page_title: Kresta I-class cruiser
hierarchical_section_title: Kresta I-class cruiser
caption_attribution_description: English: An elevated starboard quarter view of a Soviet Kresta I class guided missile cruiser VICE ADMIRAL DROZD underway. Русский: Ракетный крейсер Вице-адмирал Дрозд, 06 марта 1986 года.
context_page_description: The Kresta I class, Soviet designation Project 1134 Berkut, was a class of guided missile cruiser built in the Soviet Union for the Soviet Navy. The ships were designed for a surface warfare role, but Soviet priorities were changed to an anti-submarine role and only four ships were built in this configuration. They were followed by the Kresta II class, an anti-submarine warfare variant.
context_section_description: The Kresta I class, Soviet designation Project 1134 Berkut (golden eagle), was a class of guided missile cruiser built in the Soviet Union for the Soviet Navy. The ships were designed for a surface warfare role, but Soviet priorities were changed to an anti-submarine role and only four ships were built in this configuration. They were followed by the Kresta II class, an anti-submarine warfare variant.
caption: Kresta-class cruiser Vitse-Admiral Drozd in 1986
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