“Kerch” will become a museum. Large anti-submarine ship "Kerch": description, history and interesting facts
The large anti-submarine ship "Kerch" is the third of the known seven ships of Project 1134 B, which were created in Nikolaev (in Ukraine). For a long time, these BODs were the most powerful surface units (until the subsequent creation of the design series numbered 1155). The vessel is intended to participate in search and strike groups to identify and eliminate enemy nuclear submarines in any part of the ocean. The ship received its name in honor of the hero city of the same name. Recently he was assigned to the Black Sea Fleet as part of the Russian Federation. It is one of two ships of the first rank. The second is the cruiser called "Moscow".
Construction
In fact, at the beginning of 2011, six of the seven ships of the project (1971-1979), which were part of the Soviet fleet, were excluded from the units, as well as subordinate to the Russian Navy, and dismantled for scrap. Only the unique large anti-submarine ship (Project 1134 B) “Kerch” remains operational in the Black Sea Fleet.
Construction of the ship began in 1971, under the construction index 2003. The ship was first launched in July of the seventy-second year, and it entered service at the end of 1974. A Soviet flag was hoisted on the deck of the military craft, which was included in the 70th brigade of the 30th anti-submarine defense division of the Black Sea Fleet. The official home port was the city of Sevastopol; in 1999, the tail number was changed to 733.
Characteristics
Below are the main technical parameters of the Black Sea Fleet flagship:
- standard/maximum displacement - 6700/8565 tons;
- length/width/draft - 173.5/18.55/6.35 meters (maximum);
- power units - four DN-59 gas turbine engines combined with a pair of DS-71 gas turbine engines;
- power indicator - one hundred two thousand eight hundred horsepower;
- speed parameters (cruising/full) - 18/33 knots;
- cruising duration at 32 knots - 2,760 miles;
- propulsion unit - 2*false propeller;
- autonomy - one and a half months for provisions, thirty days for fuel and water reserves;
- crew - four hundred thirty people.
The domestic large anti-submarine ship “Kerch” changed its side numbers several times. The last index is 713.
1976-1985
The ship went on its first combat mission to the Mediterranean Sea (early 1976). With its presence, the BOD proved its military participation during the conflict between Israel and Lebanon. In the summer of the same year, the ship returned to its home port. Then there were more trips to the Mediterranean (1977-1978, 1979).
In 1978, for its achievements, the large anti-submarine ship "Kerch" was awarded a special government prize for missile specialization, and a few months later - the Ministry of Defense pennant "For courage and combat valor."
Two years later, the ship was awarded the challenge Red Banner of the Military Council of the KChF. In the fall of 1981, the flagship moved to the combat training ground (the waters of Sevastopol). Soviet Marshal K. S. Moskalenko was present on board. In the fall of 1982, the ship took part in the Shield-82 naval exercises, and two years later in the Soyuz-84 competition. In the summer of 1884, the ship set off on an official visit to Varna (a brotherly Bulgarian port).
First repairs and improvements
At the end of the visit and refueling, the ship was not destined to go on schedule for the next combat mission. One of the crew members did not check the presence and volume of oil and started the main mechanism, as a result of which the power plant broke down. The ship was taken to the docks for repair work.
After modernization, the Kerch BOD was equipped with new weapon sets:
- missile system "Rastrub";
- anti-aircraft guns "Storm-N";
- communication device "Tsunami";
- systems “Cyclone” and “Podberezovik”;
- salute forty-five-millimeter guns.
During repairs on the ship, a fire occurred in the officers' mess. They began to extinguish the fire only after twenty minutes, but the ship was saved without casualties. In the summer of 1989, “Kerch” visited Istanbul, and in August went again to Varna.
1993-2011
While mooring, the large anti-submarine ship Kerch crashed into the concrete pier of Sevastopol Bay. As a result, serious deformations of the stern were obtained, requiring fourteen days of repairs. In June-July 1993, the ship was on the last mission in the twentieth century, where there was contact with American nuclear submarines.
Based on the results of 1993, the military vessel won the prize of the Main Committee of the Russian Navy for Missile Equipment. And the very next year, a large anti-submarine ship (BPK Kerch) was on a voyage in the Mediterranean Sea, which lasted seventeen days. The ship supported Boris Yeltsin's visit to Greece. Subsequently there were transitions to Varna, Cannes and Messina. In 2005, ongoing repair work was carried out in Novorossiysk. During their course, they replaced the turbogenerator, performed some hull work, eliminated six millimeters of runout in the shaft line, and repaired the bottom and outboard fittings.
"Kerch" is a large anti-submarine ship (262-B, "Stary Oskol" - a new ship, which, by the way, is about to leave the shipyards to replace the old one), with which several extraordinary stories are associated. In addition to the fact that it suffered several fires and a ram with a concrete pier, the ship had the opportunity to set sail in 1992 after the collapse of the USSR under the flag of a no longer existing country.
In the summer of 2011, the BOD conducted surveillance of the American missile cruiser Monterey for two weeks. During the period of being in constant readiness mode, the ship traveled over one hundred and eighty thousand nautical miles. As a result of anti-submarine and related operations, it was possible to maintain contact with foreign nuclear submarines for eight hours. With diesel-powered submarines, this period was about forty hours.
During a planned renovation in 2014-2015, the flagship again suffered a fire. This time the large anti-submarine ship Kerch suffered quite seriously. The issue of its further disposal is being considered. However, concerned people are trying to prevent this and turn the ship into a museum. The ship is also under the patronage of the South-Eastern District of Moscow, Belgorod and Volgograd administration.
Conclusion
Over the long history of the USSR, many military courts were built, which at that time were considered progressive and modern. Unfortunately, decades could not but affect the condition of the ships. Many of them were disposed of and cut into scrap metal.
So far, the Kerch BOD has escaped this fate, the history of its creation and operation gives us the right to confidently say that it is one of the effective flagships of the Black Sea Fleet. Another fire on the ship seriously damaged the equipment, which raises the question of what to do next with the ship? I would like to hope that they will find a worthy use for it - if not in the combat field, then as a museum exhibit.
BOD "Kerch" is a large anti-submarine ship of Project 1134B. Named in honor of the hero city of Kerch. He was part of the 30th Surface Ship Division. Airborne number 753. In 2015, it was withdrawn from combat service in the Black Sea Fleet.
Construction of the BOD "Kerch".
