Udaloy, Vice-Admiral Kulakov, Marshal Vasilyevsky, Admiral Zakharov, Admiral Spiridonov, Admiral Tributs, Marshal Shaposhnikov, Admiral Levchenko, Admiral Vinogradov, Admiral Kharlamov, Admiral Panteleyev, Admiral Chabanenko (Udaloy II)
The Udaloy class missile destroyers (Project 1155 Fregat) were designed as substitutes for the Kotlin class, and despite cruiser dimensions and construction in the same shipyards slipways where the Kresta series were made, they were classed as guided missile destroyers. Some sources still classified them as cruisers, but destroyer is now widespread and accepted. Their names are also confusing because at first planned 15 ships all had destroyer names, until changed for admiral and marshalls. In role they are closer also to the Spruance than the Ticonderoga. The Sovremennyy class built in Zhdanov had the same hull and identical thrusters. As ASW ships they had been defined in the TTZ in 1970-71 as 5,000-ton ships armed a single twin main gun, self-defence SAM, and ASW missiles, rocket launchers, torpedoes and helicopter for their main tasks. The post-cold war Udaloy II was a deep modernization, but budget constraints had only one ship on the three laid down effectively completed. On the 13 in service, 8 are active today, the first were retired in 1997 and others in 2001, two prematurely after devastating fires.
Development
Project 1155 went back to a time the admiralkty realized in 1971 it was too costly to build large multi-role surface combatants (cruiser size) and worked on a new specialized surface ship type using common basis, which emerged as the Sovremenny and Udaloy program of destroyers. Note that in Soviet parlance the second were dubbed “large ASW ships”, and nowhere was precise their nature, cruiser or destroyer, which was mostly applied by NATO, and debated as they were a clear departure from the 1960s Kashin class, completely different in appearance, with helicopter and an apparently larger armament. Muuch more capable ships were developed by Soviet designers.
Both types of warships were laid down after being designed by Severnoye Design Bureau as the Project 956 destroyer and Project 1155 large anti-submarine ship. The Sovremenny were at first designed to take part in amphibious operations with a large gun armament to assist in operations, replacing now obsolete 1950s conventional cruisers. They were redesigned as more versatile ships for ASuW and AA defence as well. The Udaloy were pure ASW ships and considered as the Soviet equalivalents to the Spruance-class destroyers, albeit smaller and less modular. The class evolved for a bit more versatility, between SAM and air search radar upgrades, and close in concept to the Krivak class frigates, but still had limited anti-surface and anti-air capabilities. Surface combatant groups, ideally around Moskva and Kiev class helicopter/aircraft carriers, were ideally composed of at least one Sovremenny and one Udaloy. They complemented each others.
In all, 15 ships were planned, all the first serie was made in Yantar, Kaliningrad and the remainder, from Admiral Kulakov, at Zhdanov Yd, Leningrad. The type was upgraded into Project 11551 (Udaloy II) and three ships were planned, but only Admiral Chabanenko was completed, two more cancelled with the collapse of the USSR and dire Russian economical situation in the 1990s.
The large anti-submarine ship Project 1155 (code “Fregat”) was developed by the Northern Design Bureau under N.P. Sobolev and V.P. Mishin. According to the original technical specifications (TTZ) of 1972-1973, they were a development of Project 1135 ships (Krivak class frigates) with an helicopter and better hydroacoustic system to provide target designation with a range of 90 km. Initially, displacement was limited to 4000 tons, but in the end these restrictions were abandoned due to new technical specifications linked to the Polynom project, for a new generation sonar with greater weight and size compared to the previous “Titan-2″ and ” Titan-2T”.
Design of the class
Hull and general design
The end design were from ships sharing many caracteristics with the Sovremenny but generally on a lesser displacement. They were roughly equivalent at 6,930 tons standard and 7,570 tons full load versus 6,600 tons standard/8,000 tons FL for the earlier Sovremenny, but longer, at 163 m (535 ft) long for 19.3 m (63 ft) in beam and with a draught of 6.2 m (20 ft), versus 156 m (511 ft 10 in) long for 17.3 m (56 ft 9 in) in beam and 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) in draught. This extra beam and lenght meant better buoyancy and better stability compared to the Sovremenny.
The hull was made of steel with an elongated forecastle (2/3 of the length) large camber at the bow, double bottom on the entire length.
There was a fairing for the antenna post and instrumentation equipment of the sonar system, which was better shaped than previous designs, mounted in the jaw of the prow. The fairing was still massive, about 30 m, with 5.1 m in diameter. Such dimensions posed challengers to hull design engineers, with numerous tests performed on models in pools. This also artificially increased the and imposed special handling care to avoid hitting the bottom causing severe flooding at the bow end and also had an effect of the general seaworthiness.
