Soviet frigate Pytlivyy

	Pytlivyy underway on 1 November 1986.
History
Soviet Union → Russia
Name	Pytlivyy
Namesake	Russian for Inquisitive
Builder	Yantar shipyard, Kaliningrad
Yard number	169
Laid down	27 June 1979
Launched	16 April 1981
Commissioned	30 November 1981
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Project 1135M Burevestnik frigate
Displacement	2,935 t (2,889 long tons; 3,235 short tons) (standard); 3,305 t (3,253 long tons; 3,643 short tons) (full load);
Length	123 m (403 ft 7 in)
Beam	14.2 m (46 ft 7 in)
Draft	4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Installed power	44,000 shp (33,000 kW)
Propulsion	4 gas turbines; COGAG; 2 shafts
Speed	32 kn (59 km/h)
Range	3,900 nmi (7,223 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h)
Complement	23 officers, 171 ratings
Sensors and ; processing systems	MR-310A Angara-A air/surface search radar; Don navigational radar; MR-143 Lev-214 fire control radar; MG-332T Titan-2T, MG-325 Vega, 2 MG-7 Braslet and MGS-400K sonars;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	PK-16 decoy-dispenser system
Armament	4 × URPK-5 Rastrub (SS-N-14 'Silex') anti-submarine and anti-shipping missiles (1×4); 4 × ZIF-122 4K33 launchers (2×2) with 40 4K33 OSA-M (SA-N-4'Gecko') surface to air missiles (2×2); 2 × 100 mm (4 in) AK-100 guns (2×1); 2 × RBU-6000 Smerch-2 anti-submarine rockets; 8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (2×4);

Pytlivyy (also transliterated Pytlivy or Pytliviy, Russian: Пытливый, "Inquisitive") is a Project 1135M Burevestnik-class (Russian: Буревестник, "Petrel") Guard Ship (Сторожевой Корабль, SKR) or 'Krivak II'-class frigate that served with the Soviet and Russian navies. Launched on 16 April 1981, the vessel was designed to operate as an anti-submarine vessel, with an armament built around the Metel Anti-Ship Complex. Part of the Black Sea Fleet, the vessel undertook friendly visits to Algeria, Greece, and Malta, at the last hosting a meeting between the Soviet and US leaders Mikhail Gorbachev and George H. W. Bush. In 1991, the ship was transferred to the Russian Navy following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and, following a three-year repair, took part in a number of joint exercises with other navies. For example, 2003 found the vessel operating alongside the Indian Navy and 2005 with the Italian Navy. In 2006, Pytlivyy took part in NATO's Operation Active Endeavour and subsequently formed part of Russia's presence in the Mediterranean Sea in the war against terrorism in the early 21st century. The ship also operated as part of the Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war. As of 2021, Pytlivyy remains in service.

History
Pytlivyy underway on 1 November 1986.
Soviet Union → Russia
Name	Pytlivyy
Namesake	Russian for Inquisitive
Builder	Yantar shipyard, Kaliningrad
Yard number	169
Laid down	27 June 1979
Launched	16 April 1981
Commissioned	30 November 1981
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Project 1135M Burevestnik frigate
Displacement	2,935 t (2,889 long tons; 3,235 short tons) (standard) 3,305 t (3,253 long tons; 3,643 short tons) (full load)
Length	123 m (403 ft 7 in)
Beam	14.2 m (46 ft 7 in)
Draft	4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Installed power	44,000 shp (33,000 kW)
Propulsion	4 gas turbines; COGAG; 2 shafts
Speed	32 kn (59 km/h)
Range	3,900 nmi (7,223 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h)
Complement	23 officers, 171 ratings
Sensors and processing systems	MR-310A Angara-A air/surface search radar Don navigational radar MR-143 Lev-214 fire control radar MG-332T Titan-2T, MG-325 Vega, 2 MG-7 Braslet and MGS-400K sonars
Electronic warfare & decoys	PK-16 decoy-dispenser system
Armament	4 × URPK-5 Rastrub (SS-N-14 'Silex') anti-submarine and anti-shipping missiles (1×4) 4 × ZIF-122 4K33 launchers (2×2) with 40 4K33 OSA-M (SA-N-4'Gecko') surface to air missiles (2×2) 2 × 100 mm (4 in) AK-100 guns (2×1) 2 × RBU-6000 Smerch-2 anti-submarine rockets 8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (2×4)