The ship was included in the composition of the ships of the USSR Navy on December 25, 1969. The hull was laid down on the slipway of the Shipyard named after 61 Kommunard in Nikolaev on April 30, 1971 (serial number S-2003). The ship's launching ceremony took place on July 21, 1972. The Soviet naval flag was raised on the ship on December 25, 1974 (the date of raising the flag was declared a general ship holiday), on the same day the ship was included in the 70th brigade of anti-submarine ships of the 30th division of anti-submarine ships of the Red Banner Black Sea Fleet.
The large anti-submarine ship Project 1134B (code "Berkut") was developed by the Northern Design Bureau under the leadership of V.F. Anikiev, and then A.K. Perkova. It is a modification of the ships of Project 1134A. The decision to create these ships was determined by the desire to quickly increase the potential of anti-submarine forces in the sea and ocean zones. One Shipyard named after. A.A. Zhdanov in Leningrad could not cope with this task. Therefore, it was decided to expand the construction of the BOD at the Shipyard named after. 61 communards in Nikolaev. Since at this enterprise there were no restrictions on the width of the hull of the ships under construction (as in the closed boathouse of the Shipyard named after A.A. Zhdanov), changes were made to Project 1134A that made it possible to eliminate its shortcomings and increase its combat capabilities. In particular, the dimensions of the hull were increased, the boiler-turbine power plant was replaced with a gas turbine, and anti-aircraft weapons were strengthened.
BOD Project 1134B was intended to search and destroy enemy submarines in remote areas of the World Ocean, anti-submarine and air defense of friendly forces, ships on sea crossings from attacks by enemy submarines and aircraft. Since during the development of Project 1134B there were no strict restrictions on the size of the hull, it was possible to increase the number of missiles for each complex to 40. Moreover, the missiles were stored not in drums (as on Project 1134A), but in a conveyor. In addition, two Osa-M air defense systems and two 76-mm AK-726 artillery systems (instead of AK-725) were optimally placed on the ship, and the radio-technical weapons were also improved.
Service: USSR → Russia
Class and type of vessel Large anti-submarine ship
Home port Sevastopol
Organization of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy
Manufacturer
Shipyard named after 61 Kommunard
Status Reserved
Main characteristics
Displacement
6700 t (standard)
8565 t (full)
Length 161.9 m (according to water line)
173.4 m (largest)
Width 16.78 m (according to the vertical line)
18.54 m (largest)
Draft
5.3 m (average)
6.35 m (with bulb)
GTU M5E engines
(4 GTD DN-59, 2 GTD DS-71)
Power
102800 l. With.
Propulsion unit 2 × fixed propeller
Travel speed
33 knots (full)
18 knots (cruise)
Cruising range
7890 miles at 18 knots
2760 miles at 32 knots
Sailing autonomy
30 days (fuel, water)
45 days (provisions)
Crew
429 people
(51 officers; 63 midshipmen)
Armament
Radar weapons
Detection radar
MP-650 "Boletea"
MR-310A "Angara-A"
2 radar UZRO "Grom-M"
2 radar UZRO 4R-33A
2 radars UJSC "Turel"
2 radars of UJSC "VympelA"
2 Volga navigation radars
EW radars "Fence", "Start", "Ring"
Electronic weapons
GAS MG-332T "Titan-2T"
GAS MG-325 "Vega"
SOTS MI-110KM
REP systems:
2 × 2 140 mm PK-2
8 × 10 122 mm PK-10
Artillery
2 × 2 76 mm AK-726 guns
(3200 shots)
Flak
4 × 6 30 mm AU AK-630M
(12000 shots)
2 × 1 45 mm AU 21-KM
(120 shots)
Missile armament 2 × 4 URC "Rastrub-B"
(8 PLUR 85RU)
2 × 2 SAM "Storm-N"
(80 V-611 missiles)
2 × 2 SAM "Osa-MA-2"
(40 9M33M missiles)
Anti-submarine weapons
2 × 12 213 mm RBU-6000
(144 RGB-60)
2 × 6 305 mm RBU-1000
(48 RSL-10)
Mine and torpedo weapons
2 × 5 533 mm PTA-53-1134B
(4 × 53-65K + 6 × SET-65)
Aviation group
1 Ka-25PL helicopter (deck hangar)
Various versions of the shipbuilding programs in the USSR in the mid-60s of the twentieth century were supposed to build 32 BOD Project 1134 (1134A) for the Soviet Navy. However, already at the beginning of their construction, it was clear that in order to carry out the planned program, it was necessary to connect at least one more plant to its implementation (in addition to the A.A. Zhdanov Shipyard, which built ships of this project), which could be the plant mm. 61 Kommunara in Nikolaev, since the construction of the BOD Project 61 was completed there and capacity was gradually freed up for the construction of new ships.
Positive experience in the development of gas turbine units on ships pr.61, as well as the potential capabilities of their manufacturer - the South Turbine Plant (YuTZ) in Nikolaev, officially called NPO "Zarya" - on the one hand, and at the same time the overload of the main manufacturer of steam engines turbines for surface ships - the Kirov plant in Leningrad - on the other hand, almost unambiguously suggested or dictated the decision to adjust the “mother” Project 1134. for another energy sector - gas turbine.
The tactical and technical assignment for the project, numbered "1134B", was issued to the Northern Design Bureau in 1964, when they were working on the further development of the Project 61 ships. V.F. was appointed chief designer of the project. Anikiev, and the main observer of the Navy is Captain 2nd Rank O.T. Sofronov.
The introduction of a gas turbine unit onto the Project 1134B ship instead of a boiler-turbine unit caused an increase in the main dimensions and volumes. Hence the strengthening of the armament of Project 1134B (compared to the original Project 1134A), and changes in its architecture, and an increase in its displacement.
On Project 1134B, a conveyor system for storing and supplying missiles was used, as a result of which their ammunition load amounted to 96 units. The increased size of the ship made it possible to place, in addition to the installed weapons, two more Osa-M self-defense anti-aircraft missile systems; 76-mm AK-726 artillery mounts were also installed on it.
