Russian destroyer Marshal Vasilyevsky

Last updated
MarshalVasilevskiy1986.jpg
Marshal Vasilevsky in 1986
History
Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950-1991).svgNaval Ensign of Russia.svgRussia
Name
  • Marshal Vasilevsky
  • (Маршал Василевский)
Namesake Aleksandr Vasilevsky
Builder Severnaya Verf, Leningrad
Laid down22 April 1979
Launched29 December 1981
Commissioned8 December 1983
Decommissioned2006
Homeport Severomorsk
Identification Pennant number: 412, 630, 645, 687
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and type Udaloy-class destroyer 7,570 tons full load [1]
Length163 m (535 ft)
Beam19.3 m (63 ft)
Draught6.2 m (20 ft)
Propulsion2 shaft COGAG, 2× D090 6.7 MW and 2× DT59 16.7 gas turbines, 120,000 hp 89.456 MW
Speed35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range10,500 nmi (19,400 km; 12,100 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement300
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar: MR-760MA Fregat-MA/Top Plate 3-D air search radar and MR-320M Topaz-V/Strut Pair air/surface search radar
  • Sonar: Horse Tail LF VDS sonar and Horse Jaw bow mounted LF sonar
  • Fire Control: 2 MR-360 Podkat/Cross Sword SA-N-9 SAM control, 2 3P37/Hot Flash SA-N-11 SAM control, Garpun-BAL SSM targeting
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Bell Squat jammer
  • Bell Shroud intercept
  • Bell Crown intercept
  • 2 × PK-2 decoy RL
  • 10 × PK-10 decoy RL in later ships
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × Ka-27 series helicopters
Aviation facilitiesHelipad and hangar

Marshal Vasilevsky was a Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy. [2]

Contents

Development and design

Project 1155 dates to the 1970s when it was concluded that it was too costly to build large-displacement, multi-role combatants. The concept of a specialized surface ship was developed by Soviet designers.

They are 156m in length, 17.3m in beam and 6.5m in draught. [3]

Construction and career

Marshal Vasilevsky was laid down on 22 April 1979, and launched on 29 December 1981 by Severnaya Verf in Leningrad. She was commissioned on 8 December 1983. On December 12, 1983, the naval ensign was raised for the first time. January 18, 1984 she was included in the KSF.

In 1986, she conducted combat patroling in the Mediterranean Sea. [4]

In the 1990s she was a member of the 10th Brigade of Large Anti-Submarine Ships of the Second Division of Anti-Submarine Ships of the Kola Flotilla of various forces of the Northern Fleet. Her military unit number was 31247.

From 1996 to 1998 she was based at berth 20 in Severomorsk and survived decommissioning of several other Udaloy class ships. At the end of 1997 the reduced crew of the Udaloy was transferred to the Marshal Vasilevsky. On account of nonfunctioning engines she was moored at the berth with a full ammunition load while in the city of Severomorsk.

The last time she went to sea was in April 1997. During this final sortie the ship's hydroacoustics recorded contact with a foreign submarine lasting 10 minutes. By order of the commander of the Kola flotilla, the ship's hydroacoustics team, which recorded the contact, received a bonus short-term vacation.

In 2004 the mountings of the AK-100 guns were dismantled and removed from the ship. They were installed on the Vice-Admiral Kulakov during her repair.

On December 11, 2006 (according to other sources, February 10, 2007), the naval flag was solemnly lowered on the ship and the crew was disbanded.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Russian Navy</span> Naval arm of the Russian military

The Russian Navy is the naval arm of the Russian Armed Forces. It has existed in various forms since 1696; its present iteration was formed in January 1992 when it succeeded the Navy of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northern Fleet</span> Military unit of Russia

The Northern Fleet is the fleet of the Russian Navy in the Arctic.

<i>Udaloy</i>-class destroyer 1980s class of Soviet/Russian guided-missile anti-submarine destroyer

The Udaloy class, Soviet designation Project 1155 Fregat and Russian designation Project 11551 Fregat-M, are series of anti-submarine guided-missile destroyers built for the Soviet Navy, seven of which are currently in service with the Russian Navy. Twelve ships were built between 1980 and 1990, while the thirteenth ship built to a modified design, known as Udaloy II class, followed in 1999. They complement the Sovremenny-class destroyers in anti-aircraft and anti-surface warfare operations. The codename Udaloy comes from an archaic Russian adjective удалой, meaning daring or bold.

Russian battlecruiser <i>Pyotr Velikiy</i> Kirov-class battlecruiser

Pyotr Velikiy is the fourth Kirov-class battlecruiser of the Russian Navy. She was initially named Yuri Andropov after Yuri Andropov, the former General Secretary of the Communist Party, but the ship's name was changed after the fall of the Soviet Union. The Russian designation for the type is "heavy nuclear missile cruiser", but Western defense commentators have resurrected the term "battlecruiser" to describe them, as they are the largest surface "line of battle" warships in the world. Pyotr Velikiy is the flagship of the Northern Fleet.

