Krivak class frigate
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The Project 1135 Burevestnik (Storm Petrel) class were a series of frigate
s built for the Soviet Navy
. These ship are commonly known by their NATO reporting name
of Krivak and are divided into Krivak-I, Krivak-II, (both Navy) and Krivak-III (Coast Guard) classes.
These ships were designed as a successor to the Riga class
. The design started in the late 1950s and matured as an anti-submarine ship in the 1960s. A total of 40 ships were built, 32 ships for the Soviet Navy
(Russian Navy) and 8 modified ships of Nerey (Krivak III) subclass for the KGB Maritime Border Guard
. Currently 7 of Nerey subclass are in FSB Coast Guard and one is part of Ukrainian Navy.
The ship's unique features—the bow missile box, the stack and the angled mast, earned it a rap-like nickname among U. S.
sailors that comes from their foreign ship silhouette identification training — "Hot dog pack, Smokestack, Guns in Back — Krivak."
How many ships that remain in active duty today is uncertain. According to some sources Russia has four units in service and the Ukrainian Navy
one. Russian press listed three units operational in February 2008, one with the Baltic Fleet and two with the Black Sea Fleet (BSF).
The Indian Navy ordered six frigates of upgraded Project 11356 as the Talwar Class. Three ships were be delivered in 2003-2004. Three more are under construction and will be delivered in 2011-2012.
On 12 Oct, 2010, it was announced that the Yantar Yard at Kaliningrad
on the Baltic
had won a contract to construct three new warships for the Russian Navy. The construction of the frigates for the Russian Navy will be carried out in parallel with the construction of the same-type frigates for the Indian Navy.
All ships were built in Kerch.
Seven ships are operated by the Russian Maritime Border Guard
(2008)
Operated by the Ukrainian Navy
in the 1990s. They are known as Talwar-class frigates
in Indian naval service. Three more, armed with the Brahmos
missile, were ordered on 14 Jul 2007.
were ordered for the Black Sea Fleet to be built by the Yantar Yard in Kaliningrad which is also building the Talwar class for the Indian Navy.
Frigate
A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...
s built for the Soviet Navy
Soviet Navy
The Soviet Navy was the naval arm of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy would have played an instrumental role in a Warsaw Pact war with NATO, where it would have attempted to prevent naval convoys from bringing reinforcements across the Atlantic Ocean...
. These ship are commonly known by their NATO reporting name
NATO reporting name
NATO reporting names are classified code names for military equipment of the Eastern Bloc...
of Krivak and are divided into Krivak-I, Krivak-II, (both Navy) and Krivak-III (Coast Guard) classes.
These ships were designed as a successor to the Riga class
Riga class frigate
The Riga class was the NATO reporting name for class of frigates built for the Soviet Navy in the 1950s. The Soviet designation for these ships was Storozhevoi Korabl Project 50 Gornostay . The Riga class were analogous to World War II era destroyer escorts.-Design:These ships were a smaller and...
. The design started in the late 1950s and matured as an anti-submarine ship in the 1960s. A total of 40 ships were built, 32 ships for the Soviet Navy
Soviet Navy
The Soviet Navy was the naval arm of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy would have played an instrumental role in a Warsaw Pact war with NATO, where it would have attempted to prevent naval convoys from bringing reinforcements across the Atlantic Ocean...
(Russian Navy) and 8 modified ships of Nerey (Krivak III) subclass for the KGB Maritime Border Guard
USSR Border Troops
Soviet Border Troops, were the militarized border guard of the Soviet Union, subordinated to its subsequently reorganized state security agency: first to Cheka/OGPU, then to NKVD/MGB and, finally, to KGB...
. Currently 7 of Nerey subclass are in FSB Coast Guard and one is part of Ukrainian Navy.
The ship's unique features—the bow missile box, the stack and the angled mast, earned it a rap-like nickname among U. S.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
sailors that comes from their foreign ship silhouette identification training — "Hot dog pack, Smokestack, Guns in Back — Krivak."
How many ships that remain in active duty today is uncertain. According to some sources Russia has four units in service and the Ukrainian Navy
Ukrainian Navy
The Ukrainian Naval Forces is the navy of Ukraine and part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It was established in 1992. It consists of 5 branches: surface forces, submarine forces, Navy aviation, coast rocket-artillery and marines...
one. Russian press listed three units operational in February 2008, one with the Baltic Fleet and two with the Black Sea Fleet (BSF).