The interior of the hull is separated by fireproof bulkheads and non-combustible materials are used in interior paneling and decoration. Like the Sovremenny class, the interior is “clean” in the sense visible cablings and pipes are behind panels. Project 1155 also had a network foam extinguishing system in complement to NBC protection.
The middle and aft hull sections shows three superstructure “islands” made in Aluminum-magnesium alloys. The aft superstructure comprised two semi-recessed helicopter hangars, as well as the aft air launchers for the Kinzhal air defense system and two RBU-6000 ASW rocket launchers.
Powerplant
The main power plant of the Udaloy class was completely identical to the one found on the Project 1135 Burevestnik (Krivak) class, two M9 gas turbine units, each of designed to works its own shaft line. Each comprised a GTD D090 main engine rated for 9000 hp. with the afterburning gas turbine engine DT59 rated for 22,500 hp. There is an emergency control post for afterburning gas turbine engines. In normal operation these are controlled via a pneumoelectric system. Gas outlet were truncated into 2 funnels allowing an easier replacement of the gas turbine engine below, when removed.
The electrical power was provided by four (2 in the bow, 2 in the stern) GTG-1250-2 gas turbine generators rated for 1250 kW each, and one each engine room with heat recovery boilers operating on gas turbines residual exhaust gases, supplementing steam production, provide steam to all systems needed on board.
Armament
Two single 100 mm K-100 mount
The AK-100 is a Soviet 100mm naval cannon, with a maximum rate of fire of 60 rounds per minute, firing a 26.8 kilograms (59 lb) munition in HE anti-air or HE fragmentation varieties. On the Udaloys they are both on the forward deck, in a semi-superfiring position. Replaced by a twin 130 mm on the Udaloy II.
An AK-100 inspected by USN personal during a good will visit
⚙ specifications AK-100 |
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| Weight | 35,5 tonnes |
| Barrel | 100 millimetres (3.9 in) |
| Elevation/Traverse | -10 / +85 degrees, 300° forward arc |
| Loading system | Full auto |
| Muzzle velocity | 880 m/s |
| Range | 8-32 km AA/surface |
| Guidance | Radar |
| Crew | 2 |
| Round | 26.8 kgs (59 lb) HE frag |
| Rate of Fire | 60 rounds per minute |
SS-N-14 ‘Silex’
The Udaloy class carries 8 SS-N-14 ‘Silex’ anti-submarine/anti-ship missiles in two quad launchers under the wings of the bridge. They are similar to to those carried by the Krivak class frigates.
The Metel Anti-Ship Complex (“Snowstorm”) were anti-submarine missiles designed in the 1960s for the Kresta class cruisers, entering sevrice in 1969 and here in the Frigate variant, with later Krivak class given the the shaped charge (‘Rastrub’) usable now against shipping as well as submarines. Like the ASROC, the missile carries an underslung anti-submarine torpedo drops above the suspected position, launched homing search. The 85RU/URPK-5 carries the UGMT-1 torpedo, multi-purpose for subs and surface ships.
⚙ specifications URK-5 (SS-N-14 ‘Silex’) |
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| Weight | 3,930 kg (8,660 lb) |
| Dimensions | 7.2 m (24 ft) (85R missile) |
| Propulsion | solid fuel rocket |
| Speed | Mach 0.95, 290 m/s (650 mph) |
| Range | 50 km anti-sub, 90 km URPK-5 Rastrub anti-ship, torp. 500 m |
| Guidance | Missile: Radar, datalink, Torpedo: Homing pattern. |
| Payload | ASW torpedoes/nuclear depth charge/185 kg shaped charge |
SA-N-9 ‘Gauntlet’
64 (8 × 8) VLS cells for SA-N-9 ‘Gauntlet’ surface-to-air missiles located either side of the aft mast. The 3K95 “Kinzhal” is the naval version of the land Tor missile system developed by Altair, with the same 9M330 missile. They are common to the Kuznetsov, Kirov-class, Udaloy-class and Neustrashimy-class frigates. The naval version of the later Tor-M1 is named “Yozh”.
On Udaloy they were using rotary VLS modules, clustered into launchers of six modules (64 total). Each module has up to eight missiles fire ready, cold launched using a gas catapult and igniting at the right alt. whereas another is immediately brough ready to launch. It is guided by the 3R95 fire control radar.