The type of main power plant determined the architecture of the ship's superstructures. Due to the need to place large cross-section gas ducts and air intakes, the chimney was installed separately from the tower-like mast. The gas turbine itself was chosen out of the desire to provide the ship with a greater cruising range. It includes two M5 gas turbine engines, each of which consists of two afterburning gas turbine engines DE59 and a sustainer gas turbine engine M 62. Afterburning gas turbine engines DE59 (with a power of 20,000 hp each) operate on the shaft line through a mating single-speed gearbox (full speed gearbox) , and the main gas turbine engine M 62 (with a power of 5000 hp) - through a two-speed gearbox (main gearbox). Sustaining gas turbine engines and their gearboxes are located in the bow engine room along with two gas turbine engines, and afterburning gas turbine engines and their gearboxes, as well as one gas turbine engine, are located in the aft engine room. The shaft of the main gas turbine engine passes inside the axis of the large wheel of the full speed reducer and is connected to the driven part of its soundproof coupling. Sustaining gas turbine engines are depreciated. In the process of carrying out medium repairs on all ships of Project 1134V, the GTA M5 was replaced by the GTA M5N.1 with the DN59 gas turbine engine. It was planned to replace the M 62 gas turbine engine with a more advanced DS77 gas turbine engine with a capacity of 12,000 hp. That is, but this work was never completed.
As experience has shown, during the combat service of the BOD Project 1134B, main gas turbine engines were mainly used, since there was no need to maintain speed above 14 knots. Under these conditions, afterburning gas turbine engines were practically not required. All main and auxiliary mechanisms are controlled by the Typhoon system, and the electrical power plant and main ship systems are controlled by the Angara-A system. The shaft lines and fairings of the gas propulsion system are electrically insulated from the body. Instead of conventional propeller propellers, low-noise ones were mounted on the ship, with an increase in the distance between the propellers and the ship’s hull, the main gas turbine engines and gas turbine generators were placed on suspended foundations with two-stage shock absorption, and part of the hull and some foundations of the mechanisms were covered with “Agate” type plastic. In addition, the BOD is equipped with anti-noise cofferdams with steel soundproofing linings, noise suppression in gas ducts and air receivers. The shape and dimensions of the chimney were chosen based on the desire to ensure a low level of thermal fields.
According to experts, the large anti-submarine ships of Project 1134B in the Soviet fleet were the most powerful and advanced ships of their class. The share of the mass of combat assets (weapons and ammunition) in the value of the standard displacement has reached its highest limit. Nevertheless, there were comfortable living conditions for the crew on the ship.
The construction of the ships was carried out on the second inclined slipway of the open boathouse of the Shipyard named after. 61 Communara. In this case, a block method was used to form the body from large sections with a single block circular seam of automatic welding. In 1977, instead of the aft “Storm” (43*) air defense system, the Azov BOD was equipped with a multi-channel “Fort” air defense system, which was tested for a long time. To compensate for the weights, five-pipe TAs were replaced with two-pipe ones. After modernization, Azov received the project code 1134BF. On the third ship of the series - Kerch - during the process of mid-repair, the Kotso electronic warfare system was installed (with four APs on the main mast), and instead of the Voskhod radar, the Podberezovik radar was installed. Petropavlovsk was put into operation with a radio navigation system for driving and landing helicopters “Privod-V” (with AP on platforms on both sides of the hangar). The ship was adapted to receive and host the Ka-27 helicopter. During the mid-repair process, the Spektr-F laser warning system (with eight sensors), eight SPPP PK-10 NURS launchers were installed on this ship, and the Volga radar was replaced with the Vaygach-Nayada radar. During the mid-term repair, on all BODs of Project 1134B, the Metel anti-aircraft missile system was upgraded to the Rastrub-B anti-aircraft missile system.
(43*) During the completion of the aft SAM system “Storm” was not installed on the ship, and in its place the foundations for the SAM system “Fort” were installed. For about two years, the ship was part of the fleet with the Storm and Osa-M air defense systems.
Main tactical and technical elements:
Displacement, t:
– standard 6700 or 7010(34*)
– full 8565 or 8900(34*)
Main dimensions, m:
– maximum length (along VL) 173.4 (162.0)
– maximum body width (along VL) 18.5 (16.8)
– draft with protruding parts 6.35 or 6.4 (34*)
Crew, people (including officers) 380 (47) or 389 (50) (34*)
Autonomy in terms of provisions, 30 days
Power plant:
– gas turbine type with joint operation of sustainer and afterburner gas turbine engines
– number x type of afterburning gas turbine engines (total power, hp) 4 x DE59 (80,000)
– number x type of main gas turbine engines (total power, hp) 2 x M-62 (10,000)
– number x type of propulsors 2 x fixed propellers
– quantity x type (power of EPS current sources), kW 4 x GTG (1250 each) + 1 x GTG (600 each)
Travel speed, knots:
– full 32
– economic 18
Cruising range 18 knots, miles 7100(35*)
Weapons:
A complex of anti-submarine and anti-ship missiles.
– type “Rostrub-B” (36*)
– number of PU x guides (PU type) 2x4 (KT-100U)
– ammunition 8 PLUR 85-RU (36*)
– SU “Grom-M”
Anti-aircraft missile systems:
– quantity x type 2 x “Storm” or 1 x “Storm” + 1 x “Fort” (S-300F) (34*)
– number of PU x guides (PU type) 2 x 2 (B-192) or 1 x 2 (B-192) + 8x6 (VPU) (34*)
– quantity x type of fire control system 2 x “Grom-M” or 1 x “Grom-M” + 1 x ZR41(34*)
– ammunition 80 SAM V-611 or 40 SAM V-611 + 48 SAM 48N6(34*)
– quantity x type 2 x “Osa-M”
– number of PU x guides (PU type) 2 x 2 (ZIF-122)
– quantity x type of control system 2 x 4R-33
– ammunition 40 missiles 9M-33
Artillery systems:
– number of AU x barrels (AU type) 2 x 2 – 76/60 (AK-726)
– ammunition 1600 rounds
– quantity x type of SUAO 2 x “Turret” (MP-105)
– number of AU x barrels (AU type) 4x 1-30 mm (AK-630M)
– ammunition 12,000 rounds
– quantity x type of SUAO 2 x “Vympel-A” (MP-123-01)
Anti-submarine:
– number of TA x pipes (type TA) 2 x 5 – 533 mm (PTA-53-1134B) or 2 x 2 – 533 mm (DTA-53-1134BF) (40*)
– ammunition 10 or 41 torpedoes 53-65K and SET-65
– number of RBU x barrels (RVU type) 2 x 12 – 213 mm (RBU-6000)
– 144 RGB-60 ammunition
– number of RBU x barrels (type RBU) 2 x 6 – 305 mm (RBU-1000)
– 48 RGB-10 ammunition
– PUSTB “Groza-1134”
Aviation:
– number x type of Ka-25PL or Ka-27PL helicopters (40*)
– VPPl lighting equipment
– deck hangar type
– radio navigation system for driving and landing helicopters “Privod-V” (40*)
Radioelectronic:
– BIUS “Alley-1134B” + “Koren-1134B”
– information exchange system “More-1134B”
– general detection radar “Voskhod” (MR-600) + “Angara-A” (MR-310A) or “Podberezovik” (MR-760) 2 + “Angara-A” (MR-310A)
– TV system for monitoring near surface conditions MT-45
– warning system about laser irradiation “Spectrum-F” (40*)
– number x type of active jamming stations 2 x “Gurzuf A” + 2 x “Gurzuf B”
– RTR station “Zaliv” (MRP-11-14 or MRP-11-16)
– complex of electronic warfare equipment “Ring” (41*)
– number x type of navigation radars 1 x “Don-2” + 2 x “Volga”
– space navigation system “Gateway” (ADK-ZM) (42*)
– passive electronic transmission systems
(number of PU x guides) PK-2 (2 x 2 - 140 mm) or PK-2 (2x2 - 140 mm) + PK-10 (8 x 10 - 122 mm) (40*) “Smely-P »
– GAS all-round visibility and target designation with an antenna in the nose bulb fairing “Titan-2T” (MG-332T)
– BGAS with towed variable-depth antenna “Vega” (MG-325)
(34*) At the Azov military-industrial complex.
