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|Ship caption=Sister ship ''Vitse-Admiral Drozd'' underway on 29 January 1985.
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|Ship country= Russia
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Soviet Union|naval}} {{shipboxflag|Russia|navy-1992}}
|Ship name=*''Admiral Zozulya''
*(Адмирал Зозуля)
|Ship namesake=[[Fyodor Zozulya]]
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|Ship builder=[[Severnaya Verf|A.A. Zhdanov]], [[Leningrad]]
|Ship yard number= 791
|Ship laid down=26 July 1964
|Ship launched=17 October 1965
|Ship commissioned=8 October 1967
|Ship decommissioned=5 July 1994
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|Ship honours=
|Ship fate=[[Ship breaking|Scrapped]]
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|Ship class=[[Kresta I-class cruiser|Berkut-class]] [[cruiser]]
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|Ship displacement={{convert|5340|t}} standard, {{convert|7170|t}} full load
|Ship length={{convert|156.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}}|
|Ship beam={{convert|16.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship draught={{convert|5.6|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship propulsion=2 shaft; 4 x KVN-98/64 boilers, 2 x TV-12 GTZA steam turbines, {{convert|46,000|shp|abbr=on}}
|Ship speed={{convert|34|kn|km/h|0}}
|Ship range={{convert|10500|nmi|km|0|abbr=on}} at {{convert|14|kn|km/h|0}}
|Ship complement=30 officers, 282 ratings
|Ship sensors=	1 x MR-500 and 1 x MR-310 Angara-A air/surface search radars, 1 x MRP-11-12, 2 x MRP-13-14 Uspekh-U and 1 x MRP-15-16 Zaliv reconnaissance radars, 1 x Volga navigation radar, 1 x Binom-1134, 2 x 4R90 Yatagan, 1 x MR-103 Bars, 1 x Grozna-1134 and 1 x Burya-1134 fire control systems, 3 x Nickel-KM and 2 x Khrom-KM IFF, 1 x ARP-50R radio direction finder, 1 x MG-312M Titan and 1 x GAS-311 Vychegda sonars, 1 x MG-26 Khosta underwater communication system, 1 x MI-110R and 1 x MI-110K anti-subrmarine search stations, 1 x Planshet-1134 combat information control systems
|Ship armour=
|Ship EW=*2 x Gurzuf ESM radar system
*1 x ZIF-121 launcher for PK-2 decoy rockets
|Ship armament=*4 × KT-35-1134 P-35 launchers with 4 [[SS-N-3 Shaddock|4K44 (SS-N-3 'Shaddock’)]] anti-ship missiles (2x2)
*4 × ZIF-102 M-1 launchers with 64 [[S-125 Neva/Pechora|V-600 (SA-N-1 ‘Goa’)]] surface to air missiles (2x2)
*4 × {{convert|57|mm|in|0|abbr=on}} AK-725 guns (2×2)
*2 × [[RBU-1000]] Smerch-3 Anti-Submarine rockets
*2 × [[RBU-6000]] Smerch-2 Anti-Submarine rockets
*10 × {{convert|533|mm|in|0|abbr=on}} PTA-53-1134 [[torpedo tube]]s (2x5) for 10 53-65, 53-65K or SET-65 torpedoes
|Ship aircraft=1 [[Kamov Ka-25]] 'Hormone-A' or KA-25T 'Hormone-B'
|Ship aircraft facilities=Hangar and helipad
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'''''Admiral Zozulya''''' ({{langx|ru|link=no|Адмирал Зозуля|italic=yes}}) was the lead ship of the [[Soviet Navy]] Project 1134 [[Kresta I-class cruiser|''Admiral Zozulya''-class]] Large Anti-submarine Ship ({{langx|ru|Большой Противолодочный Корабль|translation=}}, BPK) also known as the Kresta I Class guided missile [[cruiser]]s. Launched in 1965, the ship was reclassified a Large Rocket Ship ({{langx|ru|Ракетные крейсера проекта}}, RKR) in 1977. ''Admiral Zozulya'' served primarily in the [[Northern Fleet]] during the [[Cold War]], transferring to the [[Russian Navy]] at the dissolution of the [[Soviet Navy]], and was decommissioned in 1994 after nearly thirty years of service.

