Russian cruiser Kerch

Kerch in Sevastopol Bay, 2009
History
Russia
Name	Kerch
Builder	61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant (SY 445), Nikolayev
Laid down	30 April 1971
Launched	21 July 1972
Commissioned	25 December 1974
Out of service	4 November 2014
Status	Laid up
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass2-
Displacement	8,900 tons
Length	173.4 m (568.9 ft)
Beam	18.5 m (60.7 ft)
Draft	5.4 m (17.7 ft)
Propulsion	4 turbine-type generators GTG-12,5A x1250 kW 1 turbine-type generator GTG-6M 600 kW
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range	9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi)
Complement	425
Armament	2 quad SS-N-14 Silex anti-submarine missiles 2 twin SA-N-3 Goblet surface-to-air missile launchers (80 missiles) SA-N-4 Gecko surface-to-air missile launchers (40 missiles) 2 twin 76mm AK-726 dual purpose guns 4 30mm AK-630 CIWS 2 × 5 533 mm PTA-53-1134B torpedo tubes 2 RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers 2 RBU-1000 anti-submarine rocket launchers
Aircraft carried	1 Kamov Ka-25

Kerch (Керчь) was a Template:Sclass2- missile cruiser of the Soviet and later Russian Navy. It served as part of the Black Sea Fleet.

As of 2014, the ship was laid up for scrapping following a large fire which broke out on 4 November 2014.

History

Kerch was laid down in the Soviet Union on 30 April 1971, launched on 21 July 1972 and was commissioned in the Soviet Black Sea Fleet on 25 December 1974. The ship was constructed in the 61 Kommunar Shipyard at Nikolayev (Mykolaiv) on the Black Sea. She was in service with the Soviet Fleet until 1991, and then joined its successor, Russian Navy.

Kerch in 1986 as part of the Soviet navy.

On 4 November 2014 a fire broke out aboard the ship during a routine servicing in Sevastopol. According to officials nobody was injured and the fire was contained to the ship's aft. According to some sources the ship is laid up for scrapping. However, according to others the ship will be repaired and will be returned to active service.

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