| Soviet frigate Bodryy | |
|---|---|
 An aerial port bow view of Bodryy underway in 1975. | |
| Career (Soviet Union) |   |
| Name: | Bodryy |
| Namesake: | Russian for Brisk |
| Builder: | Yantar, Kaliningrad |
| Yard number: | 152 |
| Laid down: | 15 January 1969 |
| Launched: | 15 April 1971 |
| Commissioned: | 31 December 1971 |
| Decommissioned: | 17 July 1997 |
| Struck: | 31 July 1997 |
| Fate: | Scrapped at Yantar, 1998 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Project 1135 Burevestnik frigate |
| Displacement: | 2,835 tonnes (2,790 long tons; 3,125 short tons) standard, 3,190 tonnes (3,140 long tons; 3,520 short tons) full load |
| Length: | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Beam: | 142 m (466 ft) |
| Draft: | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft; COGAG; 2x M-3 gas-turbines, 36,000 shp; 2x M-60 gas-turbines (cruise), 12,000 shp |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,000 nmi (7,408 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Complement: | 23 officers, 169 men |
| Sensors and processing systems: | MR-310A Angara-A air/surface search radar, Volga navigation radar, Don navigation radar, MG-332 Titan-2, MG-325 Vega, 2 MG-7 Braslet and MGS-400K sonars |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: | PK-16 ship-borne decoy dispenser system |
| Armament: |
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Bodryy ([Бодрый] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), "brisk") was a Soviet Navy 1135 Burevestnik-class Large Anti-Submarine Ship (Большой Противолодочный Корабль, BPK) or Krivak-class frigate).
Design[]
Bodryy was the second Project 1135 ship laid down.[1] Displacing 2,835 tonnes (2,790 long tons; 3,125 short tons) standard and 3,190 tonnes (3,140 long tons; 3,520 short tons) full load, the vessel was 123 m (404 ft) in length.[2] Power was provided by a combination of two 18,000 horsepower (13,000 kW) M3 and two 6,000 horsepower (4,500 kW) M60 gas turbines, driving two fixed pitch screws, for a design speed of 32 knots (59 km/h).[2]
The ship was designed for Anti-submarine warfare around four URPK-3 Metel missiles (NATO reporting name SS-N-14 'Silex'), backed up by 533 millimetres (21.0 in) torpedoes and a pair of RBU-6000 213 mm (8 in) anti-submarine rocket launchers. The main armament was upgraded to URPK-5 Rastrub (SS-N-14B) between 1982 and 1984.[3]
Service[]
Bodryy was commissioned with the Baltic Fleet on 14 February 1972 as part of the 128th Brigate.[3] In the 1970s, eight out ten of the crew were commended by the commanding officer for their combat and political training.[4] Designated a Guard Ship (Сторожевой Корабль, SKR) from 28 July 1977.,[5] the ship operated in the Mediterranean, Atlantic and Caribbean Sea until being decommissioned on 17 July 1997.[3]
Pennant numbers[]
| Pennant Number | Date |
|---|---|
| 220 | 1970 |
| 503 | 1971 |
| 222 | 1972 |
| 517, 508 | 1974 |
| 204 | 1975 |
| 513 | 1975 |
| 505 | 1977 |
| 514 | 1978 |
| 788 | 1978 |
| 705 | 1979 |
| 724 | 1981 |
| 704 | 1984 |
| 722 | 1988 |
| 710 | 1990 |
References[]
- ↑ Baker, A. D. (2002). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 2002-2003. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. pp. 637–638. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_ow-AQAAIAAJ.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Guard Ships Project 1135". 2016. http://russianships.info/eng/warships. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Holm, Michael. "Project 1135 Krivak I class". http://www.ww2.dk/new/navy/krivak-1.htm. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ↑ Polmar, Norman (1983). Guide to the Soviet Navy. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 54. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5sEgAAAAMAAJ.
- ↑ van Gogin, Ivan (2017). "BDITELNYY large ASW ships (project 1135) (1970 - 1981)". http://www.navypedia.org/ships/russia/ru_es_bditelnyy.htm. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
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