Fire control (FC) is handled by the 3R95 multi-channel FC system, (NATO Cross Swords) composed of a G-band target acquisition radar (RA 45 km/28 mi) and K band target engagement radar following the target. Two targets can be engaged by up to four missiles in the 60 degree sector of the fire control radar. The Launch interval is 3 seconds.
⚙ specifications 3K95 “Kinzhal” |
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| Weight | 4.5 t without missiles. Missile 167 |
| Dimensions | Module diameter, 1.9 m height 4.5 m. |
| Speed | 850 ms or Mach 2.5 |
| Range | 1.5 to 12 km, alt. 6 km |
| Guidance | Radar controlled, 60 by 60 degree sector homing |
| Payload | 15 kgs HE Frag, RF Proximity fuze |
AK-630 CIWS
Four of these 6-barrel 30 mm anti-missile super-fast guns were installed on the rear superstructure for a clear arc of fire. These fully automatic naval rotary cannon were designated “close-in weapon system” or CIWS. The “630” designation referred to the six gun barrels and 30 mm caliber. They are inside caracteristic dome like enclosed automatic turret, directed by MR-123 fire-control radar and television detection and tracking. Although they can engage aircraft and helicopters they are also an efficient anti-ship missiles system, current on nearly 1970-80s Soviet vessels.
Now replaced by more modern SAM/cannon systems such as the Kashtan.
⚙ specifications AK-630M-2 |
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| Weight | 2,500 kg (5,500 lb). 2000 rounds in belt, 1,918 kg (4,228 lb) |
| Barrel lenght | 1,629 mm (64 in), height 1,070 mm (42 in) above deck, 1,240 mm (49 in) ring. |
| Elevation/Traverse | +90° to -25° at 60°/sec, ±180° (80°/sec) |
| Loading system | Belt fed, automated. |
| Muzzle velocity | 880–900 m/s (2,900–3,000 ft/s) |
| Range | 5,000 m (16,000 ft) |
| Guidance | Vympel-AME MR-123-02/176 radar |
| Crew | 1 remote operator |
| Round | HEI-Frag, Frag-T 0.39 kg (0.86 lb) |
| Rate of Fire | 10K rpm |
21KM AA guns
Two 45 mm anti-aircraft gun (21-K), firing all sorts of ammunitions and used as salute guns. 40 rounds per minute, could fire the FRAG-Tracer OT-033, FRAG-Tracer OR-73A, HE O-240, HE F-73 and AP BR-240 rounds at 3,180 fps (970 mps), 2,740 fps (835 mps), 1,125 fps (343 mps), 2,740 fps (835 mps), and 2,740 fps (835 mps) respectively.
Torpedo Tubes
Two quad 533 mm torpedo tubes for Type 53M torpedoes initially, modernized variant of the SET-53. Introduced in 1964. Main improvement: Silver-zinc battery and silent running gear; much longer range and higher speed. specifications SET 53M TORPEDO: 100 kg WH working with an Electromagnetic proximity fuse, 5 m radius, Passive acoustic homing 800 m sensibility. Powered by a PM5-3MU electric motor at 29 kt wit twin counter-rotating propeller, Range 14 km, down to 200 m.
On Udaloy II and other ships modernized to the RPK-6 Vodopad (NATO SS-N-16 ‘Stallion’) anti-submarine missiles systems launched from torpedoes.
Solid-fuel rocket engine, dual-role, DC or nuclear depth charge. Dev. started Dece. 1969, under OKB Novator (OKB-8), Adopted 1981. Once ejected to the surface, the missile turns on its solid-fuel jet engine, left the water and flew to its designated target, then the rocket drops its warhead, landing by parachute, and the 400-mm UMGT-1 electric torpedo could home to range at 8 km, down to to 500 m at 41 knots. c8m x 533 mm inc. 400 mm torpedo, c1800 kgs, 50 km (22 nmi) range, Inertial guidance.
RBU-6000
212 mm rockets RGB 90R, 112.5, 19.5 kg shaped warhead, range 1500 m to 5500 m or 600 m to 4,300 m, Target depth 10 to 500 m, Submarines down to 1,000 m.
Sink rate 11.6 m/s, 130 m blast radius.
Sensors
3R95 fire control radar
MR-760MA Fregat-MA (“Top Plate”) 3-D air search radar
MR-320M Topaz-V (“Strut Pair”) air/surface search radar
“Horse Tail” LF VDS sonar
“Horse Jaw” bow mounted LF sonar
2× MR-360 Podkat (“Cross Sword”) SA-N-9 SAM control
2 × 3P37 (“Hot Flash”) SA-N-11 SAM control
Garpun-BAL SSM targeting
Passive & Active Protection
Passive Armour: Command Central protected by special hardened steel, 13 mm.
