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Kerch' Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Керчь [Kerch'] (ex-Emanuele Filiberto Duca d`Aosta)		166	OTO, Livorno, Italy	29.10.1932	22.4.1934	13.7.1935 // 2.3.1949	trials vessel OS-32 3.1958

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	8317
Displacement full, t	10374
Length, m	171.8 pp 186.9 oa
Breadth, m	17.5
Draught, m	6.50 mean deep
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 6 Thornycroft boilers
Power, h. p.	110000
Max speed, kts	36.5
Fuel, t	oil 1653
Endurance, nm(kts)	3900(14)
Armour, mm	belt: 70 + 35, bulkheads: 50 - 30, decks: 35 - 30, barbettes: 70 - 50, turrets: 90, CT: 100 - 25, communication tube: 30 - 20
Armament	4 x 2 - 152/53 OTO 1929, 3 x 2 - 100/47 OTO 1928, 4 x 2 - 37/54 Breda 1932, 12 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 2 DCT (12), 112 mines
Electronic equipment	Giuys, Redan radars
Complement	578 - 694

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Project history

Former Italian cruiser of Condottieri 4th group, received by reparations from Italy.

Ship protection

Main 70mm belt extended up to main deck between center of "A" and fore side "X" barbettes, 30mm longitudinal splinter bulkhead (35mm abreast magazines) placed inside hull in 2m from side. The belt was closed by 50mm upper and 30mm lower bulkheads. All side above the main belt and the platform between lower edge of the belt and longitudinal splinter bulkhead had 20mm thickness. Flat 35mm main deck connected with upper edge of main belt, main deck outside citadel had 30-mm thickness. Barbettes had 70mm protection above weather decks, 60mm between weather and main decks and 50mm below main deck. CT had 100mm sides, 30mm roof and 25mm deck, rest of tower superstructure had 50-40mm protection.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

Kerch' served as training cruiser from March 1958.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.