Ships Project 1135". Russian Ships. 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  3. Baker, A. D. (2002). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 2002-2003. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. pp. 637–638.
  4. Holm, Michael. "Project 1135 Krivak I class". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  5. van Gogin, Ivan (2017). "BDITELNYY large ASW ships (project 1135) (1970 - 1981)". Navypedia. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
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