(35*) According to other sources, 6500 miles.
(36*) After modernization of the Metel anti-aircraft missile system.
(37*) At the military-industrial complex Petropavlovsk.
(40*) At the BOD Petropavlovsk.
(41*) At the Kerch BOD after modernization.
(42*) In addition to the BOD Nikolaev and Ochakov, and on the BOD Tallinn - after modernization.
External view diagram of BOD pr. 1134B:
1 – runway for the Ka-25PL helicopter; 2 – starting command post; 3 – RBU-1000; 4 – launcher of the “Storm” air defense system; 5 – AP radar SU “Grom-M”; 6 – AP identification station “friend-foe”; 7 – AP SU ADMS “Osa-M”; 8 – AP stations “Gurzuf A” and “Gurzuf B”; 9 – AP radar “Volga”; 10 – AP radar “Voskhod”; 11 – AP of the radio direction finder ARP-50R; 12 – 76 mm AU AK-726; 13 – AP station “Zaliv”; 14 – AP radar “Angara-A”; 15 – optical periscopic sight of the GKP; 16 – stabilized TV post of the MT-45 near-surface surface surveillance system; 17 – optical periscopic sight of the wheelhouse; 18 – AP radar “Don-2”; 19 – wheelhouse; 20 – PU NURS SPPP PK-2; 21 – RBU-6000; 22 – radome of the Titan-2T GAS antenna; 23 – antenna fairing for GAS ZPS and identification of MG-26; 24 – PU PLRK “Metel”; 25 – AP radar SUAO “Turel”; 26 – AP of the electronic warfare system “Ring” (38*); 27 – Osa-M air defense missile system launcher; 28 – 30 mm AU AK-630M; 29 – AP radar SUAO “Vympel-A”; 30 – command boat; 31 – 533 mm TA PTA-53-1134B; 32 – lapport of the GAS “Vega” antenna room; 33 – AP of the “Gateway” system.
(38*) In fact, the Koltso electronic warfare system was installed on only one BOD, Kerch, during the modernization process.
Longitudinal section of BOD pr. 1134B:
1 – working fluid room and POU GAS “Vega”; 2 – Ka-25PL helicopter; 3 – wardroom of the chief petty officers; 4 – starting and command post; 5 – helicopter hangar; 6 – launcher of the “Storm” air defense system; 7 – cellar of the “Storm” air defense missile system; 8 – AP radar SLA “Grom-M”; 9 – personnel quarters; 10 – AP radar SUAO “Vympel-A”; 11 – gas ducts; 12 – AP radar of the control system of the Osa-M air defense system; 13 – AP radar “Voskhod”; 14 – personnel canteen; 15 – bow power station (39*); 16-AP radar "Angara-A"; 17-AP radar SUAO "Turel"; 18 – chart room; 19 – wheelhouse; 20 – officers’ wardroom; 21 – corridor of officer’s cabins; 22 – GKP and BIC; 23 – “Storm” air defense missile system posts; 24 – RSL-6000; 25 – hydroacoustic posts; 26 – capstan compartment and skipper’s storerooms; 27 – storage rooms for various purposes; 28 – forepeak; 29 – chain box; 30 – radome of the Titan-2T GAS antenna; 31 – antenna of GAS “Titan-2T”; 32 – cellar RSL-60; 33 – provision storerooms; 34 – fuel tanks; 35 – cofferdam; 36 – nasal MO (maintenance gas turbine engine and GTG); 37 – cellar of 76 mm rounds; 38 – fresh water tanks; 39 – room for auxiliary mechanisms and pitch damper; 40 – aft MO (afterburning gas turbine engines); 41 – premises of the State Tretyakov Gallery; 42 – aft power station; 43 – aviation ammunition cellar; 44 – cellar RSL-10; 45 – aviation fuel tank; 46 – tiller compartment.
(39*) Next to the bow power plant, on the starboard side there is a PES.
External view of the Kerch BOD after modernization:
1 – runway for the Ka-25PL helicopter; 2 – starting command post; 3 – RBU-1000; 4 – launcher of the “Storm” air defense system; 5 – AP radar SU “Grom-M”; 6 – AP identification station “friend-foe”; 7 – AP SU ADMS “Osa-M”; 8 – AP stations “Gurzuf A” and “Gurzuf B”; 9 – AP of the electronic warfare system “Ring”; 10 – AP radar “Volga”; 11 – AP radar “Podberezovik”; 12-AP radio direction finder ARP-50R; 13 – 76 mm AUAC-726; 14-AP station "Zaliv"; 15-AP radar "Angara-A"; 16 – optical periscope sight of the GKP; 17 – stabilized TV post of the MT-45 near surface surveillance system; 18 – optical periscopic sight of the wheelhouse; 19-AP radar "Don-2"; 20 – wheelhouse; 21 – PU NURS SPPP PK-2; 22 – RBU-6000; 23 – radome of the Titan-2T GAS antenna; 24 – antenna fairing for GAS ZPS and identification of MG-26; 25 – PU PLR-PKR complex “Rastrub-B”; 26 – AP radar SUAO “Turel”; 27 – Osa-M air defense missile system launcher; 28 – 30 mm AU AK-630M; 29 – AP radar SUAO “Vympel-A”; 30 – command boat; 31 – 533 mm TA PTA-53-1134B; 32 – lapport of the GAS “Vega” antenna room; 33 – Ka-27PL helicopter; 34 – AP of the “Privod-V” system; 35 – AP radar “Voskhod”; 36 – 45 mm salute gun; 37 – PU PLRK “Metel”.