The Indian Navy ordered six frigates of upgraded Project 11356 as the Talwar Class. Three ships were be delivered in 2003-2004. Three more are under construction and will be delivered in 2011-2012.
On 12 Oct, 2010, it was announced that the Yantar Yard at Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea...
on the Baltic
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
had won a contract to construct three new warships for the Russian Navy. The construction of the frigates for the Russian Navy will be carried out in parallel with the construction of the same-type frigates for the Indian Navy.
Versions
- Project 1135, Burevestnik: Design process started in 1956 as an anti-surface frigate successor to the Riga-class frigate. The role changed to an anti-submarine ship powered by gas turbines and armed with the SS-N-14SS-N-14Metel Anti-Ship Complex is a Russian family of anti-submarine missiles and warheads. There are different anti-submarine variants for cruisers and frigates, and a later version with a shaped charge that can be used against shipping as well as submarines.The missile carries an underslung...
missile. The main building yards were Zhdanov YardSevernaya VerfSevernaya Verf is a shipyard in Saint Petersburg and major shipyard producing both naval and civilian ships. Originally was founded exclusively for military shipbuilding....
, LeningradLeningradLeningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
, Yantar Yard, Kaliningrad and Kamysh Burun yard, KerchKerchKerch is a city on the Kerch Peninsula of eastern Crimea, an important industrial, transport and tourist centre of Ukraine. Kerch, founded 2600 years ago, is considered as one of the most ancient cities in Ukraine.-Ancient times:...
. NATO referred to these ships as Krivak I class.
- Project 1135 M, Burevestnik M: This group of ships were fitted with single 100mm guns instead of the twin 76mm weapons of the Burevestnik. They also had a redesigned Variable Depth Sonar (VDS) installation. All of these ships were built in Kaliningrad. NATO referred to these ships as Krivak II class.
- Project 1135.1 Nerei (NereusNereusIn Greek mythology, Nereus was the eldest son of Pontus and Gaia , a Titan who with Doris fathered the Nereids, with whom Nereus lived in the Aegean Sea. In the Iliad the Old Man of the Sea is the father of Nereids, though Nereus is not directly named...
): These ships lacked the SS-N-14 missile system, which was replaced by a helicopter and hangar, and only one 100 mm gun at the bow of the ship. These ships were built for and operated by the KGBKGBThe KGB was the commonly used acronym for the . It was the national security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991, and was the premier internal security, intelligence, and secret police organization during that time.The State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus currently uses the...
Maritime Border Guard. NATO referred to these ships as Krivak III class.
- Project 1135.2: This was a modernisation of the Burevestnik ships Zharkiy and Leningradski Komsomolets (renamed Legkiy). The refit involved replacing the RBU-6000RBU-6000The RBU-6000 Smerch-2 is a 213 mm caliber Soviet anti-submarine rocket launcher. It is similar in principle to the Royal Navy Hedgehog system used during the Second World War...
anti submarine mortars with SS-N-25 anti-ship missiles, new radar, sonar and ECM equipment. The two ships completed their refits in 1991 and others were to have been modernised but the programme was cancelled with the collapse of the Soviet Union. NATO referred to these ships as Krivak IV class.
- Talwar classTalwar class frigateThe Talwar class is a new class of frigates designed and built by Russia for the Indian Navy. The Talwar class guided missile frigates, also known as the Type 1135.6, are modified Krivak III class frigates from Russia...
: this is an advanced derivative built for the Indian NavyIndian NavyThe Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. The President of India serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff , usually a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral, commands the Navy...
from 1999 to 2003. It could have been called Krivak-IV.
- Admiral Grigorovich classAdmiral Grigorovich class frigateThe Admiral Grigorovich class is the latest class of frigates ordered by the Russian Navy for the Black Sea Fleet. Three ships have been ordered so far to be built by the "Yantar" shipyard in Kaliningrad. The frigates are based on the Talwar-class frigate, six of which were ordered by the Indian...
(also known as project 11356 (or 1135.6)): This is expected to be completed in similar configuration as the Talwar class. Three ships are ordered for the Black Sea Fleet, with the first one laid down on December 18, 2010; two or more ships planned. These ships could have been called the Krivak-V class.
- Admiral Gorshkov classAdmiral Sergei Gorshkov class frigateThe Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates, also known as Project 22350, are a class of frigate of the Russian Navy. They have been designed by the Severnoye Design Bureau, Saint Petersburg, the lead ship being named after Sergey Gorshkov.- Design :...
(Project 22350): the most modern Russian frigate class is a new design derived from the Talwar class.