Nuclear Bacteriologic, Chemical (NBC) detection, isolation (air conditioning, overpressure, full sealing), external hose for deck/structure washing.
Active Protection:
“Bell Squat” jammer
“Bell Shroud” intercept
“Bell Crown” intercept
Two PK-2 decoy Rocket Launcher
Ten PK-10 decoy Rocket Launcher in Udaloy II and upgrades
Air Group
Each vessel operated two Ka-27 (NATO Helix) ASW helicopters well protected by two hangars and with an helipad at the stern, over the VLS. These replacements for the counter-rotative prop Ka-25 were much improved in all directions. They were repited easy to maintain and very stable in stationary flight, perfect for the combo buoys/attack allowed by a pairing of helicopters. This was the greatest asset of these ships.
⚙ Kamov Ka-27 specifications |
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| Weight | 6,5/11/12 tons (14,330 E/24,251 F/26,455 lb MTO), 4t (8,818 lb) payload |
| Dimensions | 11.3 x 5.5 m (37 ft 1 in x 18 ft 1 in) rotor 2× 15.8 m (51 ft 10 in), 392.2 m2 |
| Engine | 2× Isotov TV3-117V turboshaft engines, 1,660 kW (2,230 hp) each |
| Speed, top, cruising | 270 km/h/205 km/h (127 mph, 111 kn) |
| Range | 980 km (610 mi, 530 nmi) |
| Ceiling | 5,000 m (16,000 ft) |
| Armament | Torpedoes AT-1M, VTT-1, UMGT-1 Orlan, APR-2 Yastreb, 36 RGB-NM & RGB-NM-1 sonobuoys |
| Crew | 1-3 +ASW operators |
Author’s illustration of the Udaloy ASW destroyers
⚙ Udaloy I specifications |
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| Displacement | 6,200t, 7,800t FL |
| Dimensions | 156 x 17.3 x 6.5 m () |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts DGC turbines, 4 HP, 100,000 h |
| Speed | 35 knots |
| Range | |
| Armament | 2×4 SSN-22, 8 SAN-7(48), 2×2 130mm guns, 2×2 533mm TTs, 4x 30mm Gatling, 2 RBU-1000 (12) |
| Protection | 8 EW Bell, 2 Chaff RL |
| Sensors | Top Steer, 3x Palm Front, 6x Front Dome, Kite Screech, 2x Bass Tilt. LF Sonar |
| Air Group | ASW Helicopter Kamov Ka-27 Helix |
| Crew | 380 |
Udaloy II class
Following Udaloy’s commissioning, designers started an upgrade in 1982 to provide more versatility notably for antiship capabilities. Project 1155.1 Fregat II Class (NATO Codename Udaloy II) in fact mirrored the Improved Spruance class but as the USSR collapsed, just one was completed. Albeit similar to the Udaloys externally, the SS-N-14 were exchanged for better capable P-270 Moskit (NATO SS-N-22 “Sunburn”) anti-ship missiles. The single was replaced by a twin 130 mm gun, and UDAV-1 ASW rockets were installed as well as combined SAM/CIWS systems plus a standoff ASW capability with the RPK-2 Vyuga (NATO SS-N-15 Starfish) usabled via the torpedo tubes.
The gas turbines were also completely overhauled and the Udaloy II had more capable sonars, plus for the first time an integrated air defense fire control system enabling tracking and answering more threat simultaneously, and the best digital electronic systems ever fitted. The original MGK-355 Polinom integrated sonar system (NATO ‘Horse Jaw’/’Horse Tail’ was replaced by the Zvezda M-2 sonar system capable of 100 kilometres (62 mi) detection, considered by its designers to be at least equivalent to the AN/SQS-53, although bulkier and heavier with the same fairing of 30 m (98 ft). It also kept an incoming torpedo warning function, improved in range.
Upgrades
In 2015, the Russian Navy announced that only five out of eight Project 1155 Udaloy class vessels would be overhauled and upgraded as part of the modernization program FY2022. In 2020 eight were to be upgraded to the same standard. It consisted in an overhaul of their radio-electronic warfare and life support systems, better missile (P-800 Oniks/Kalibr), and pipings/cabliongs changed as well as many other details to extend their service life for 30 years until replaced by the new Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates. They were to receive also the new 3S24 launchers firing the 3M24 anti-ship missile, and two 3S14-1155 universal VLS (Kalibr) replacing one AK-100 gun.