Service in 1975-1991.
After completing the course tasks, the Kerch BOD was introduced into the permanent readiness forces and on January 5, 1976, entered its first combat service in the Mediterranean Sea. During Israel's war against Lebanon, Kerch demonstrated the USSR's military presence in the eastern Mediterranean. On July 24, the ship returned from combat service to Sevastopol. Repeatedly participated in combat service in the Mediterranean from December 1, 1977 to June 28, 1978 and from May 3 to October 15, 1979. In 1978, the ship was awarded the prize of the USSR Navy Civil Code for missile training, and the following year it was awarded the pennant of the USSR Ministry of Defense “For Courage and Military Valor.”
In 1980, “Kerch” was awarded the challenge Red Banner of the Military Council of the KChF. On October 16, 1981, the Deputy Minister of Defense of the USSR, Marshal of the Soviet Union K. S. Moskalenko, went on board the ship to the combat training range in the Sevastopol region. From September 10 to October 6, 1982, "Kerch" participated in the Shield-82 exercises, from September 3 to 20, 1983 - in naval exercises in the Kerch Strait area under the flag of the Commander-in-Chief of the USSR Navy. from March 12 to 21, 1984 - the ship participated in the Soyuz-84 exercises; from August 1 to 9, the ship paid an official visit to the port of Varna (Bulgaria). After completing the visit and taking on board ammunition, fuel and food, the ship was supposed to go to sea for the next combat service, but a day before the departure, one of the midshipmen, without checking the presence of oil, turned the main mechanisms, causing the main power plant of the ship to fail and instead of the “Kerch”, the BOD “Nikolaev” had to be sent to combat service (the tail number of the “Kerch” - 707 - was put on board the "Nikolaev", since it was the one that was indicated in the application for passage of the Turkish straits), and the BOD "Kerch" was docked at Sevmorzavod for medium repairs and modernization.
During the repair and modernization of the ship, the gas turbine units were replaced, new complexes of the URK-5 "Rastrub" anti-aircraft missile system and the "Storm-N" air defense missile system were installed, the "Tsunami-BM" space communications complex of the "Cyclone-B" system and 45-mm salute guns; The Voskhod radar has been replaced by the Podberezovik radar. During modernization in 1988, a refrigerator in the officer's buffet caught fire. The fire was discovered only 25 minutes later, but the superstructure did not have time to catch fire and they managed to defend the ship and avoid casualties. After repairs, from June 23 to July 2, 1989, the ship paid an official visit to the port of Istanbul, and from August 11 to 15, an official visit to Varna.
Service in 1992-2011.
Before the collapse of the USSR, from May 25 to October 25, 1991, “Kerch” performed another combat service. From February 4 to February 16, 1992, the ship entered regular combat service under the Naval flag of a non-existent country, and, as the flagship of the 5th OPEC, participated in joint exercises with ships of the US 6th Fleet. While mooring on March 1, 1993, the Kerch crashed into the concrete wall of the 14th berth of the Sevastopol naval base and received damage to the stern (the cover of the Vega gas station was deformed), to eliminate which it required two weeks of repairs. The lid was replaced by rearranging the entire one from the Ochakov BOD, which had been in the S. Ordzhonikidze Shipyard for a long time.
From June 16 to July 10, 1993, “Kerch” was in its last combat service in the 20th century. During the voyage, contact with US nuclear submarines was recorded twice (June 21 and 23). At the end of 1993, the ship won the Russian Navy Civil Code Prize for missile training. In 1994, “Kerch” went on a seventeen-day voyage to the Mediterranean Sea to support the visit of Russian President B.N. Yeltsin to Greece. The task of detecting foreign submarines on a voyage was not solved. From August 18 to 22, 1996, the ship visited Varna. In November 1998, the Kerch, under the flag of the Deputy Commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Rear Admiral A.V. Kovshar (former commander of the ship), paid official visits to Cannes and Messina.
BOD "Kerch" in 2009.
In 2005, the Kerch underwent ongoing repairs at the Novorossiysk shipyard. During the repair, one of the turbogenerators was replaced, a number of hull works were performed, the bottom-outboard fittings were repaired, and the 6-mm runout of the left shaft line was eliminated. In 2006, the first maintenance of the Podberezovik radar since 1991 was carried out at the Federal State Unitary Enterprise 13 Ship Repair Plant of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Defense Ministry. In the same year, the ship was docked at Sevmorzavod, where the MR-700 Podberezovik radar was repaired.
In June 2011, the Kerch BOD carried out two-week tracking of the US Navy missile cruiser Monterrey in the Black Sea.
During its time as part of the permanent readiness forces, the Kerch covered more than 180,000 nautical miles, during anti-submarine operations it maintained contact with foreign nuclear submarines for eight hours and with diesel submarines for 40 hours.
Prospects.
From June to November 2014, the ship underwent refurbishment, after which it was supposed to replace the Moskva RKR as the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet. During repairs, on November 4, 2014, a fire occurred on the Kerch BOD, damaging a number of aft compartments. Based on the results of the work of the commission that investigated the incident, a decision was made to decommission and dismantle the ship in 2015. Later, the dismantling of the Kerch BOD was temporarily postponed with its transfer to the reserve as a training ship for crews and a floating headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet. In July 2015, official information appeared about a re-inspection of the ship in order to resolve the issue of its restoration.
The ship is under the patronage of the South-Eastern Administrative District of Moscow, the Administration of Belgorod and the Administration of the Krasnoarmeysky District of Volgograd. By the decision of the Chief of the General Staff on August 18, 2015, the Kerch BPC was withdrawn from combat service of the Black Sea Fleet and placed in the category of military property, with the subsequent location of the military museum of the Black Sea Fleet in it.
In November 2016, information appeared that the main engines of the BOD “Kerch” were planned to be transferred to another ship of the Black Sea Fleet - SKR pr. 1135 “Ladny”.
