Udaloy class destroyer
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The Udaloy class are a series of anti-submarine destroyers built for the Soviet Navy - The Russian designation is Project 1155 Fregat (Frigate bird)
History and design
The Project 1155 dates to the 1970s when it was concluded that it was too costly to build large-displacement, single-role combatants. The concept of a specialized surface ships was developed by Soviet designers. Two different types of warships were laid down which were designed by the Severnoye Design Bureau: Project 956 destroyer and Project 1155 large antisubmarine ship. Generally the Soviet equivalent of the American Spruance class destroyer) and AEGIS, there are variations in SAM and air search radar among units of the class. Based on the Krivak class, the empahasis on ASW left these ships with limited anti-surface and anti-air capabilities.
Following Udaloy's commissioning, designers began developing an upgrade package in 1982 to provide more balanced capabilities. The Project 1155.1 Fregat II Class Large ASW Ships (NATO Codename Udaloy II) Russia's only multipurpose warship -- intended to be the Russian counterpart to the American Arleigh Burke class ships. The Udaloy-II is modified by the replacement of the SS-N-14 by the SS-N-22, reflecting a change in emphasis from ASW to anti-shipping, however, her standoff ASW capability is retained by firing SS-N-15 Starfish missiles from the torpedo tubes. Other changes include an improved self defense capability with the addition of the gun/SAM CIWS systems. Similar to Udaloy externally, it was a new configuration with the Moskit antiship missiles, a twin 130 mm gun, the Udav antitorpedo system and several anti-aircraft systems. Powered by a modern gas-turbine engine, it was equipped with more capable sonars, an integrated air defense fire control system, and a number of digital electronic systems based on state-of-the-art circuitry.
General characteristics
- Displacement: 6200 tons standard, 7900 tons full load
- Length: 163 m
- Beam: 19.3 m
- Draught: 6.2 m
- Machinery: 2 shaft COGAG, 4 gas turbines, 120,000 hp
- Speed: 35 kt
- Range: 10500 nm at 14 kt
- Armament:
- * 2x4 SS-N-14 anti submarine missiles
- * 8 vertical launchers for SA-N-9 surface to air missiles
- * Guns 2x1 100 mm (1x2 130 mm in Udaloy II), 4-30 mm Gatling
- * 2x4 -553 mm Torpedo tube
- * 2 RBU-6000 anti submarine rocket launchers
- Aviation: Aft helicopter deck and hangar, 2 Ka-25/26/27 series helicopters
- Complement: 300
Ships
- Udaloy I class
- *Udaloy -Bold (1980) - Removed from service, scrapped at Murmansk in 2002
- *Vice-Admiral Kulakov (1980) - In overhaul since 1990 and did not return to service
- *Marshal Vassilevski (1982)
- *Admiral Zakharov (1982) - Caught fire in 1992 and scrapped
- *Admiral Spiridonov (1983) - Removed from service
- *Admiral Tributs (1983)- Caught fire in 1991, but returned to service
- *Marshal Shaposhnikov (1985)
- *Severomorsk (1985)
- *Admiral Levchenko (1987)
- *Admiral Vinogradov (1987)
- *Admiral Kharlamov (1988)
- *Admiral Panteleyev (1990)
- Udaloy II class
- *Admiral Chabenko (1995)
- *Admiral Basisty (scrapped during construction)
- *Admiral Kucherov (never laid down)
References
- http://ship.bsu.by/main.asp?id=100894 - article in Russian
- http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/1155_1.htm - Article from FAS in English
- http://home19.inet.tele.dk/airwing/ships/udaloy.htm - article in English
- http://www.kommersant.com/tree.asp?rubric=3&node=44&doc_id=610715 - one of several articles referring to the Admiral Tributs in service, although it is commonly believed to have never returned to service after a 1991 fire.
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