MODIFIED KRIVAK UNDER CONSTRUCTION KERCH NAVAL BASE AND SHIPYARD KAMYSH BURUN NO. 532, USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 7, 2011
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: February 10, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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MODIFIED KRIVAK UNDER CONSTRUCTION
KERCH NAVAL BASE AND SHIPYARD KAMYSH BURUN NO. 532, USSR
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: SIGNIFICANT MODIFICATIONS ARE BEING MADE
TO A KRIVAK GUIDED MISSILE FRIGATE (FFG) WHICH IS IN THE
FITTING OUT STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION AT THIS SHIPYARD.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: THIS SHIP, KERCH KRIVAK UNIT 8, HAS A BASIC
KRIVAK HULL; HOWEVER, MODIFICATIONS, WHICH INCLUDE THE
INSTALLATION OF A HELICOPTER LANDING PAD AND A POSSIBLE
HELICOPTER HANGAR, ARE IN THE AREA NORMALLY OCCUPIED BY FOUR.
76.2MM/59 DUAL-PURPOSE GUNS ON A STANDARD KRIVAK-I FFG. THE
INCOMPLETE HELICOPTER LANDING PAD 25X1
THE POSSIBLE HELICOPTER HANGAR AREA IS 25X1
AND EXTENDS FORWARD FROM THE HELICOPTER 25X1
LANDING PAD. A PROBABLE VARIABLE DEPTH SONAR SLOT IS IN THE
STERN OF THE SHIP. THIS YARD HAS CONSTRUCTED SEVEN STANDARD
KRIVAK-I FFG SINCE 1970.
3.1 (COORDINATES 45-15-59N 036-25-OOE
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