Commanders
captain 2nd rank Yu. G. Gusev
captain 2nd rank V.V. Grishanov (June 1978 - October 1979)
captain 2nd rank Nyagu (1981)
captain 2nd rank A. V. Kovshar (May 1982 - 1984)
captain 2nd rank Orlov Evgeniy Vasilievich (1984-1985)
captain 3rd rank K. Klepikov (1986; acting)
captain 2nd rank Grigory Nikolaevich Shevchenko (1986-1987)
captain 2nd rank A. I. Pavlov (1987-1989)
captain 2nd rank Avramenko (April 1993)
Captain 2nd Rank A. E. Demidenko
captain 2nd rank S. B. Zinchenko (1997)
Captain 1st Rank V. Ya. Zubkov
captain 1st rank Krylov Evgeniy Georgievich;
captain 1st rank O. Ignasyuk;
captain 1st rank O. Peshkurov (since the end of December 2006)
captain 1st rank A. Bakalov (since April 2012)
Captain 1st Rank V. Skokov (since June 2013)
captain 2nd rank A. Kornaev (since October 2015)
Side numbers
During its service, the ship changed a number of the following hull numbers:
1974 - No. 524;
1975-1976 - No. 529;
1977 - No. 534;
1978 - No. 703;
1979-1980 - No. 707
1985 - No. 703;
1986 - No. 539;
1987-1989 - No. 708;
1989 - No. 717;
1990 - No. 711;
1999-2014 - No. 713;
2016 - No. 753.
The large anti-submarine ship "Kerch" is the third in a series of seven ships of Project 1134B (design code "Berkut-B", according to NATO codification - Kara class), which were built at the Shipyard named after 61 Kommunard in the city of Nikolaev, Ukraine. Before the advent of large Project 1155 anti-submarine ships, they were the most powerful surface anti-submarine ships in the fleet.
Purpose of the Project 1134B BOD: Action as part of search and strike groups to search for and destroy nuclear missile submarines in remote areas of the ocean.
As of 2011, six of the seven ships of the project that entered the USSR Navy in the period from 1971 to 1979 were excluded from the Russian Navy and sold for dismantling for metal. Only the Kerch BOD remained in service with the Black Sea Fleet.
The Kerch BOD was laid down on April 30, 1971, under construction number 2003. It was launched on July 21, 1972. Commissioned on December 25, 1974. On the same day, the Soviet naval flag was raised on the ship, and was also included in the 70th brigade of anti-submarine ships of the 30th division of anti-submarine ships of the Red Banner Black Sea Fleet. The home port is Sevastopol. Since 1999 it has tail number 713.
Main characteristics: Full displacement 8565 tons, standard displacement 6700 tons. Length 173.4 meters, beam 18.5 meters, draft 5.74 meters. Full speed 32 knots. Cruising range 5200 miles at 20 knots. Autonomy of 30 days for fuel and water reserves, 45 days for provisions reserves. Crew 429 people (51 officers; 63 midshipmen).
Powerplant: gas turbine, 92,000 hp, 2 propellers
Armament: 2 x 4 launchers of the anti-aircraft missile system "Metel", 2 launchers of the air defense missile system "Storm", 2 launchers of the air defense missile system "Osa-M", 2 x 2 76-mm gun mounts AK-726, 4 x 6 30-mm gun mounts AK-630, 2 x 5 533-mm torpedo tubes PTA-53, 2 x 12 RBU-6000, 2 x 6 RBU-1000, 1 Ka-25PL helicopter.
The ship is patronized by the South-Eastern Administrative District of Moscow, the Administration of Belgorod, and the Administration of the Krasnoarmeysky District of Volgograd.
On January 5, 1976, he entered his first combat service in the Mediterranean Sea, which lasted for 6 months under the command of Captain 2nd Rank Yu.G. Gusev. Repeatedly participated in various ocean and naval exercises and combat services in the Mediterranean Sea.
In 1978, the ship was awarded the prize of the USSR Navy Civil Code for missile training, and the following year it was awarded the pennant of the USSR Ministry of Defense “For Courage and Military Valor.”
In 1980, “Kerch” was awarded the challenge Red Banner of the Military Council of the KChF.
On October 16, 1981, the Deputy Minister of Defense of the USSR, Marshal of the Soviet Union K. S. Moskalenko, went on board the ship to the combat training range in the Sevastopol region.
From September 3 to September 20, 1983, he participated in naval exercises in the Kerch Strait area under the flag of the Commander-in-Chief of the USSR Navy.
From August 1 to August 9, 1984, he was on an official visit in the Bulgarian port of Varna. After completing the visit and taking on board ammunition, fuel and food, the ship was supposed to go to sea for the next combat service, but a day before the departure, one of the midshipmen, without checking the presence of oil, turned the main mechanisms, causing the main power plant of the ship to fail and instead of the “Kerch”, the BOD “Nikolaev” had to be sent to combat service (the tail number of the “Kerch” - 707 - was put on board the "Nikolaev", since it was the one that was indicated in the application for passage of the Turkish straits), and the BOD "Kerch" was docked at Sevmorzavod for medium repairs and modernization.
During the repair and modernization of the ship, the gas turbine units were replaced, new complexes of the URK-5 "Rastrub" anti-aircraft missile system and the "Storm-N" air defense missile system were installed, the "Tsunami-BM" space communications complex of the "Cyclone-B" system and 45-mm salute guns; The Voskhod radar has been replaced by the Podberezovik radar.
During modernization in 1988, a refrigerator in the officer's buffet caught fire. The fire was discovered only 25 minutes later, but the superstructure did not have time to catch fire and they managed to defend the ship and avoid casualties. After repairs, from June 23 to July 2, 1989, the ship paid an official visit to the port of Istanbul, and from August 11 to 15, an official visit to Varna.
From February 4 to February 16, 1992, the ship entered regular combat service under the Naval flag of a non-existent country, and, as the flagship of the 5th OPEC, participated in joint exercises with ships of the US 6th Fleet.
While mooring on March 1, 1993, it crashed into the concrete wall of the 14th berth of the Sevastopol naval base and received very serious damage to the stern, which required two weeks of repairs to eliminate.
From June 16 to July 10, 1993, the Kerch BOD was in its last combat service in the 20th century. During the voyage, contact with US nuclear submarines was recorded twice (June 21 and 23). At the end of 1993, the ship won the Russian Navy Civil Code Prize for missile training.
