Kresta II class cruiser

Kresta II class cruiser

The Kresta II Class, Soviet Designation Project 1134A, Berkut A (Golden Eagle) were Soviet guided missile cruisers of the Cold War.

These ships were an Anti-Submarine derivative of the Kresta I class cruiser. These ships had a new anti-submarine missile, new SAMs and advanced sonar. All ships were built by Zhdanov yard, Leningrad.

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References

* [http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/1134.htm Kresta Class - Project 1134] at Federation of American Scientists website
* [http://ship.bsu.by/main.asp?id=100600 article in Russian]


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