The following pictures are from Doug Nelson - I found them on the http://www.uss-salem.org
site - they are reused with permission. Click on the pictures for larger versions.

   
rus037.jpg (38307 bytes) SS-N-14 Silex missile launcher aboard the 'KARA' class cruiser Kerch at Sevastopol, 8/1995. The two missiles on the left are anti-ship missiles (SSM); the two on the right are anti-submarine (ASW) missiles.  The apparent difference between top and bottom missiles is an illusion due to the camera lens used for the shot
rus036.jpg (25021 bytes) SS-N-14 Silex ASW missile.
rus038.jpg (23619 bytes) SS-N-14 Silex SSM.
rus039.jpg (28500 bytes) Another view of the SS-N-14 Silex ASW missile.
rus040.jpg (24487 bytes) A third view of the SS-N-14 Silex ASW missile.
rus041.jpg (34427 bytes) Rear of SS-N-14 Silex missiles. This is the inboard, upper missile, the ASW variant of the SS-N-14.

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