In 1994, “Kerch” went on a seventeen-day voyage to the Mediterranean Sea to support the visit of Russian President B.N. Yeltsin to Greece. The task of detecting foreign submarines on a voyage was not solved.
After the PLC “Moskva” was withdrawn from the fleet from April 27, 1994 until it entered service after repair of the main missile cruiser “Moskva” on June 12, 1997, it was the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet.
In November 1998, the Kerch, under the flag of the Deputy Commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Rear Admiral A.V. Kovshar (former commander of the ship), paid official visits to Cannes (France) and Messina (Italy).
In 2005, it underwent ongoing repairs at the Novorossiysk shipyard. During the repair, one of the turbogenerators was replaced, a number of hull works were performed, the bottom-outboard fittings were repaired, and the 6-mm runout of the left shaft line was eliminated.
In 2006, the first maintenance of the Podberezovik radar since 1991 was carried out at the Federal State Unitary Enterprise 13 Ship Repair Plant of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Defense Ministry. In the same year, the ship was docked at Sevmorzavod, where the MR-700 Podberezovik radar was repaired.
In June 2011, the Kerch BOD carried out two-week tracking of the US Navy missile cruiser Monterrey in the Black Sea.
From June 2014 to November 2015, it will undergo a planned refurbishment, after which it will replace the GRKR as the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet during its modernization.
According to a message dated July 4, 2014, defect detection is being completed (however, on July 27, 2014, he took part in the parade on Navy Day).
During repairs, a fire occurred on the Kerch BOD. According to the preliminary version in the cockpit. An investigation into the circumstances of the incident is currently underway. Also, the Russian Navy commission is considering the possibility of dismantling the ship, since the damage from the fire is too great.
On May 17, 2015, a large anti-submarine ship held a concert of spiritual and patriotic songs.
According to a message dated February 18, 2016, the ship is in a floating museum. This initiative was put forward by members of the Sevastopol branch of the Russian Veterans Party, who propose not to scrap the ship.
In Sevastopol, the dismantling of the large anti-submarine ship BOD "Kerch" - the former flagship of the Black Sea Fleet - began. Equipment and weapons are already being removed from the huge ship. The largest combat unit of the Russian Navy was disabled without firing a single shot.
From June to November 2014, the Kerch underwent refurbishment, after which it was supposed to again replace the missile cruiser Moskva as the flagship. They intended to send the Moskva for major repairs to Severomorsk.
On the morning of November 4, a strange fire occurred during repair work at the BOD. Allegedly, the electric heater of the empty sailor's quarters caught fire.
The fire damaged a number of aft compartments. The largest combat unit of the Russian fleet was disabled without firing a single shot. The specific culprits were never found.
Based on the results of the work of the commission that investigated the emergency, a decision was made to write off the ship, and already in 2015. Later, the dismantling of the damaged vessel was postponed, announcing its transfer to the reserve as a training ship for crews and the floating headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet.
The Sevastopol public vigorously demanded that Kerch be left as a museum. It is really powerful and very beautiful, and there is more than enough space in the bay. This is exactly what they did with the artillery cruiser Mikhail Kutuzov, which became one of the main attractions of Novorossiysk.
The museum “Kerch” could turn into the most important object of the military-patriotic cluster of Sevastopol. The flow of tourists on board such a ship is guaranteed, and at any time of the year. If mooring at the pier is expensive, it can be placed on an anchor bank. Numerous owners of pleasure boats hoped to make good money by transporting visitors to the BOD ramps.
However, it didn’t work out. The naval headquarters completely unexpectedly abandoned the idea of training crews. Proposals for the museum were not discussed at all. The ship was abruptly set for dismantling and unloading weapons and equipment. The official explanation is “we are disposing of it due to the impracticality of expensive repairs and modernization.”
It looks like they are in a hurry to send Kerch “on pins and needles.” This is what sailors call cutting for scrap metal. A photo of the dying ship has already appeared on Internet forums. The only consolation is that according to the command’s plans, the name “Kerch” will someday be given to one of the new ships of the Russian Navy.
...Built 43 years ago, Kerch was the last of the “magnificent seven” Soviet Project 1134 Berkut-B BODs. All of them were excluded from the Russian Navy and sold for dismantling for metal.
The seven “bukars” of Project 1134B became the pinnacle of the evolution of Soviet anti-submarine ships in the far sea zone: in fact, these are the most powerful missile cruisers with a huge ammunition load, gas turbine power plants and hypertrophied anti-submarine weapons. Their total displacement reached 9,000 tons, and their high seaworthiness and significant fuel reserves made it possible to cross the Atlantic Ocean diagonally!
In addition to unique combat capabilities, this ship family was distinguished by high standards of habitability. Simply put, good living conditions on board. The crew had a very tolerable level of comfort for the Union, which is especially important in conditions of long-term service in difficult climatic zones.
The “magnificent seven” received high marks not only from our sailors, but also from foreign experts. Thus, the Americans considered the “bukars” the most successful and effective project of the Soviet anti-aircraft missile system in the far sea zone. In addition to developed anti-submarine weapons, four (!) anti-aircraft missile systems were installed on board each one.
Such a ship could truly become a unique naval museum. Sevastopol business was preparing to seriously invest in the project. An initiative group appeared in Moscow. Alas, the last BOD went on pins and needles.
The only one destined for a truly heroic fate was the large anti-submarine ship Ochakov. For two decades, the veteran rusted at the factory piers of Sevastopol. But he waited for the “Crimean Spring” - and closed the arm of Donuzlav Bay.
One Russian “Ochakov” went to the bottom without releasing an entire detachment of Ukrainian Navy ships into the sea!..
This is where the fate of the unique domestic UAVs of the Berkut-B project ended. Residents of Sevastopol refuse to understand why high-ranking Navy officials so categorically refused to give up the Kerch as a floating museum. The city of Russian sailors needs it.
Does “scrap” money really solve everything?
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The large anti-submarine ship (BOD) "Kerch" will be converted into a museum. The Ministry of Defense does not undertake to predict the exact opening date of the museum. Presumably not earlier than summer 2018. The department does not yet know where exactly the ship will be located in Sevastopol - most likely, at one of the sites of the future Patriot Park. At the same time, Kerch will remain on the balance sheet of the Ministry of Defense. Many issues need to be resolved: financing, safety of navigation and the ship itself. In addition, it takes time to prepare Kerch as a museum.
