OVERVIEW: The KRESTA II class CG is a steam-powered, ASW/AAW cruiser.

DETAILS:   The KRESTA II CG is similar to the KRESTA I class, with improved missiles and electronics.  Additionally, changes in the hull gave this class 38% more below-deck space, allowing the Kresta II to carry more SAMs than the Kresta I.

NOTES: Displacement: 6,000 tons standard
       Speed: 35 knts
       Range: 2,400 nm @ 32 knts; 10,500 nm @ 14 knts
       Complement: 380 (approx.)
       In Commission: 1970-93
       Completed: 10	  

SOURCES: Polmar, Norman, and Siegfried Breyer. Guide to the Soviet Navy. Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute Press, 1983, pg. 140-41 ; Federation of American Scientists. "Kresta Class - Project 1134." Accessed November 17, 2013. http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/1134.htm.




