Russian frigate Neustrashimy
Neustrashimy during BALTOPS 2008 exercise, 12 June
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History | |
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Soviet Union → Russia | |
Name |
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Namesake | Russian for Dauntless or Fearless |
Builder | Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad |
Yard number | 401 |
Laid down | 25 March 1987 |
Launched | 25 May 1988 |
Commissioned | 24 January 1993 |
Homeport | Baltiysk |
Status | In active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Neustrashimy-class frigate |
Displacement |
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Length | 129.6 m (425 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 15.5 m (50 ft 10 in) |
Draught | 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,334 km; 5,179 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement | 210 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × Kamov Ka-27PL |
Aviation facilities | Helipad and hangar |
Neustrashimy (also transliterated Neustrashimyy, Russian: Неустрашимый, lit. "dauntless" or "fearless") is the lead ship of the Neustrashimy-class frigate (Russian designation Project 11540 Yastreb) of the Russian Navy's Baltic Fleet.
Design and description
Neustrashimy is 129.6 m (425 ft 2 in)
Neustrashimy is armed with one 100 mm (4 in)
The ship electronic and sensor suites includes Tron and Diplomant combat management systems, MR-750 Fregat-MA air
The frigate has a helicopter hangar, flight deck and carried a Kamov Ka-27PL anti-submarine helicopter.[2][1]
Construction and career
Her keel was laid on 25 or 27
Neustrashimy made a friendly visit to Kiel, Germany for the occasion of 100th anniversary of the Kiel Canal. She participated in numerous joint exercise with the European navies in the 2000s. The ship paid a visit to London in 2003 in conjunction with President Vladimir Putin visit to the city.[3]
In late September 2008, Neustrashimy left the
From 2014 Neustrashimy was in overhaul with the deadline for the completion of her refit having passed on several occasions, partly due to the problem of acquiring parts for her Ukrainian-made engines. However, the ship completed her refit in December 2021 and is scheduled to return to the fleet in April 2022.[5][6][7] Post-refit sea trials were underway as of February 2022.[8] In July, Neustrashimy was reported to have fired the SA-N-9 air defence missile during its tests at sea.[9] The ship completed post-refit sea trials and rejoined the fleet in April 2023.[10][11][12][13]
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g Saunders 2015, p. 698.
- ^ a b Apalkov 2005, p. 110–111.
- ^ a b c Apalkov 2005, p. 113.
- ^ ""Russia Somalia Piracy"". Yahoo! News. Retrieved September 26, 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "Russian Neustrashimyy patrol ship to re-join Baltic Fleet in April".
- ^ "Yantar Shipyard has to complete overhaul of Russian Navy Neustrashimy Yastreb-class frigate".
- ^ "Russian guard ship to rejoin Baltic Fleet in February after repairs - Military & Defense - TASS".
- ^ "Neustrashimy on Sea Trials After Long Refit – SeaWaves Magazine".
- ^ "Russian frigate Neustrashimyy fires Kinzhal missile during sea trials in Baltic Sea".
- ^ "Russian Neustrashimyy patrol ship to re-join Baltic Fleet in April".
- ^ "Russian Navy's guard ship wraps up Baltic tests after upgrade". TASS.com. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "На борту сторожевого корабля "Неустрашимый" прошло занятие с офицерами Балтфлота". flot.com (in Russian). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2023/0419/094072721/detail.shtml
Bibliography
- Apalkov, Yuri Valentinovich (2005). Противолодочные корабли Часть 1. Противолодочные крейсера, большие противолодочные и сторожевые корабли [Anti-submarine ships Part 1. Anti-submarine cruisers, large anti-submarine ships and patrol ships] (in Russian). St Petersburg: Galeya. ISBN 978-5-81720-094-2.
- Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2015). IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. IHS Global Limited. ISBN 978-0-7106-3143-5.
External links
Media related to Neustrashimyy (ship, 1993) at Wikimedia Commons