==Design and development==
===Design===
Envisioned as the first of a large class of a more balanced follow-on ships to the specialist [[anti-ship warfare|anti-ship]] [[Kynda-class cruiser|Project 58]] class, ''Admiral Zozulya'' was larger, [[Displacement (ship)|displacing]] {{convert|5340|t}} standard and {{convert|7170|t}} full load, and stretching {{convert|156.2|m|ft|abbr=on}} in length.{{efn|NATO estimates vary. For example, the US Navy quoted 6,140 tons standard displacement, 7,600 tons full load and 155.6 m length.{{sfn|Hampshire|2017|page=26}}}} Beam was {{convert|16.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} and draught {{convert|5.6|m|ftin|abbr=on}}.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} The hull was made of steel upon which was mounted a large aluminium-magnesium alloy superstructure dominated by a radar complex including MR-500, MR-310 Angara-A, MRP-11-12, MRP-13-14 Uspekh-U and MRP-15-16 Zaliv search radars and a Volga navigation radar.{{sfn|Averin|2007|page=10}}

Power was provided by two TV-12 steam turbines, fuelled by four KVN-98/64 boilers and driving two fixed pitch [[Propeller|screws]] that provided {{convert|46000|hp|lk=in}}.{{sfn|Averin|2007|page=14}} The ship carried {{convert|1690|t}} of fuel which gave a range of {{convert|10500|nmi|km|0|abbr=on}} at {{convert|14|kn|km/h|0}}.{{sfn|Averin|2007|page=11}} Maximum design speed was {{convert|34|kn|km/h|0|lk=in}}.{{sfn|Averin|2007|page=14}} Electricity was provided by a TD-760 driven off steam drawn from the main boilers which powered a 380 V AC circuit at a frequency of 50&nbsp;Hz.{{sfn|Averin|2007|page=40}}

===Armament===
''Admiral Zozulya'' was originally intended to mount the [[P-500 Bazalt]] ([[NATO reporting name]] SS-N-12 'Sandbox') but protracted development meant that instead the same [[SS-N-3 Shaddock|4K44]] missiles (SS-N-3 'Shaddock') as the Project 50 warships mounted were retained.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} However, they were launched from two specially designed twin KT-35-1134 P-35 launchers mounted midships.{{sfn|Averin|2007|page=9}} Similarly, anti-aircraft defence was to be based around the new [[M-11 Shtorm]] (SA-N-3 'Goblet') system but this did not become operational until 1969.{{sfn|Averin|2007|page=9}} Instead, protection was enhanced by mounting two twin ZIF-102 M-1 Volna-M launchers, one forward and the other aft, and up to 64 [[S-125 Neva/Pechora|4K91]] (SA-N-1 'Goa') missiles, which was supplemented by two twin {{convert|57|mm|in|0|abbr=on}} AK-725 guns.{{sfn|Averin|2007|page=11}}

Defence against submarines was provided by two quintuple {{convert|533|mm|in|0|abbr=on}} torpedo launchers, a pair of six-barrelled [[RBU-1000]] Smerch-3 launchers for {{convert|300|mm|in|0|abbr=on|adj=off}} anti-submarine rockets and a pair of twelve-barrelled [[RBU-6000]] Smerch-2 launchers for {{convert|213|mm|in|0|abbr=on|adj=off}} anti-submarine rockets.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} A vastly improved anti-submarine sensor suite was also fitted, with MG-312M Titan and GAS-311 Vychegda [[sonar]]s, the MG-26 Khosta underwater communication system and both MI-110R and MI-110K anti-submarine search stations.<ref name=russianships>{{cite web|url=http://russianships.info/eng/warships/project_1134.htm|title=Guided Missile Cruisers: Project 1134 Berkut|website=Russian Ships|year=2016|access-date=19 April 2018}}</ref> Fire control was directed by two 4R90 Yatagan units along with Binom-1134, MR-103 Bars, Grozna-1134 and Burya-1134 fire control systems along with a ARP-50R radio direction finder. Threat response was coordinated with a Planshet-1134 combat information control system.<ref name=russianships/>

The ship was equipped with an aft landing pad and hangar for a ranging [[Kamov Ka-25]] helicopter, the first installed on a Soviet cruiser.{{sfn|Tucker-Jones|2015|page=48}}

In the early 1970s, ''Admiral Zozulya'' was upgraded with a MR-212 Vaygach navigation radar added and the missiles updated to 4M44. The ship underwent extensive modernisation between 1985 and 1991, including the addition of four [[AK-630]] [[close-in weapon system]]s, with their attendant fire control radars, installed near the bridge to improve anti-missile defence.{{sfn|Prézelin|Baker|1990|page=566}}

===Development===
''Admiral Zozulya'' was approved by [[Nikita Khrushchev]] as part of [[Sergey Gorshkov]]'s buildup of the Soviet Navy.{{sfn|Sondhaus|2004|page=302|}} The vessel was [[Keel laying|laid down]] on 26 July 1964 at [[Severnaya Verf|A.A. Zhdanov]] in [[Leningrad]] with yard number 791, and [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] on 17 October 1965.{{sfn|Hampshire|2017|page=23}} The total cost of construction was 32 million rubles.{{sfn|Averin|2007|page=23}}

