Russian cruiser Azov

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

History
Soviet Union → Russia
NameAzov
Builder61 Communards Shipyard
Laid down21 July 1972
Launched14 September 1973
Commissioned25 December 1975
Decommissioned1998
FateScrapped in 2000
General characteristics
Class and typeKara-class cruiser
Displacement8,900 tons
Length173.4 m (568.9 ft)
Beam18.5 m (60.7 ft)
Draft5.4 m (17.7 ft)
Propulsion
  • 4 turbine-type generators GTG-12,5A x1250 kW
  • 1 turbine-type generator GTG-6M 600 kW
Speed32 knots
Range9,000 miles
Complement425
Armament
Aircraft carried1 Kamov Ka-25

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.

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