BOD "Kerch" will become the first surface museum of Sevastopol? (video). Large anti-submarine ship "Kerch": description, history and interesting facts

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 mouth 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.

At the end of last year, there was one less warship in the Russian Black Sea Fleet. On November 4, at about 5 o'clock in the morning, a fire occurred in the engine room of the Large anti-submarine ship "Kerch". After this sad incident, the issue of decommissioning the Kerch began to be discussed, because its age was quite advanced. It was also assumed that it would be scrapped, again citing the inexpediency of expensive repairs and modernization of the outdated Large Anti-Submarine Ship. There were also rumors that it could be converted into a military “maritime” museum, because the Kerch was one of the last Cold War ships in the fleet. But what will really happen to him and what will be his fate?

The Chairman of the Russian Veterans Party in the city of Sevastopol shared his vision of the further course of events with the INFORMER correspondent Sergey Binali.

“In June of this year, representatives of our party sent an official letter to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. Two proposals came from us: the safety of the Kerch BOD; the creation of a museum on the territory of the 30th coastal armored turret battery.

Today we have a huge number of land-based museums, but no above-water ones. Because the legendary Sevastopol is a city of Russian sailors and military glory, we proposed to preserve, and not “cut up” Kerch for scrap metal. After all, it is important to protect your history, and creating a museum of the Russian Black Sea Fleet on the ship is, in our opinion, the best solution.

Unfortunately, if you ask Sevastopol residents on the street today about their knowledge of the exploits of five Black Sea residents during World War II, it is unlikely that anyone will be able to immediately name even the names of these heroes. And in Sevastopol, the streets are named after these young guys who had special ranks of privates." , - the party leader began the conversation.

According to Sergei Anatolyevich, the reaction of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation to their appeal was immediate. Later he was invited to a live video conference with the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Valery Gerasimov.

When watching the video, you can find some “secrets” about the future museum ship.

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 a 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 (cruise/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 pennant of the Ministry of Defense "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 of 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" was seriously damaged. 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.

The large anti-submarine ship "Kerch" was laid down on 04/30/1971 at the 61 Communards plant in Nikolaev (serial number 2003) and on 05/25/1971 was included in the lists of Navy ships. Launched on 07/21/1972, entered service on 12/25/1974 and included in the KChF on 01/23/1975.
The cause of the fire on the large anti-submarine ship (BOD) "Kerch" of the Red Banner Black Sea Fleet, according to a preliminary version, was the fire of an electric heating device in the cockpit, a source in the security forces of Sevastopol told RIA Novosti.

The fire at the Kerch BOD began on November 4 at about 5 am. There was a fire in the engine room. The fire spread over an area of ​​80 square meters. Three firefighting boats approached the ship to extinguish the fire, and additional rescue teams arrived. The fire was localized and extinguished by 10 a.m. Given the heavy smoke in the premises, the ship's crew was evacuated, leaving only fire brigades and scouts to bypass the fire sites.

“At the time the electric heating device caught fire, there was no one in the room, and the fire spread to the engine room,” the agency’s source said.

According to him, a commission is now working at the Kerch BOD to investigate the causes of the fire.

“Fifty officers and the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Vice Admiral Alexander Fedotenkov, are now conducting an analysis. This is a serious incident, since the ship was standing on the 14th berth of the Northern side of Sevastopol, there were small ships and other watercraft nearby. Many issues remain to be clarified, including the human factor is being considered,” the source noted.

The Kerch BOD was accepted into the Navy in 1974. The displacement is 8,500 tons, the speed is 32 knots, the cruising range is up to 8 thousand miles, the crew is 365 people. The ship has a full range of weapons and is equipped with a Ka-25PL helicopter.

In 1976, for 6 months he performed combat service tasks in the Mediterranean Sea, commander - Captain 2nd Rank Yu.G. Gusev. Repeatedly participated in various ocean and naval exercises and combat services in the Mediterranean Sea.

10.08 - 14.08.1984 - paid visits to Varna (Bulgaria);
06.28 - 07.02.1989 - to Istanbul (Türkiye);
11.08 - 15.08.1989 - to Varna (Bulgaria).

At the end of the 80s, its radar weapons were modernized (installation of a new radar).

After the Moskva anti-ship missile ship was withdrawn from the fleet on 04/27/1994 and until the Moskva (Slava) anti-ship missile ship entered service from repair on 06/12/1997, it was the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet.

In November 1998, under the flag of the Deputy Commander of the Fleet for Armaments and Weapons Operation, Rear Admiral A. Kovshar, made an official visit to Cannes (France) and Messina (Italy).

Currently it is part of the 30th division of surface ships of the Black Sea Fleet. The ship is patronized by: South-Eastern district of Moscow, Belgorod, Volgograd.