==Service==
''Admiral Zozulya'' began testing on 15 February 1967, covering {{convert|15615|nmi|km}} in 995 running hours, and was completed on 8 October 1967.{{sfn|Averin|2007|page=23}} Almost immediately, the vessel formed part of a naval parade in honour of the 50th anniversary of the [[October Revolution]] on 7 November. On 18 January 1968, the ship was attached to the 120th Missile Ship Brigade ({{langx|ru|link=no|бригада ракетных кораблей}}) of the [[Northern Fleet]] based at [[Severomorsk]], remaining part of that unit until 9 October 1986.{{sfn|Holm|2016}} While serving in the Brigade, the vessel was awarded the Navy Prize for Air Defence ({{langx|ru|link=no|ПВО}}).{{sfn|Averin|2007|page=24}} The first launch of a P-35 missile was in October 1968.{{sfn|Kostev|2004|page=304}}

Throughout 1968 and 1969, the ship took part in exercises until 1 December 1969 when ''Admiral Zozulya'' was dispatched to the [[Mediterranean Sea]] to operate with Egyptian armed forces and then later sailed in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] on 30 April 1970 after taking part in Okean-70. The ship returned to [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]] for repairs and modernisation in November 1971, re-entering service in June 1974. Between 1 June and 1 December 1975, the vessel undertook operations in the Mediterranean and Atlantic with {{ship|Soviet cruiser|Admiral Isakov||2}}, during which the Ka-25 helicopter crashed, with a single fatality, on 11 September.{{sfn|Holm|2016}}

On 3 August 1978, the vessel was renamed a Large Rocket Ship ({{langx|ru|Ракетные крейсера проекта}}, RKR).{{sfn|Kostev|2004|page=248}} Shortly afterwards, in September 1978, ''Admiral Zozulya'' joined {{ship|Soviet cruiser|Admiral Makarov|1970|2}} to monitor NATO exercise [[Northern Wedding]], later taking part in the Soviet exercise ''Atlantika-84'' between 31 March and 8 April 1984. During modernisation, the vessel was assigned to the [[Baltic Fleet]], joining the 12th Missile Ship Division in May 1992.{{sfn|Holm|2016}} However, ''Admiral Zozulya'' did not serve long in that capacity and was decommissioned on 29 September 1994 and was broken up in the Baltic in 1995.{{sfn|Hampshire|2017|page=45}}

==Pennant numbers==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
![[Pennant number|Pennant Number]]<ref name=russianships/>|||Date
|-
|581||1967
|-
|560||1968
|-
|542||1972
|-
|558||
|-
|569||
|-
|093||
|-
|297||1977
|-
|072||1978
|-
|060||1985
|-
|052||1990
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
===Citations===
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==Bibliography==
*{{cite book|last=Averin|first=A.B.|year=2007|title=Адмиралы и маршалы. Корабли проектов 1134 и 1134А |trans-title=Admirals and Marshals: Ships Project 1134 and 1134A|language=Russian|place=Moscow|publisher=Voennaya Kniga|isbn=978-5-90286-316-8}}
*{{cite book|first=Edward|last=Hampshire|title=Soviet Cold War Guided Missile Cruisers|publisher=Osprey Publishing|place=Oxford|year=2017|isbn=978-1-472-81740-2}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.ww2.dk/new/navy/kresta-1.htm|title=Project 1134: Kresta I class|first=Michael|last=Holm|website=Soviet Armed Forces 1945–1991|year=2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106225306/http://www.ww2.dk/new/navy/kresta-1.htm|archive-date=6 January 2016|access-date=2 February 2020}}
*{{cite book|last=Kostev|first=George G.|title=The Soviet and Russian Navy, 1945-2000trans-title=Военно-морской флот Советского Союза и России, 1945-2000|place=Moscow|publisher=Peterof|year=2004|isbn=978-5-87579-038-6}}
*{{cite book|last1=Prézelin|first1=Bernard|last2=Baker|first2=A.D.|title=The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1990/91|place=Annapolis, Maryland|publisher=Naval Institute Press|year=1990|isbn=0-87021-250-8}}
*{{cite book|first=Lawrence|last=Sondhaus|title=Navies in Modern World History|place=London|publisher=Reaktion|year=2004|isbn=9781861892027|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=elbJAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA302|access-date=19 April 2018}}
*{{cite book|last=Tucker-Jones|first=Anthony|title=Soviet Cold War Weaponry : Aircraft, Warships and Missiles|place=Barnsley|publisher=Pen and Sword|year=2015|isbn=978-1-47382-361-7}}

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