Neustrashimy-class frigate
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Project 11540 Yastreb |
| Builders | Yantar yard , Kaliningrad |
| Operators |  Soviet Navy,  Russian Navy |
| Preceded by | Burevestnik class |
| Succeeded by | Template:Sclass- |
| Planned | 7 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Cancelled | 4 |
| Active | 2 |
| Laid up | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Frigate |
| Displacement | 3,800 tons (standard), 4,400 tons (full load) |
| Length | 129 m (423 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 15.6 m (51 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 5.6 m (18 ft 4 in) |
| Installed power | 110,000 hp (82,000 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft COGAG (gas turbines) |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement | 210 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 Ka-27 Helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | pad and hangar |
Neustrashimy-class frigates (Template:Lang-ru, alternate English spelling Neustrashimyy) are a series of large frigates in the Russian Navy. The Soviet designation is Project 11540 Yastreb ("Hawk"). Seven ships were planned for the class, but the fall of the Soviet Union disrupted those plans. Two ships were completed, both currently in active service.
Design and construction
The class was designed as a general purpose anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigate to follow on from the Template:Sclass2-s. This new class of frigates incorporates some stealth technology. The ship is equipped with a newly designed Zvezda-1 integrated sonar system (with NATO reporting name Ox Tail) as its primary ASW sensor.
The program started in 1986 and seven ships were originally planned.[1] After the collapse of the Soviet Union the project was frozen and only one ship, Neustrashimy (Неустрашимый - "Dauntless"), was in active service with the Russian Baltic Fleet by the mid 1990s. On 24 February 2009 the second ship in the class, Yaroslav Mudry, left the Yantar shipyard in Russia's Kaliningrad for its first sea-trials.[2] As of 2010, both Neustrashimyy and Yaroslav Mudry are operational with the Baltic Fleet.
The ships were built by Yantar Yard, Kaliningrad. Only Neustrashimy was completed by the time the Soviet Union collapsed. Two further ships were incomplete. Yaroslav Mudry (named after the great ruler of the Kievan Rus, Yaroslav the Wise) and Tuman ("Fog", named after a World War II era Soviet patrol boat whose crew exhibited great valour in combat with three German destroyers). As of 2009, the frigate Yaroslav Mudry has begun sea trials and entered service.[2]
Service history
2008-09 deployment to Somalia
In late September 2008, Neustrashimy left the Baltic Fleet and was sent to the Gulf of Aden waters off the Somali coast to fight piracy in the region.[3] Russian navy spokesman Captain Igor Dygalo told the Associated Press that the missile frigate Neustrashimy had left the Baltic Sea port of Baltiisk a day before the hijacking to cooperate with other unspecified countries in anti-piracy efforts.[4] As of 27 October, it was operating independently in the vicinity of a group of NATO warships near the Somali coast. On 11 November, it helped capture suspected pirates along with Royal Marines from HMS Cumberland; the suspected pirates had been attempting to board the merchant vessel MV Powerful. On 16 November 2008, it prevented pirates from capturing Saudi Arabian ship MV Rabih.
Ships in class
| No. | Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Fleet | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 712 | Neustrashimyy | Yantar Yard, Kaliningrad[1] | 1986[1] | May 1988[1] | 24 January 1993[1] | Baltic Fleet | Active |
| 727 | Yaroslav Mudry (ex-Nepristupnyi) | 1988[1] | May 1991[1] | 2009[5] | Baltic Fleet | Active | |
| Tuman | 1990[1] | ||||||
| Nepokornyi | Cancelled | ||||||
| 3 others | Cancelled | ||||||
Building
- The work on Tuman was suspended when about 30% complete in 1996 and was laid up in 1998 only to clear space in dry dock. The ship may be finished and sold for export.
See also
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h Gardiner & Chumbly, p. 395
- ^ a b "Russia's Yaroslav Mudry frigate to begin trials in Baltic Sea | Russia | RIA Novosti". Sputniknews. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Russia sends warship to fight piracy near Somalia". Sputniknews. 26 September 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Russian Navy takes delivery of new frigate". rusnavy.com. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
Sources
- Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław, eds. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
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