Kara-class cruiser

	Kerch in 2007
Class overview
Name	Kara class
Builders	61 Communards Shipyard, Mykolaiv
Operators	Soviet Navy; Russian Navy;
Preceded by	Kresta II class
Succeeded by	Kirov class; Slava class;
Built	1968–1979
In commission	1971–2014
Completed	7
Retired	7
General characteristics
Type	Guided missile cruiser
Displacement	8,200 tons standard; 9,700 tons full load;
Length	173.2 m (568 ft 3 in)
Beam	18.6 m (61 ft 0 in)
Draught	6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft COGAG, 4x DN59 2x DS71 gas turbines, 120,000 hp (89,000 kW)
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	9,000 nmi (17,000 km)
Complement	380
Armament	2 × quad Metel Anti-Ship Complex anti-submarine missiles ; 2 × twin M-11 Shtorm surface-to-air missile launchers (80 missiles) ; 2 x twin 9K33 Osa surface-to-air missile launchers (40 missiles); 2 × twin 76 mm (3 in) AK-726 naval guns; 4 × 30 mm (1 in) AK-630 CIWS; 2 × 5 533 mm (21 in) PTA-53-1134B torpedo tubes; 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers ; 2 × RBU-1000 anti-submarine rocket launchers ; 24 × S-300F surface-to-air missiles (Azov);
Aircraft carried	1 × Ka-25 or Ka-27 series helicopter
Aviation facilities	Helipad

The Kara class, Soviet designation Project 1134B Berkut B (golden eagle), was a class of guided missile cruisers (large anti-submarine warfare ship in Soviet classification) built in the Soviet Union for the Soviet Navy. The NATO lists the class as "cruisers" mainly due to the Metel (SS-N-14 Silex) anti-ship missile system capable of striking not only submarines, but also surface vessels.

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