Posted on 03/11/2016 12:20:08 AM PST by sukhoi-30mki
The Baltic Shipyards shipbuilding plant (a subsidiary of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, OCK) has handed over 'Admiral Grigorovich' Project 11356 frigate (Krivak-V/Admiral Grigorovich-class type ship) to Russian Navy, according to the plant`s official spokeperson, Sergei Mikhailov.
The Admiral Grigorovich class is the latest class of frigates ordered by the Russian Navy for the Black Sea Fleet. Picture: Yantar Shipyard
"The chairperson of the ship`s state inspection, Gennady Dmitriev signed the ship acceptance certificate on the board of the 'Admiral Grigorovich' frigate", Mikhailov said. According to Dmitriev, the ship "fully confirmed the claimed specifications during the sea trials".
The OCK`s Vice-President for naval shipbuilding, Igor Ponomarev, in his turn, pointed out that the Corporation is to hand over two Project 11356 frigates (namely, 'Admiral Essen' and 'Admiral Makarov') and 'Ivan Gren' Project 11711 landing ship (Ivan Gren-class) to Russian Navy in 2016.
The flag-raising ceremony on the board of the 'Admiral Grigorovich' frigate will take place on March 11, according to Mikhailov. 'Admiral Grigorovich' is to be commissioned to the Black Sea fleet of Russian Navy.
Project 11356 frigates are intended for anti-ship and anti-submarine operations in both off-shore and ocean areas. The ships can provide air defense both individually and as a part of ship order.
Project 11356 firgates are equipped with 100mm A-190 naval gun, Kalibr-NK (SS-N-27 Sizzler) cruise missiles, Shtil/Shtil-1 (SA-N-7 Gadfly/SA-N-7C Gollum) naval surface-to-air (SAM) systems, torpedoes and one Ka-27 (Helix) helicopter (optionally). Project 11356 frigate has a draft of 3620 t, a length of 124.8 m, a maximum speed of 30 kt and a range of 4850 nm.
Swept back, step back, weenie pack, Krivak...hmm, doesn’t work anymore?
Ship’s draft is the distance from the surface of the water to the lowest point of the ship. It is NOT measured in tons; but by feet.
Yep. 3620 t would be a displacement, not a draft.
That should be an error by the source: mixing up draft with displacement.
Pretty much a fundamental error. (someone had a hard time in Nautical Stuff for Landlubbers 101).
That is a good looking ship.
And it has a gun!
I’m for that! I think some times about the Desmoines Class of heavy cruisers. 8” automatic guns in thre x three turrets. (Sigh)
Better looking than what came out of Bath Iron Works a few months ago. For sure.
If the US had decided to make one of these it would still be in the design phase. Mission creep would have expanded the scope of the requirements to where it cost 10x as much, displaced 4x times as much, could fight any kind of sea or littoral battle single-handed... And in the end, 10 years from now the Navy would get 3 of these that sort-of work. Well, just as soon as the block-xyz software is available...
Sadly you are right. Enough to make one weep
I haven’t heard that in a few decades...what community were you?
When I was in Viet Nam I loved the 8” gun cruisers.
The basic design for this ship started in 1997. This particular ship was laid down in 2010 and has just been commissioned. You don't think the U.S. doesn't do better than that?
So yeah, this ship has literally been in the works for 29 years. For some people that could be an entire career.
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