:Soviet frigate Rezvyy

Rezvyy was the first of eleven Project 1135M ships launched between 1975 and 1981.{{sfn|Pavlov|1997|page=132}} Project 1135, the Burevestnik ({{langx|ru|link=no|Буревестник}}, "Petrel") class, was envisaged by the Soviet Navy as a less expensive complement to the Project 1134A Berkut A (NATO reporting name 'Kresta II') and Project 1134B Berkut B (NATO reporting name 'Kara') classes of anti-submarine ships called Large Anti-Submarine Ships ({{lang|ru|Большой Противолодочный Корабль}}, BPK) by the Soviets.{{sfn|Balakin|2001|page=5}} The design, by N. P. Sobolov, combined a powerful missile armament with good seakeeping for a blue water role.{{sfn|Pavlov|1997|page=132}}

Project 1135M was an improvement on the basic Project 1135 developed in 1972 with slightly increased displacement and heavier guns.{{sfn|Balakin|2001|page=18}} They also mounted the dual-role URPK-5 Rastrub which provided secondary anti-ship capability.{{sfn|Balakin|2001|page=23}} The ships initially retained the same BPK designation as the larger vessels but were designated Guard Ship ({{lang|ru|Сторожевой Корабль}}, SKR) from 28 July 1977 to reflect their substantial greater anti-ship capability than the earlier members of the class and the Soviet strategy of creating protected areas for friendly submarines close to the coast.{{sfn|Balakin|2001|page=23}}{{sfn|Friedman|1995|page=346}} NATO forces called the vessels 'Krivak II'-class frigates.{{sfn|Baker|2002|page=637}} The class was also sometimes known as the Rezvyy-class after this vessel.{{sfn|Fisher|1993|page=101}}

Displacing {{convert|2935|t|lk=on}} standard and {{convert|3305|t|abbr=on}} full load, Rezvyy was {{convert|123|m|ftin|abbr=on}} long overall, with a beam of {{convert|14.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} and a draught of {{convert|4.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. Power was provided by two {{convert|22000|shp|abbr=on|adj=on}} M7K power sets, each consisting of a combination of a {{convert|17000|shp|lk=on|adj=on}} DK59 and a {{convert|5000|shp|abbr=on|adj=on}} M62 gas turbine arranged in a COGAG installation and driving one fixed-pitch propeller. Design speed was {{convert|32|kn|0|lk=in}} and range {{convert|3900|nmi|0|lk=in}} at {{convert|14|kn|0|abbr=on}}. The ship's complement was 194, including 23 officers.{{sfn|Apalkov|2005|page=79}}

Rezvyy was designed for anti-submarine warfare around four URPK-5 Rastrub missiles (NATO reporting name SS-N-14 'Silex'), backed up by a pair of quadruple launchers for {{convert|533|mm|in|0|abbr=on}} torpedoes and a pair of RBU-6000 {{convert|213|mm|in|0|abbr=on|adj=off}} Smerch-2 anti-submarine rocket launchers.{{sfn|Baker|2002|pages=637–638}} Both the URPK-5 and the torpedoes also had anti-ship capabilities. Defence against aircraft was provided by forty 4K33 OSA-M (SA-N-4 'Gecko') surface to air missiles which were launched from two sets of twin-arm ZIF-122 launchers. Two {{convert|100|mm|in|0|abbr=on}} AK-100 guns were mounted aft in a superfiring arrangement.{{sfn|Apalkov|2005|page=80}}

The ship had a well-equipped sensor suite, including a single MR-310A Angara-A air/surface search radar, Don navigation radar, the MP-401S Start-S ESM radar system and the Spectrum-F laser warning system. Fire control for the guns was provided by a MR-143 Lev-214 radar. An extensive sonar complex was fitted, including the bow-mounted MG-332T Titan-2T and the towed-array MG-325 Vega that had a range of up to {{convert|15|km}}.{{sfn|Apalkov|2005|page=81}}{{sfn|Balakin|2001|page=16}} The vessel was also equipped with the PK-16 decoy-dispenser system which used chaff as a form of missile defense.{{sfn|Balakin|2001|page=17}}

Laid down on 10 December 1973 with the yard number 159 at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Rezvyy was launched on 20 May 1975.{{sfn|Apalkov|2005|page=81}} The vessel, named for a Russian word that can be translated as frisky, was commissioned on 30 December and joined the Northern Fleet.{{sfn|Baker|2002|page=637}}{{sfn|Thompson|2010|page=398}}

Rezvyy, along with many other ships of the class, undertook a number of visits to friendly nations. For example, between 7 and 11 September 1982, the ship spent time in Pointe-Noire, Congo.{{cite journal|title=Naval visit|journal=USSR and Third World|volume=12|location=London|publisher=Central Asian Research Centre|year=1982|page=75}} From 2 to 10 December, Rezvyy could be found at the port of Havana, Cuba. The crew would often spend these visits involved in cultural interchanges with the local population. In Cuba, they also hosted a celebration in honour of the foundation of the Soviet Union as well as undertaking joint exercises in the Caribbean Sea.{{cite journal|title=Soviet Warships Visit Havana for Celebration|journal=USSR International Affairs|volume=82|date=14 December 1982|page=9}}

The vessel returned to Havana at the end of December 1984. On this trip, Rezvyy, along with the Project 1134A cruiser {{ship|Soviet cruiser|Admiral Isakov||2}}, sailed within {{convert|30|mi}} of the Mississippi Delta, the closest that a Soviet Navy vessel had been to the US mainland since they started entering the Caribbean in 1969.{{sfn|Ashby|1987|page=73}} The ship also took part in large naval exercises, like Atlantic-84, which ran between 31 March and 8 April 1984 and involved over 29 warships including the Project 1144 Orlan (NATO reporting name 'Kirov'-class) battlecruiser {{ship|Soviet cruiser|Kirov||2}}, in the Atlantic Ocean.{{cite news|last=Apple|first=R.W.|title=Soviet is Holding Big Naval Games|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/04/world/soviet-is-holding-big-naval-games.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=4 April 1984|page=4}} One of the aims of the exercise was to demonstrate blue water capabilities of the Soviet Navy.{{sfn|Polmar|1991|page=81}}

On 8 December 1989, requiring maintenance after a long period of continuous service, Rezvyy was sent to Shipyard No. 35 in Murmansk to be refitted. The vessel was recommissioned on 6 August 1992.{{sfn|Apalkov|2005|page=81}} By this time, the dissolution of the Soviet Union had meant that the Soviet Navy ceased to exist. Rezvyy entered service with the Russian Navy.{{sfn|Sharpe|1996|page=544}} Visits to other ports continued, but the range of nations expanded, For example, between 14 and 18 May 1993, the ship visited Tromsø in Norway, a member country of NATO. On 1 June 2001, Rezvyy was decommissioned, disarmed at Murmansk and subsequently broken up.{{sfn|Apalkov|2005|page=81}}

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