Russian cruiser Ochakov

Ochakov in 1982
History
Russia
NameOchakov
NamesakeOchakov
Builder61 Communards Shipyard
Laid down19 December 1969
Launched30 April 1971
Commissioned4 November 1973
Decommissioned20 August 2011
StatusScrapped 2015
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

Ochakov was a Kara-class cruiser of the Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet. She was decommissioned in 2011 but remained laid-up in Sevastopol, until on 3 March 2014 she was towed and sunk as a blockship in the channel to Donuzlav lake, in Novoozerne, in western Crimea.[1][2][3] A few months later she was refloated and returned to Inkerman to await scrapping.[4] Ochakov was scrapped at Inkerman in 2015.[5]

  1. ^ "Russia sinks ship to block Ukrainian Navy ships". navaltoday. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Russians Scuttle Another Ship to Block Ukrainian Fleet". IWPR. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  3. ^ Spilman, Rick (6 March 2014). "Russia Scuttles Destroyer Ochakov, Blocking Ukrainian Navy Ships in Donuzlav Lake, Western Crimea". The Old Salt Blog. WeaverTheme.com. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference SP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Ishchenko, Sergei (13 January 2015). "Средиземноморская Цусима". svpressa.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-06-02.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search