Soviet frigate Rezkiy
anti-submarine ship
Rezkiy (Russian: Резкий, "Sharp") was a Project 1135M large anti-submarine ship (Большой Противолодочный Корабль, BPK) or Krivak-class frigate of the Soviet Navy. With an armament based around the URPK-4 Metel anti-submarine missile system, the vessel was launched on 17 February 1975. Joining the Pacific Fleet on 2 February the following year, the ship operated primarily in the Indian Ocean, including visits to Ethiopia, India and Mauritius. The vessel was also involved in tracking the cruisers USS Arkansas and USS Fox, as well as searching for a submarine that crossed the Soviet anti-submarine barrier in 1980. In 1981, the vessel sailed as part of a task force along the west coast of the United States to test and measure American defences. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the ship joined the Russian Navy. Later that decade, the vessel was rearmed with the URPK-5 Rastrub which provided greater anti-ship capability to the vessel. After nearly twenty years in service, 4 August 1995, Rezkiy was decommissioned and subsequently broken up.
Design and development
Designed by N.P. Sobolov, Rezkiy was the second Project 1135M Large Anti-Submarine Ship (Большой Противолодочный Корабль, BPK) laid down and the eleventh one launched. The vessel is named for a Russian word which can be translated sharp, cutting or sudden.
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