Kresta II-class cruiser

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cruiser
gptkbp:armament anti-ship missiles
100 mm guns
missiles, guns, torpedoes
gptkbp:casualties museum ships
gptkbp:class gptkb:Kresta_I-class_cruiser
gptkbp:countermeasures electronic warfare systems
gptkbp:crew around 300 personnel
gptkbp:currentStatus 1980
gptkbp:debutYear 1967
gptkbp:decommissioned 1990s
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:design 1950s to 1960s
multi-role capabilities
stealth_technology
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:displacement around 10,000 tons
gptkbp:exportedTo Soviet_allies
gptkbp:fate scrapped or preserved
gptkbp:firstPublished 1967
1980s
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity Ka-25 Hormone
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_naval_strategy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kresta II-class cruiser
gptkbp:influenceOn subsequent cruiser classes
gptkbp:innovation 1980s upgrades
gptkbp:launchSite helicopters
gptkbp:length around 150 meters
gptkbp:missileSystem gptkb:SS-N-12_Sandbox
gptkbp:notable_alumni Sverdlov, Kirov
gptkbp:notableOperations NATO_exercises
gptkbp:numberBuilt approximately 20
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Soviet_Navy
gptkbp:operationalRange over 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:previousName 1967
gptkbp:primaryMission fleet air defense
gptkbp:propulsion gas turbine engines
gptkbp:radar air and surface search radar
gptkbp:retirementYear end_of_Cold_War
gptkbp:role anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:secondaryMission surface warfare
gptkbp:security reduced radar cross-section
gptkbp:services 1960s to 1990s
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Kresta_III-class_cruiser
gptkbp:supportRole integrated combat system
gptkbp:technology modern naval designs
gptkbp:torpedoSystem torpedo tubes