Soviet frigate Dostoynyy

	Dostoynyy in 1983.
History
Soviet Union
Name	Dostoynyy
Namesake	Russian for Virtuous
Builder	Zalyv Shipbuilding yard, Kerch
Yard number	11
Laid down	11 August 1969
Launched	8 May 1971
Commissioned	31 December 1971
Decommissioned	30 June 1993
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Project 1135 Burevestnik frigate
Displacement	2,835 tonnes (2,790 long tons; 3,125 short tons) standard, 3,190 tonnes (3,140 long tons; 3,520 short tons) full load
Length	123 m (404 ft)
Beam	142 m (466 ft)
Draft	4.5 m (15 ft)
Propulsion	2 shaft; COGAG; 2x M-3 gas-turbines, 36,000 shp; 2x M-60 gas-turbines (cruise), 12,000 shp
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h)
Range	3,515 nmi (6,510 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement	23 officers, 169 men
Sensors and ; processing systems	MR-310A Angara-A air/surface search radar, Volga navigation radar, Don navigation radar, MG-332 Titan-2, MG-325 Vega, 2 MG-7 Braslet and MGS-409K sonars
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	PK-16 ship-borne decoy dispenser system
Armament	4× URPK-4 Metel (SS-N-14 'Silex') anti-submarine missiles (1x4); 4× ZIF-122 4K33 launchers (22) with 40 4K33 OSA-M (SA-N-4'Gecko') surface to air missiles; 4× 76 mm (3 in) AK-726 guns (2×2); 2× RBU-6000 Smerch-2 Anti-Submarine rockets; 8× 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (2x4); 18 mines;

Dostoynyy (Russian: Достойный, "Virtuous") was a Soviet Navy 1135 Burevestnik-class Large Anti-Submarine Ship (Большой Противолодочный Корабль, BPK) or Krivak-class frigate.

Design

Dostoynyy displaced 2,835 tonnes (2,790 long tons; 3,125 short tons) standard and 3,190 tonnes (3,140 long tons; 3,520 short tons) full load and was 123 m (404 ft) in length.^[1] Power was provided by a combination of two 18,000 horsepower (13,000 kW) M3 and two 6,000 horsepower (4,500 kW) M60 gas turbines installed as a COGAG set named М7 for a design speed of 32 knots (59 km/h).^[2]

The ship was designed for anti-submarine warfare around four URPK-4 Metel missiles (NATO reporting name SS-N-14 'Silex'), backed up by 533 millimetres (21 inches) torpedoes and a pair of RBU-6000 213 mm (8 in) anti-submarine rocket launchers.^[3]

Service

Launched on 8 May 1971, Dostoynyy was deployed to the Northern Fleet on 28 April 1972 as part of the 10th Brigade.^[4] The vessel was designated a Guard Ship (Сторожевой Корабль, SKR) from 28 July 1977.^[5] and was upgraded with URPK-5 (SS-N-14B) missiles between January 1985 and August 1988.^[4] After serving in the Mediterranean Sea, the ship was decommissioned on 30 June 1993 and scrapped between 1994 and 1995.^[4]

Selected Pennant numbers

Pennant Number^[2]	Date
550	1973
557	1975
542	1976
255	1976
503	1979
971	1983
976
944	1989
978	1990

References

^ Sharpe, Richard (1988). Jane's Fighting Ships. London: Janes. p. 584.
^ ^a ^b "Guard Ships Project 1135". Russian Ships. 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
^ Baker, A. D. (2002). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 2002-2003. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. pp. 637–638.
^ ^a ^b ^c Holm, Michael. "Project 1135 Krivak I class". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
^ van Gogin, Ivan (2017). "BDITELNYY large ASW ships (project 1135) (1970 - 1981)". Navypedia. Retrieved 24 February 2017.

[janes-1] Sharpe, Richard (1988). Jane's Fighting Ships. London: Janes. p. 584.

[russianships-2] "Guard Ships Project 1135". Russian Ships. 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017.

[baker-3] Baker, A. D. (2002). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 2002-2003. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. pp. 637–638.

[holm-4] Holm, Michael. "Project 1135 Krivak I class". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 24 February 2017.

[gogin-5] van Gogin, Ivan (2017). "BDITELNYY large ASW ships (project 1135) (1970 - 1981)". Navypedia. Retrieved 24 February 2017.

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