In 1991, Admiral Tributs already her her MR-2122/201-1 Vaygach-U radar discarded and replaced by the MR-350A Podkat, 3R-95 and MR-212/201 Nayada-5 radars, she received also two MP-401 Start EW suites and was rearmed with four Kinzhal SAM VLS (32 9M330).
In 1992, Admiral Vinogradov and Admiral Tributs received temporarily two heavy machine guns, later removed.
In 2000 Severomorsk received two MP-401 Start EW suites and in 2009, Admiral Tributs saw the removal of her MR-123 Vympel-A radars replaced by the MR-123-02/3 Bagira.
In 2010, Vitse-admiral Kulakov saw the removal of her MR-320 Topaz, MR-320V Topaz-V and Volga radars. These were replaced by the 5P-30N Fregat-N, 5P-30N2 Fregat-N2, 3R-95 and Pal-N radars as well as as the Spektr-F laser detector and she was rearmed with four Kinzhal SAM VLS (32 9M330) a sextuple Igla SAM (24).
In 2013, Admiral Vinogradov and Severomorsk saw the replacement of their MR-123 Vympel-A radar by the MR-123-02/3 Bagira. In 2013, Admiral Levchenko saw the removal of her MR-231-1 radar.
In 2014, Admiral Tributs saw a complete modernization with the removal of her MR-145 Lev-218-100, 1x MR-212/201 Vaygach-U, MR-212/201 Nayada-5 radars as well as her Lesorub-1155 CCS. In exchanged she received the MR-123-02/3M Bagira-M, 2x MR-231 radars, and the new Sigma CCS. No change in armament.
In 2015, Admiral Levchenko saw her MR-231-1 radar removed and the MR-231-3 added, as well as to Admiral Vinogradov, Marshal Shaposhnikov and Severomorsk.
On 2016, Admiral Chabanenko received the 5P-30N Fregat-N radar.
General assessment
Udaloy and Gremyashchiy in 1983
At the end of 2021, the Russian Navy still possessed 7 of these ships, 3 in the Northern Fleet (“Admiral Levchenko”, “Severomorsk”, “Vice Admiral Kulakov”) and four in the Pacific Fleet (“Admiral Vinogradov”, “Marshal Shaposhnikov”, “Admiral Panteleev”, “Admiral Tributs”).
After the first Project 1155 ships entered service and operational experience in a meetings with the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Sergei Gorshkov in 1983, the shortcomings of the class were discussed. The absence of anti-ship missiles and weak anti-aircraft and artillery were a concern. Gorshkov approved the development of modifications with enhanced artillery and addition of better guided missiles under the direction of V.P. Mishin which led to project 1155.1. Hs was assisted by I.M. Shramko and N.A. Andreev adn the core asset was to be the new Moskit anti-ship missile system as well as new 533 mm torpedo tubes carrying the Vodopad “universal ASW system” plus a 130 mm AK-130, and replacement of RBU-6000 with the Udav-1 anti-torpedo defense missile system, replacement of the 30 mm AK-630M for the Kortik SAM/CIWS and Zvezda-2 sonar.
To increase seaworthiness, roll stabilizer with fixed rudders were installed for the first time, and found better than the previous stabilizers with retractable rudders, occupying smaller volume and manufactured as a single unit.
A comparative assessment of the totality of the combat assets of the Project 1155.1 compared to the Project 1155 ship shows that the Udaloy II is 1.3 – 1.4 times superior and the prototype for promising multi-purpose security ships. The engineering solutions and modernization potential was considered crucial advantages for a tailored class for export. But this never happened. So far only Russian does operates these ships. In 2021, modernization program for the Project 1155 destroyer was reclassified as Project 1155M Fregat for Marshal Shaposhnikov, which was considerably upgraded.
The Udaloy class in service
Udaloy (“bold”) was the lead ship of the class and only one named like a traditional destroyer. She was laid down at Yantar SY, Kaliningrad on 23 July 1977, launched on 5 February 1980 and completed on 31 December 1980. Serial no. 111, accepted into the Northern Fleet on 24 January 1981, attached to the 10th Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade. By the spring of 1982 took part in exercises together Kiev, Kirov and the destroyer Zharkiy assisted by the oiler Berezina in stormy conditions. On October 1983 she escorted Novorossiysk on her way to the Pacific from Severomorsk to Gibraltar with the frigate Otchayannyy and her sister Admiral Isakov. From 22 Feb. to 16 June 1984 she operated in the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and Mediterranean escorting the helicopter carrier Leningrad and assisted by the tanker Zolotoy Rog. She visited visited Havana, Cuba on 26-30 march and took part in the “Okean-84” exercise in the Mediterranean as well as the joint Soviet/Cuban ASW exercise “Zaslon-84” in May-June in the Gulf of Mexico. She was in overhaul and modernization from 24 October 1988 to 19 January 1990 repairs at KMOLZ, Kronshtadt, but in 1996 she was relegated to the reserve. She was decommissioned in 1997 and Scrapped at Murmansk in 2002.