Burevestnik
- Bditelnyy (Watchful, 1970)
- Bodryy (Brisk, 1971)
- Svirepyy (Fierce, 1971) (Vigilant, 1972), this ship was involved in a mutiny in 1975, which inspired the novel The Hunt for Red OctoberThe Hunt for Red OctoberThe Hunt for Red October is a 1984 novel by Tom Clancy. The story follows the intertwined adventures of Soviet submarine captain Marko Aleksandrovich Ramius and CIA analyst Jack Ryan.The novel was originally published by the U.S...
- Razyashchiy (Striking, 1973)
- Razumnyy (Clever, 1974)
- Druzhnyy (Friendly, 1975) — currently on the Moscow River in northwest Moscow, intended to become a floating museum but work not started.
- Dostoynyy (Virtuous, 1971)
- Doblestnyy (Valourous, 1973)
- Deyatelnyy (Active, 1973) (Serene, 1978), collided with USS Yorktown (CG-48)USS Yorktown (CG-48)USS Yorktown was a in the United States Navy from 1984 to 2004, named for the American Revolutionary War Battle of Yorktown.-History:...
in February 1988 in what some observers have called "the last incident of the Cold WarCold WarThe Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
" - Bezukoriznennyy (Irreproachable, 1980)
- Ladnyy (Harmonious, 1980), involved in the hunt for lost cargo ship MV Arctic SeaMV Arctic SeaThe MV Arctic Sea is a merchant vessel cargo ship, formerly of Malta that was reported as missing between late July and mid August 2009 en route from Finland to Algeria. On July 24, the Arctic Sea, manned by a Russian crew and carrying a cargo of what was declared to consist solely of timber, was...
in 2009. - Poryvistyy (Impetuous, 1980)
- Zharkiy (Heated, 1975)
- Retivy (Ardent, 1976)
- Leningradskiy Komsomolets (1976), renamed Legkiy (Light) in 1992
- Letuchiy (Flighty, 1977)
- Pylkiy (Fervent, 1979), active in Feb 2008
- Zadornyy (Passionate, 1979)
Burevestnik M
- Bessmennyy (Unchanging, 1979)
- Gordelivy (Proud, 1979)
- Gromkiy (Loud, 1979)
- Grozyashchiy (Threatening, 1977)
- Neukrotimyy (Untamable/Indomitable, 1978) — damaged by pyrotechnic mine during St. Petersburg Navy Day rehearsal July 2005
- Pytlivyy (Keen, 1982), active in Feb 2008
- Razitelnyy (Striking, 1977)
- Revnostnyy (Zealous, 1980)
- Rezkiy (Sharp, 1976)
- Rezvyy (Frisky, 1975)
- Ryavnyy (Spirited, 1980)
Nerey
Seven ships are operated by the Russian Maritime Border Guard
Border Guard Service of Russia
The Border Service of Russia , also called the Border Force of Russia is a branch of Federal Security Service of Russia tasked with patrol of the Russian border. In English, the terms "Border Guards" and "Border Troops" are frequently used to designate this service...
(2008)
- Menzhinskiy (1984)—named after Vyacheslav MenzhinskyVyacheslav MenzhinskyVyacheslav Rudolfovich Menzhinsky was a Polish-Russian revolutionary, a Soviet statesman and Party official who served as chairman of the OGPU from 1926 to 1934...
an OGPU chairman in 1930s - Dzerzhinskiy (1985)—named after Felix Edmundovich DzerzhinskyFelix Edmundovich DzerzhinskyFelix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky was a Communist revolutionary, famous as the first director of the Bolshevik secret police, the Cheka, known later by many names during the history of the Soviet Union...
the founder of the KGB - Oryol (ex-Imeni XXVII syezda KPSS, 1987)—renamed after the city of OrelOryolOryol or Orel is a city and the administrative center of Oryol Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River, approximately south-southwest of Moscow...
- Anadyr (ex-Imeni 70-Letiya Pogranichnykh, commemorating 70 years of the USSR Border Troops, 1988) renamed after the Anadyr Peninsula
- Pskov (ex-Imeni LXX Letiya VChk-KGB, 1988)—renamed after the city of PskovPskovPskov is an ancient city and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, Russia, located in the northwest of Russia about east from the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population: -Early history:...
