It took 19 years to build this ?
>It took 19 years to build this ?
No wonder if you consider total collapse of everything in Russia after 1991.
Yeah, good looking ship, huh?
I guess they did it by hand. It’s a devil of a time using hand saws to cut steel and aluminum. Man, that’s hard work.
Then using chisels to shape the barrel of that bow gun. Wow. That ain’t no trip to Paris!
From the sounds of the article, it’s about the same as our old Destroyers. I’m mean the Fletcher Class, except for the missles. A Fletcher could go about 30 knots.
Sounds like it sat unfinished for quite a while.
This one looks pretty good. The Russian Navy, for all of the faults of their government, does tend to design some really good-looking ships. The Kirov class, for example. Nice lines.
Though, nothing, but nothing looks as good on the water as an Iowa class. Bar none.
“It took 19 years to build this?”
19 years of money shortages, and then a complete redesign and update of it’s systems...
My Russian Naval friend is excited about these new frigates.
It’s designed to be a true Blue Water ship, capable of independent operations. It’s not a fire and forget weapon like past Russian/Soviet ships have been.