Named after Nikolai Kulakov she was laid down on 4 November 1977, launched on 16 May 1980 and completed on 29 December 1981. She was accepted into the Northern Fleet on 9 Feb. 1982, attached to the 10th Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade. From 26 May to 15 Deceùber 1988 she was operations in the Central Atlantic, Caribbean, Mediterranean, with the usual visit to Havana, Cuba in November, together with Zadornyy and the sub. B-215, taking part in the joint exercise “Sodruzhestvo”. From 19 March 1991 modernisation started at KMOLZ, Kronshtadt with a planned completion date was Oct. 1993, but due budget cut it stalled. On 9 June 2000 she was towed to the Northern Shipyard in Leningrad, and completed on Sept. 2010. On 7 Dec. she arrived in Severomorsk and resumed operations until late 2012 operations in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Gulf of Aden, stopping notably in Ceuta and Suda Bay, Jeddah, Lisbon, and Portsmouth, Cork, with the Northern Fleet. She is still acvtive.
Named after Aleksandr Vasilevsky she was laid down on 22 April 1979, launched on 29 December 1981 and completed on 8 December 1983. She was accepted into the Northern Fleet on 18 Jan 1984, 10th Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade. From Feb. to June 1986 she operated in the Mediterranean with Admiral Makarov, Smyshlenyy, Otlichnyy and Rezvyy. No records. She was decommissioned in 2006 and scrapped.
Named after Mikhail Zakharov she was laid down at 16 October 1981 at Yantar, launched on 4 November 1982 and completed on 30 December 1983. She was attached to the 201st Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade in 1984 and in May 1985 to the 183rd Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade. From 22 June 87 to 22 December 1987 she sailed to Vladivostok with her sister Marshal Shaposhnikov and the DD Boevoy stopping at Luanda, Angola, and tasked of operations in the Persian Gulf, escorting 22 ships. On 23-27 July she visited Aden and on 6-11 November Maputo (Mozambique), on 18-23 Victoria in Seychelles and on the 28th she joined another Soviet TF in the Indian Ocean. On 29 Nov. to 3 Dec. she visited Bombay and on the 11th she crossed the Malacca Strait, stopping on 14-16 at Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam and on 12-16 May 1988 she visited Wonsan in North Korea with the cruiser Novorossiysk and Boevoy with a conference of naval commanders. In december 1988 she was in escort duties in the Persian Gulf, protecting 23 convoys. In 1989 she was in the Indian Ocean and in 1990-Feb. 1991 in the South China Sea, with FOB Kamran. On 17 Feb. 1991 she suffered a heavy fire and much damage to the engine room, assisted by Bystryy. She was not repaired and partly disarmed on 29 sept. 94, then relegated to the reserve at Vladivostok, decommissioned in 2002 and scrapped.
Named after Emil Spiridonov she was laid down at Yantar SY on 11 April 1982, launched on 28 April 1984 and completed on 30 December 1984. On March 1985 she attached to the 183rd Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade and from 21 August to 22 Nov. 1985 she sailed from Liepaya to Vladivostok escorting Frunze woth Osmotritelnyy. She also escorted Admiral Nakhimov off Cape Finisterre, stopped at Luanda, Maputo, Aden, Cam Ranh Bay, on the way. On 16 June 1986 she had exercises in the Sea of Japan with Tallin, Strogiy and Nikolayev. On 4-8 July she visited Wonsan with Minsk, Tallin, Ryanyy and the tanker Argun. On March-Sept. 1989 she operated between the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf. In 1991 she was in operations in the Indian Ocean and visited Bombay in 8-12 August. From 1st Sept. 1992 she was attached to the 44th Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade. No records for 1992-2000. She was decommissioned in 2001 and scrapped afterwards.
Named after Vladimir Filippovich Tributs she was laid down on 19 April 1980, launched on 26 March 1983 and completed on 30 December 1985. She was accepted into the Pacific Fleet on 15 Feb. 1986 and was attached to the 183rd Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade. In 1987 she was in the Indian Ocean and in November visited Aden with Boevoy. In 1988 she was in the Persian Gulf, escorted over 20 convoys. In 1989 she was in the Indian Ocean and took part in a night air defence exercise with Osmotritelnyy and Boevoy. In 1990 operations she was in the Indian Ocean and visited Penang. In 1991 Indian Ocean again and from 5 Dec. 1992 to 23 May 1993 she was in the Persian Gulf for peacekeeping and control duties.