- Kedrov (1989)
- Vorovskiy (1990)
Operated by the Ukrainian Navy
- Hetman Sahaydachniy (U130)Hetman Sahaydachniy (U130)Hetman Sahaydachniy is a Nerei / Menzhinskiy class of the Ukrainian Navy. Its home port is Sevastopol. Since November 15, 2006 until November 16, 2007 it was undergoing major repairs in Mykolaiv which cost 15 million hryvnia...
: built for the Ukrainian NavyUkrainian NavyThe Ukrainian Naval Forces is the navy of Ukraine and part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It was established in 1992. It consists of 5 branches: surface forces, submarine forces, Navy aviation, coast rocket-artillery and marines...
after the collapse of the Soviet UnionSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, named after Petro KonashevychPetro KonashevychPetro Konashevych-Sahaidachnyi, , was a Hetman of Registered Cossacks and the Kosh Otaman of Zaporozhian Host from 1601–1618, a brilliant military leader both on land and sea. While being a Cossack Hetman, he transformed the Cossack Host into a regular military formation and imparted a statist...
, a 17th century Ukrainian CossackCossackCossacks are a group of predominantly East Slavic people who originally were members of democratic, semi-military communities in what is today Ukraine and Southern Russia inhabiting sparsely populated areas and islands in the lower Dnieper and Don basins and who played an important role in the...
leader - A second Ukrainian ship to be named Hetman Bayda Vyshnevetsky was cancelled.
Project 11356 in Indian Navy (Talwar class)
Three improved Nerei frigates were sold to the Indian NavyIndian Navy
The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. The President of India serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff , usually a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral, commands the Navy...
in the 1990s. They are known as Talwar-class frigates
Talwar class frigate
The Talwar class is a new class of frigates designed and built by Russia for the Indian Navy. The Talwar class guided missile frigates, also known as the Type 1135.6, are modified Krivak III class frigates from Russia...
in Indian naval service. Three more, armed with the Brahmos
BrahMos
BrahMos is a stealth supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land. It is a joint venture between Republic of India's Defence Research and Development Organisation and Russian Federation's NPO Mashinostroeyenia who have together formed BrahMos Aerospace...
missile, were ordered on 14 Jul 2007.
- INS Talwar (F40)INS Talwar (F40)INS Talwar is the lead ship of the Talwar class frigates of the Indian Navy. Its name means "Sword" in Hindi . It was built in Russia, and commissioned into the Indian Navy in 2003....
(2003) - INS Trishul (F43)INS Trishul (F43)INS Trishul is the second ship of the of the Indian Navy.-Design:Trishul belongs to the Talwar class of frigates. The Talwar class guided missile frigates are modified Krivak III class frigates built by Russia. These ships use stealth technologies and a special hull design to ensure a reduced...
(2003) - INS Tabar (F44)INS Tabar (F44)INS Tabar is the third of the s of the Indian Navy. The frigate was commissioned on 19 April 2004 in Kaliningrad, Russia. INS Tabar is the first vessel in the Talwar class to be armed with supersonic BrahMos anti-ship cruise missiles. She is also equipped with Barak missiles...
(2004) - INS Teg F45 - launched in Dec 2009, to be delivered in mid-2011
- INS Tarkash F46 - launched in 23 Jun 2010, will be delivered in 2011/2012
- INS Trikand F50 - will be launched in 25 May 2011 , will be delivered in 2012
Project 11356M in Russian Navy
Three frigates of the Admiral Grigorovich classAdmiral Grigorovich class frigate
The Admiral Grigorovich class is the latest class of frigates ordered by the Russian Navy for the Black Sea Fleet. Three ships have been ordered so far to be built by the "Yantar" shipyard in Kaliningrad. The frigates are based on the Talwar-class frigate, six of which were ordered by the Indian...
were ordered for the Black Sea Fleet to be built by the Yantar Yard in Kaliningrad which is also building the Talwar class for the Indian Navy.
- Admiral Grigorovich - ordered for BSF - laid down in 18 December 2010 , will be delivered in 2013
- Admiral Essen - ordered for BSF - laid down in 8 July 2011, will be delivered in 2013/2014
- Admiral Makarov - ordered for BSF - will be delivered in 2014
- TBD - planned for BSF - planned to be delivered till 2015
- TBD - planned for BSF - planned to be delivered till 2015
- TBD - planned for BSF - planned to be delivered till 2016
External links
Article Article from FAS Article from Warfare.ru Photoalbum Krivak-2 Class Frigate "Pitlivy"- http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/08/01/flagship.shtml - 1995 mine accident All Krivak I and II Class Frigates - Complete Ship List All Krivak III Class Frigates - Complete Ship List