Kara-class cruiser

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Kerch in 2007
Class overview
Name	Kara class
Builders	61 Communards Shipyard, Mykolaiv
Operators	Soviet Navy  Russian Navy
Preceded by	Kresta II class
Succeeded by	Kirov class Slava class
Built	1968–1979
In commission	1971–2014
Completed	7
Retired	7
General characteristics
Type	Guided missile cruiser
Displacement	8,200 tons standard 9,700 tons full load[1]
Length	173.2 m (568 ft 3 in)
Beam	18.6 m (61 ft 0 in)
Draught	6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft COGAG, 4x DN59 2x DS71 gas turbines, 120,000 hp (89,000 kW)
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	9,000 nmi (17,000 km)
Complement	380
Armament	2 × quad Metel Anti-Ship Complex anti-submarine missiles 2 × twin M-11 Shtorm surface-to-air missile launchers (80 missiles) 2 x twin 9K33 Osa surface-to-air missile launchers (40 missiles) 2 × twin 76 mm (3 in) AK-726 naval guns 4 × 30 mm (1 in) AK-630 CIWS 2 × 5 533 mm (21 in) PTA-53-1134B torpedo tubes 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers 2 × RBU-1000 anti-submarine rocket launchers 24 × S-300F surface-to-air missiles (Azov)
Aircraft carried	1 × Ka-25 or Ka-27 series helicopter
Aviation facilities	Helipad

The Kara class, Soviet designation Project 1134B Berkut B ("golden eagle"), was a class of guided missile cruisers ("large anti-submarine warfare ship," in Soviet classification) built for the Soviet Navy between 1968 and 1976 . NATO classified the type as cruisers mainly due to their size and the presence of the Metel (SS-N-14 Silex) anti-ship missile system, capable of striking both submarines and surface vessels.