On 22 March 1994 to March 2003 she was stuck in overhaul modernisation at Dalzavod in Vladivostok. From 1 Sept. 1994 on parer she was attached to the 44th Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade. After completion she visited Incheon in February 2004 with Varyag and Koreets and took part in the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the battle between the Varyag and the japanese fleet. In 2005 she operated in the Indian Ocean and on 14-20 October in a joint Russian/Indian exercise. On 28 Oct. she visited Tanjung Priok, Singapore and Sattahip, Da Nang, in November. She was in the 2009 anti-piracy operations, Gulf of Aden supported by the tanker Boris Butoma and fleet tug MB-99. She visited Victoria (Seychelles) and Klang (Malaysia). In June-July 2010 she took part in exercises with Petr Velikiy and Moskva and the July parade in Vladivostok. On the 27th she was in the first joint Russian/Japanese exercise with Admiral Panteleyev. On 15 January 2012 to 26 March 2012 she was in red sea anti-piracy operations again with the tanker Pechenga and fleet tug MB-37. Later she visited Chi Minh City and in April had joint Russian/Chinese exercise in the Yellow Sea with her sisters Admiral Vinogradov and Marshal Shaposhnikov. Still active today.
Marshal Shaposhnikov was laid down on 25 May 1983, launched on 27 December 1984 and completed on 30 December 1985.
Returned to service on 27 April 2021 after complete modernization and new classifications as frigate, assigned to the Pacific Fleet. Her service life is estimated beyond 2035. Modernization started in 02/11/2016 at JSC Dalzavod Ship Repair Center in Vladivostok. The Caliber complex was installed and its assoviated fire control system, the APK IPE-1155 hardware and software complex for operation CC, the SIP BZ 1155-114 information support system for combat survivability, the KASU 3R-60U “Granit-Electron” control system for the SCRC “Uran”, and “Purga-115” control system for ASW torpedo and rockets. The fiberglass fairing part of the MGK-355 “Polynom” was replaced, the gas turbine engines DO63 and DT59 afterburning engines overhauled with modern management displays.
She is capable of firing 8 Uran anti-ship missiles plus the Caliber system (16-cell).
On July 10, 2020, “Marshal Shaposhnikov” started sea trials in the Sea of Japan after having 20% of her superstructure dismantled and rebuilt, notably to prevent fires. All piping and cablings also had been replaced. The Kalibr-NK and Uran missile systems were tested and she had fixes at Dalzavod, planned for recommission by the end of 2020, and postponed until April 2021.
She now has the new 100-mm AU A-190-01 “stealth mount” main gun, two UVP 3S14 modules Caliber-NK (8 cells each) with the 3M54 anti-ship missiles, 3M14 medium-range cruise missiles, Onyx anti-ship missiles, 3K22 Zircon anti-ship missiles and 91RT PLUR. She also has two 3S24 Uran complex launchers (each with 4 containers anti-ship missiles). On top of her foremast, she had a 5P-30N2 Fregat-N2 general detection radar mounted. She also displays the Naval artillery control system MR-123-02/3 “Baghira”, Electronic warfare complex TK-25-2 for active protection and crypted satcom Communication complex R-779-28. She is actually the most modern Udaly class frigate in service and heaviest (est. 7000 tonnes standard) today.
Severomorsk was laid down on 12 June 1984, launched on 24 December 1985 and completed on 30 December 1987, in service with the Northern Fleet.
Admiral Levchenko was named after Gordey Levchenko, laid down on 27 January 1982, launched on 21 February 1985 and completed on 30 September 1988. She was formerly Khabarovsk, and on 24 May 1982 she was renamed “Admiral Levchenko”, accepted into the Northern Fleet on 1st May 1989 and attached to the 10th ASW Brigade. On 16 May until to 15 Dec. 1990 she was in operations in the Mediterranean, shadowing USS Saratoga notably and stopping at Tartus in Syria or Toulon in France in 1993. In 1996 she took part in the joint Russian-British-American exercise “Rukus-96” and visited Portsmouth and Plymouth. By Nov. 1996 she was in the North Sea escorting the cruiser Petr Velikiy to Severomorsk. From October 1999 to July 2001 in repairs and modernisation at the Northern Yard, St. Peterburg. In December 2007 to Feb. 2008 she operated in the Atlantic and Mediterranean and visited Stavanger, Oslo and Haakonsvern, Portmouth, Brest, Reykjavik, Bizerta. By January 2009 she took part in a joint Russian/Turkish exercise and in 2009-2010 she was in anti-piracy operations, the Gulf of Aden. She was active with the Northern Fleet as of 2022.
