Ukrainian ship Yuri Olefirenko
.jpg) Yuri Olefirenko
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Soviet Navy | |
| Name | SDK 137 |
| Laid down | 21 April 1970 |
| Launched | 31 December 1970 |
| Commissioned | 31 May 1971 |
| Fate | Transferred to Ukrainian Navy in 1994 |
 Ukraine | |
| Name | Yuri Olefirenko (ex-SDK Kirovohrad) |
| Commissioned | 10 January 1996 |
| Status | Unclear; may have been destroyed or damaged in 2023[1][2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | landing ship |
| Displacement | 1,192 tons |
| Length | 81.3 m (266 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 9.3 m (30 ft 6 in) |
| Draft | 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 41 |
| Armament | |
Yuri Olefirenko (
Construction and career
Soviet service
The ship was built at
Although officially the
Ukrainian service
As a result of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet division between Russian Black Sea Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy, in 1994 SDK 137 was passed to the Ukrainian Navy and was renamed SKD Kirovohrad. In 1996 it was commissioned and given the pennant number U-401 Kirovohrad.
In 1998–2002 Kirovohrad was repaired at the Metallist Ship Repair Factory in Balaklava and once again in 2012–2013 at the Black Sea Shipyard in Mykolaiv.
At the start of the 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine, on 21 March 2014 Kirovohrad was surrendered to unmarked Russian naval personnel at Lake Donuzlav along with the minesweeper Chernihiv. On 19 April 2014 the Russian military returned the ship along with the Ukrainian corvette Vinnytsia.
In 2016 it was renamed again to U-401 Yuri Olefirenko in a memory of a Ukrainian marine who perished during the
In April 2022 the ship was claimed by Russian media to have again been captured by Russia at the port of
Russia’s Defense Ministry said on 31 May 2023 that the ship had been destroyed two days prior.[8] The Ukrainian Navy told reporters that they refuse to comment on any Russian claims and that they generally do not talk about any such losses in public.[9]
Gallery
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Former badge of Kirovohrad -
Renaming of the ship in 2016 -
2018 training exercise
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See also
References
- ^ a b c Sutton, H I (10 June 2022). "Ukrainian Navy Ship In Dramatic Escape, Survives Russian Artillery Attack". Naval News. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Russia says it destroys Ukraine's 'last warship'". Reuters. 31 May 2023. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Explosion on SDK Kirovohrad: who is guilty?. Flot2017. 20 September 2010
- ^ "Analysis: Russian Armed Forces capture dozen Ukrainian ships in Berdyansk". Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "The Ukrainian Navy's Fighting Ships – The only easy day was Never". The Researchers. 27 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Russia says it destroys Ukraine's 'last warship'". Reuters. 31 May 2023. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Sutton, H I (26 May 2022). "Russia Taking Captured Ukrainian Navy Vessels Into Service". Covert Shores. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Russia Says Destroyed Ukraine's 'Last Warship'". The Moscow Times. 31 May 2023. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Russia says it destroys Ukraine's 'last warship'". Reuters. 31 May 2023. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
External links
- SDK Yuri Olefirenko, project 773, formerly Kirovohrad. Korabli.eu.
- SDK Kirovohrad, project 773. Flot2017. 1 May 2011.
- Ship's propulsion system: 40DM. Propulsionplant.ru.