Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov

Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Gorshkov (Russian: Адмира́л фло́та Сове́тского Сою́за Горшко́в) is an Admiral Gorshkov class frigate of the Russian Navy and the lead ship of the class. She was laid down on 1 February 2006, launched on 29 October 2010 and was first expected to join the Russian Navy in November 2013.[6] However, problems with delivery of the main naval gun,[7] engine fire[8] and testing of the ship's Poliment-Redut air defence system delayed the commissioning date several times.[9] She was finally commissioned on 28 July 2018 with the Russia's Northern Fleet. The ship is named after Hero of the Soviet Union Sergey Gorshkov.

For other ships with the same name, see Russian ship Admiral Gorshkov.

Admiral Gorshkov in 2018
History
Russia
Name: Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Gorshkov
Namesake: Sergey Gorshkov
Builder: Severnaya Verf, Saint Petersburg
Laid down: 1 February 2006
Launched: 29 October 2010
Commissioned: 28 July 2018[1]
Status: Active
General characteristics
Class and type: Admiral Gorshkov-class frigate
Displacement: 4,550 tons
Length: 135 m (442.9 ft)
Beam: 16 m (52.5 ft)
Draft: 4.5 m (14.8 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 2 shaft CODAG;
  • 2 10D49 cruise diesel engines 5,200 shp (3,900 kW);
  • 2 M90FR boost gas turbines 27,500 shp (20,500 kW);
  • Total: 65,000 shp (48,000 kW)
Speed: 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range: 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement: 210
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Air search radar: 3-D air search Radar Furke-4 5P-27 main radar for Detection, tracking and targeting of air and surface targets,[2] Poliment 5P-20K 4 faced active phased array search, tracking and guidance/management radar[3][4]
  • Surface search radar: Monolit 34K1 surface search, AShM and additional artillery targeting radar
  • Main Artillery radar fire control system : Puma 5P-10
  • Sonar: Zarya M sonar, Vinyetka towed array sonar
  • Navigation: 3 × Pal-N radars
  • Other: 2 × target illuminators aft superstructure for Palash CIWS
  • Communications: Vigstar Centaurus-NM
  • Electro-Optical Systems: 2 × MTK-201M and 2 × 5P-520
  • Combat system: Sigma/Sigma 22350
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
  • EW Suite: Prosvet-M
  • Countermeasures:
  • 2 × PU KT-308
  • 8 × PU KT-216
  • 2 × 5P-42 Filin
Armament:
  • 1 × 130 mm Amethyst/Arsenal A-192M naval gun[5]
  • 16 (2 × 8) UKSK VLS cells for Kalibr, Oniks or Zircon anti-ship cruise missiles
  • 32 (2 × 16) Redut VLS cells for 9M96, 9M96M, 9M96D/9M96DM(M2) and/or quad-packed 9M100 surface-to-air missiles
  • 2 × Palash CIWS
  • 2 × 4 330 mm torpedo tubes for Paket-NK anti-torpedo/anti-submarine torpedoes
  • 2 × 14.5 mm MTPU pedestal machine guns
Aircraft carried: 1 × Ka-27 series helicopter
Aviation facilities: Helipad and hangar for one helicopter

Service

From 23 to 25 December 2017 Admiral Gorshkov conducted sea trials near UK waters in the North Sea,[10] where she was shadowed by HMS St Albans.[11]

On 28 July 2018, Admiral Gorshkov was officially accepted into the service with the Russian Navy, the day before its debut at the Main Naval Day parade in Saint Petersburg.[1][12][13] In total, the ship performed 16 firing exercises during the entire period of its state trials.[14]

On its maiden distant deployment, the ship travelled some 35,000 nautical miles in what turned out to be the first globe circumnavigation the Russian Navy performed since the Stepan Makarov's 1886–1889 voyage on the cruiser Vityaz.[15] Accompanied by medium sea tanker Kama, logistics support vessel Elbrus and large ocean tug Nikolay Chiker, during the historic mission Admiral Gorshkov visited the following ports: Djibouti (Djibouti), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Qingdao (China), Vladivostok (Russia), Puerto Bolívar (Ecuador), Havana (Cuba), Praia (Cape Verde) and Kronstadt (Russia),[16] before returning to its homeport Severomorsk. The 175-day long journey took place between 26 February and 19 August 2019.[17] On its route home, she also participated in the "Ocean Shield 2019" major naval exercise of the Russian Navy held in the Mediterranean Sea, thought to be the largest in the independent Russia with some 70 warships, submarines and auxiliary ships participating.[17]

In early January 2020, Admiral Gorshkov has test-launched the 3M22 Zircon hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile from the Barents Sea, as part of the missile's state trials. It was the first time the Zircon was launched from a naval vessel.[18]

References
  1. "Головной фрегат "Адмирал Горшков" включили в боевой состав ВМФ России". TASS. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. "РЛС 5П-27, РЛС 5П-27М". npo-prz.ru. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  3. http://i.imgur.com/tPTH2BW.jpg
  4. http://s013.radikal.ru/i323/1101/7f/356cf19ed348.jpg
  5. Super User. "Артиллерийский комплекс "А-192–5П–10Э" - Концерн Моринформсистема-Агат". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  6. "Severnaya Verf to Launch Corvette Stoiky in May". rusnavy.com. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  7. "СМИ: Передачу ВМФ фрегата "Адмирал Горшков" отложили из-за проблем с артустановкой". flotprom.ru. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  8. "Двигатель фрегата "Адмирал Горшков" сгорел из-за сбоя системы управления". flotprom.ru. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  9. "Poliment-Redut Issues Delay Delivery of 1st Project 22350 Gorshkov-class Frigate to Russian Navy". navyrecognition.com. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  10. IndraStra Global (19 August 2018), Admiral Gorshkov (Project 22350/Pennant Number: 417), retrieved 21 November 2018
  11. "HMS St Albans: UK frigate shadows Russian warship in North Sea". BBC.com. 26 December 2017.
  12. "Russian Navy commissions Project 22350 frigate Admiral Gorshkov". janes.com. 31 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  13. https://www.janes.com/article/82112/russian-navy-commissions-project-22350-frigate-admiral-gorshkov
  14. "Russian cutting-edge frigate live-fires cruise missiles in Barents Sea drills". TASS. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  15. "ВМФ повторил историческое достижение царского флота". vz.ru. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  16. "Фрегат "Адмирал Флота Советского Союза Горшков" завершил кругосветный поход". bmpd.livejournal.com. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  17. "Russia's Northern Fleet warships return home after round-the-globe deployment". TASS. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  18. "Russia test-launches Tsirkon hypersonic missile from ship for first time". TASS. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.


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