Named after Nikolai Vinogradov she was laid down on 5 February 1986, launched on 4 June 1987 and completed on 30 December 1988. From June 1989 she was attached to the 183rd Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade and in March 1990 she arrived in Vladivostok from the Baltic. On 12 July 1990 she left Vladivostok and stayed in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka on 16-18 July 1990. She visited San Diego on 31 July to 4 August together with Boevoy and the tanker Argun. On 18 Aug. she was back to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka, on the 22 she arrived in Vladivostok. from Sept. 1992 she was in the Persian Gulf and hy September 1994 she was attached to the 44th Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade. In Jan-March 2009 she was in anti-piracy mission, Gulf of Aden supported by the tankers Pechenga and Boris Butoma and the SAR ship Fotiy Krylov. Dec. 2010 was a repeat, relieving her sister Admiral Levchenko. She had a refit to Marshal Shaposhnikov standards, and is currently scheduled to return to the Pacific Fleet in 2024.
Named after Nikolay Kharlamov she was laid down on 8 July 1986, launched 29 June 1988 and completed on 30 December 1989. She was accepted into the Northern Fleet on 1st April 1990 and attached to the 170th Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade. From 31 Dec. 1992 she was attached to the 10th Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade and on 12 June 1993 she left Severomorsk with Marshal Ustinov and the tanker Dnestr for a short cruise, soptting in June-July in Halifax, and Boston. She was back on the 23th to Severomorsk and on 8-11 July 1994 she visited Rotterdam, Holland. No records. She was decommissioned on 1 December 2020. In reserve.
Named after Yuri Aleksandrovich Panteleyev she was laid down on 28 January 1988, lauched on 7 February 1990, and completed on 19 December 1991. She was accepted into the Pacific Fleet on 1st May 1992 attached to the 183rd Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade. On 23-30 August 1993 she visited Qingdao in China, with Vystryy and the tanker Pechenga; From 31 Aug. to 4 Sept. 1993 she was in Pusan, South Korea and by September 1994 she was attached to the 44th Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade. In 1995 she visited Pearl Harbour with BDK-11 and the tanker Vladimir Kolechitskiy. By October 2008 she took part in a joint Russian/Japanese exercise near Maizuru. On 29 March 2009 she left Vladivostok for anti-piravy operations in the Gulf of Aden supported by the tankers Izhora and Irkut”, fleet tug MB-37. In 2013 she was in the Mediterranean, 9-month tour. No more records. She is today in service with the Pacific Fleet.
First and only of the Udaloy II class, Andrei Chabanenko was laid down on 28 February 1989, launched on 16 June 1994 and completed on 28 January 1999 a miracle it ever happened). In overhaul today, and planned to return to service with the Northern Fleet by 2025.
Named after Nikolai Basistiy she was to be laid down in 1991 as a second Udaloy II ship, but work never went far. She was scrapped in 1994.
Thord vessel of the Udaloy II class named after Stepan Kucherov, she was laid down but never launched, and Scrapped in 1993.
Read More/Src
Books
Apalkov Yu. V. Ships of the USSR Navy. Directory in 4 volumes. – St. Petersburg: Galeya Print, 2003.
Apalkov Yu. V. Anti-submarine ships. – Morkbook. – M., 2010. – P. 147. – 310 p.
Pavlov A. S. Udaloy type BOD. – Yakutsk, 1997. – 40 p.
Conway’s All the World’s Fighting Ships, 1947-1995. Naval Institute Press, 1996.
Links
https://www.navypedia.org/ships/russia/ru_dd_udaloy.htm
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2020/september/modernizing-udaloy-class-asw-destroyers
https://odin.tradoc.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Udaloy_Class_
http://www.ww2.dk/new/navy/udaloy.htm
https://navy-korabel.livejournal.com/168811.html
https://flot.com/nowadays/strength/surfaceships/
https://web.archive.org/web/20090226050302/http://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/1155_1.htm
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/1155_1.htm
http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNRussian_45mm-68_21KM.php
https://web.archive.org/web/20170913140204/http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=2741786
https://web.archive.org/web/20210413140550/https://flot.com/2019/%D0%A2%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%A4%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%8236/
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B5_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B8_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B0_1155
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2020/september/modernizing-udaloy-class-asw-destroyers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udaloy-class_destroyer
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