The large anti-submarine ship "Kerch" is a very complex object that requires complex technological operation, even when it stands in the form of a museum at the quay wall, - Oleg Vasenin, an assistant at the department of released movable property of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, told the media. - Our goal is that the BOD "Kerch" "became a museum in Sevastopol. And it will be achieved. By decision of the Minister of Defense, work began on the creation of two branches of the Patriot Park in the Southern Military District - in Sevastopol and Kerch. It is planned to place samples of military equipment, including warships, in these branches. The plans for Sevastopol indicate that the large anti-submarine ship “Kerch” will be installed here, and it is not the only one.
Oleg Vasenin clarified: the anti-submarine ship will remain on the balance sheet of the ministry. At the same time, the representative of the defense department could not yet name the start date for the work of the Patriot branches, saying that “the work on the organization is just beginning, the coordination of various issues with municipalities lies ahead.” The exact location of the Kerch parking lot has not been determined. Nevertheless, experts are confident that the museum will attract many tourists.
“The cruiser-museum “Mikhail Kutuzov” in non-tourist Novorossiysk is visited by 100 thousand people every year,” said in turn ONF expert, tourism advisor to the Sevastopol Development Corporation JSC Alexander Zheleznyak. -For Sevastopol, the future museum can become a real symbol, a center of attraction for everyone who comes to the hero city. In addition, two modern military-patriotic parks of culture and recreation will appear in the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol.
By the way, recently the idea was voiced about the redeployment of “Mikhail Kutuzov” from Novorossiysk to Sevastopol. But Novorossiysk residents categorically spoke out against this: over the long period of stay in this city, the ship became a landmark of the city. And a number of experts ask quite reasonable questions: “Is it even fair to raise this issue in relation to the residents of Novorossiysk? And how is this technically possible?”
According to RIA Novosti, the museum in Sevastopol will open no earlier than 2018, most likely closer to the summer, the beginning of the holiday season. The creation of a museum on the basis of the Kerch BOD is still a protocol of intent. There is such an initiative, but it will definitely not be implemented this year. Many issues need to be resolved: financing, safety of navigation and the ship itself. In addition, it takes time to prepare Kerch as a museum.
Legendary BOD
The large anti-submarine ship "Kerch" was laid down in 1971 in Nikolaev and named after the hero city. Seven "bukars" - including the "Kerch" of Project 1134B - became the pinnacle of the evolution of Soviet anti-submarine ships in the far sea zone. In fact, these are the most powerful missile cruisers with enormous ammunition, gas turbine power plants and hypertrophied anti-submarine weapons. Their total displacement reached 9,000 tons, and their high seaworthiness and significant fuel reserves made it possible to cross the Atlantic Ocean diagonally.
In addition to unique combat capabilities, the “ship family” was distinguished by good living conditions on board. The crew had a very tolerable level of comfort for the Union, which is especially important in conditions of long-term service in difficult climatic zones.
The ship's launching ceremony took place in July 1972. The Soviet Naval flag was raised on the ship on December 25, 1974; The date of raising the flag was declared a ship-wide holiday. On the same day, the ship was included in the 70th brigade of anti-submarine ships of the 30th division of anti-submarine ships of the Red Banner Black Sea Fleet. In January 1976, the BOD entered its first combat service in the Mediterranean Sea. During Israel's war against Lebanon, the ship demonstrated the USSR's military presence in the eastern Mediterranean, after which the ship returned from combat service to Sevastopol.
The Kerch BOD was awarded the Challenge Red Banner and took part in large-scale exercises. In 1984, due to a midshipman’s mistake, the ship’s main power plant failed, and the Kerch was docked at Sevmorzavod for mid-term repairs and modernization. During modernization in 1988, a refrigerator in the officer's buffet caught fire. The fire was discovered only 25 minutes later, but the superstructure did not have time to catch fire, and they managed to defend the ship and avoid casualties. After repairs in 1989, the ship made an official visit to the port of Istanbul, and from August 11 to 15, an official visit to Varna.
During the voyage, the ship came into contact with US nuclear submarines twice. In 2005, the Kerch BOD underwent ongoing repairs at the Novorossiysk Shipyard. During the repair, one of the turbogenerators was replaced, a number of hull works were performed, the bottom-outboard fittings were repaired, and the 6-mm runout of the left shaft line was eliminated.
In 2006, the first technical maintenance of the Podberezovik radar since 1991 was carried out at the Federal State Unitary Enterprise “13th Ship Repair Plant of the Black Sea Fleet of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation”. In June 2011, the Kerch BOD carried out two-week tracking of the US Navy missile cruiser Monterrey in the Black Sea.
In the spring of 2014, a decision was made to restore the ship’s technical readiness in order to replace the missile cruiser Moskva while the latter was being repaired as the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet. In November of the same year, a fire occurred on the ship again, as a result of which the premises in the area of the aft engine room burned out. In particular, the command quarters and a number of mechanisms were damaged. Personnel negligence was cited as a possible cause of the fire. According to information from firefighters who took part in extinguishing the fire, extinguishing the fire took about a day. In addition, the military did not immediately call the fire service, trying to extinguish the ship on their own. The fire area was 500 square meters.
In August 2015, the BOD was withdrawn from the Black Sea Fleet. It was decided to create a military museum there.
There is nowhere to put “Kerch”
Also in 2015, the Kerch media wrote that the option of opening a museum on a ship in Kerch was considered, but the city administration abandoned this idea due to the size of the BOD. Officials explained that the ship cannot be used as a city museum, since the BOD with a draft of 6 meters and a length of 173 “simply has nowhere to put it, it will not fit on any city embankment.” At the same time, the authorities of Kerch addressed an official letter to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, with a request to allocate to the city some of the decommissioned military equipment for use as a cultural heritage site. In the letter they mentioned that Kerch is the only hero city on the territory of the former Soviet Union that still does not have its own museum of military glory.
At the same time, information about the dismantling of the ship was received. Fortunately, it didn't happen. Based on the results of the “Action Forum. Crimea" in October 2016, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and the executive authorities of Sevastopol and the Republic of Crimea were instructed to organize the transfer of military equipment, including ships intended for disposal, for the organization of museums. "Kerch" was transferred to the reserve as a training ship for crews and the floating headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet.
It is quite possible that the fate of Kerch will finally become clear by the summer of 2018.
Anna Brygina.