Krupny Class / Project 57bis
Guided Missile Destroyer

Krupny Class Destroyer

Russian Designations
     Also known as:


Project 57PLO

Manufacturer:

Zhdanov Shipyard at Leningrad

Role:

Guided Missile Destroyer

Year Adopted:

1968

Number in Class:

9 ships
(Produced from 1960-1961)

Displacement:

3,500 tons (Standard)
4,192 tons (Full Load)

Operational Status:

Soviet Union: Obsolete
(all converted to Kanin class)

Armament:

2x SS-N-1 'Scrubber' Missile Launchers*
4x Quad 57mm Anti-Aircraft Guns
2x RBU-2500 ASW Rocket Launchers
2x Triple 533mm (21 inch) torpedo tubes

*each equipped with 6 missiles.

Sensor Suite:

Uncertain at present

Engine:

4x boilers, two geared steam turbines delivering 72,000 hp to two propeller shafts.

Crew:

310 Officers and Sailors

Length:

455.8 feet
(138.9 meters)

Draught:

13.8 feet
(4.2 meters)

Beam:

48.7 feet
(14.8 meters)

Maximum Speed:

34.5 knots

Range:

4,500 Nautical miles (8,340 km) at 14 knots
3,000 Nautical miles at 18 knots

Aircraft:

None

   

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