Russian cruiser <i>Marshal Ustinov</i> Slava-class guided missile cruiser

The Russian cruiser Marshal Ustinov, is a Slava-class cruiser of the Russian Navy. The Russian name for the ship type is Raketnyy Kreyser (RKR), meaning "Missile Cruiser". The ship is named after Dmitriy Ustinov, a former Soviet Minister of Defence. Marshal Ustinov was assigned to the 43rd Missile Ship Division of the Russian Northern Fleet, whose homeport is in Severomorsk. From 2012 to 2016, the cruiser underwent a major overhaul. The vessel returned to service in 2017 and has since been deployed to the Mediterranean Sea.

Russian destroyer <i>Admiral Panteleyev</i>

Admiral Panteleyev is an Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy. She is named after Yuri Aleksandrovich Panteleyev.

Russian destroyer <i>Vice-Admiral Kulakov</i> Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy

Vice-Admiral Kulakov is an Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy. As of 2022, the ship was in active service. She is named after Soviet naval officer Nikolai Kulakov.

Russian frigate <i>Marshal Shaposhnikov</i> Russian naval vessel

Marshal Shaposhnikov is a modernized Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy commissioned in 1985. The vessel serves in the Russian Pacific Fleet. Her namesake is Marshal Boris Shaposhnikov.

Russian destroyer <i>Admiral Levchenko</i> Soviet and Russian naval vessel

Admiral Levchenko is a Russian destroyer of the Udaloy class. The ship was laid down in 1982 and was commissioned in the Soviet Navy in 1988. After the fall of the Soviet Union the ship continued to serve in the Russian Navy with the Northern Fleet. She was named after admiral Gordey Levchenko.

Soviet cruiser <i>Kronstadt</i> Soviet Navys Kresta II-class cruiser

Kronstadt was a Project 1134A Kresta II-class cruiser of the Soviet Navy, named for the Kronstadt naval base. The first ship of her class, the ship served during the Cold War, from 1969 to 1991. She served with the Northern Fleet, with her shakedown cruise being through the Mediterranean Sea. After colliding with a destroyer in 1975, she spent five years being repaired and modernized. She was decommissioned in 1991 before being sold for scrap two years later due to reduced naval funding and deteriorating conditions.

Russian destroyer <i>Admiral Chabanenko</i>

Admiral Chabanenko is an Udaloy II-class anti-submarine destroyer of the Russian Navy. The destroyer was laid down in 1989, during the Soviet period, and was finished by Russia 10 years later, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. In 1999 she deployed with the Northern Fleet. The Admiral Chabanenko is the sole vessel of the Project 1155.1 design, a modified version of the Project 1155 design, also called Udaloy class. The design is also known as the Udaloy II class. The ship includes updated weapon systems like the SS-N-22 anti-ship missile and the "Zvezda" M-2 series sonar system. She is named after Admiral Andrei Chabanenko, commander of the Northern Fleet between 1952 and 1962.

Soviet cruiser <i>Admiral Isakov</i> Soviet Kresta II-class cruiser

Admiral Isakov was a Kresta II-class cruiser of the Soviet Navy and briefly of the Russian Navy, named for Soviet admiral Ivan Isakov. The second ship of her class, she served mostly during the Cold War from her commissioning in 1970.

Admiral Nakhimov was a Project 1134A Kresta II-class cruiser of the Soviet Navy, named for Russian naval commander Pavel Nakhimov. The third ship of her class, the ship served during the Cold War, from 1971 to 1991. She served with the Northern Fleet for the duration of her career, often operating in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean in order to show the flag. She was decommissioned in 1991 before being sold for scrap due to reduced naval funding in 1993.

Soviet cruiser <i>Admiral Makarov</i> (1970) Soviet Kresta II-class cruiser

Admiral Makarov was a Project 1134A Berkut A class cruiser of the Soviet Navy and briefly of the Russian Navy. The fourth ship of her class, the ship served mostly during the Cold War, from 1972 to 1992. She served with the Northern Fleet for the duration of her career, often operating in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean in order to show the flag, and was refitted between 1983 and 1985. She was decommissioned in 1992 due to deteriorating conditions which reduced naval funding prevented from being addressed before being sold for scrap in 1994.

Russian destroyer <i>Admiral Spiridonov</i>

Admiral Spiridonov was a Project 1155 Fregat Large Anti-Submarine Ship, known in the west as an Udaloy-class destroyer. The ship was named after Emil Spiridonov, a Soviet admiral who died in 1981. Launched in 1984, Admiral Spiridonov served in the Pacific Fleet with the Soviet and Russian Navies successively until being decommissioned in 2001. While in service, the vessel operated in exercises in the Sea of Japan and made good will visits to a number of Soviet allies during the latter part of the Cold War in Africa and Asia.

Russian destroyer <i>Severomorsk</i> Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy

Severomorsk is a Udaloy-class destroyer. The ship entered service with the Soviet Navy in 1987 and after the breakup of the Soviet Union, became part of the Russian Navy.

Russian destroyer <i>Udaloy</i> Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy

Udaloy was a Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy.

Russian destroyer <i>Admiral Zakharov</i> Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy

Admiral Zakharov was a Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy. She was named after Soviet admiral Mikhail Zakharov.

Russian destroyer <i>Admiral Kharlamov</i> Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy

Admiral Kharlamov was an Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy. It was named after admiral Nikolay Kharlamov.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aleksandr Peshkov</span> Russian naval officer

Aleksandr Igorevich Peshkov is an officer of the Russian Navy. He currently holds the rank of Counter-Admiral, and is commander in chief of the Caspian Flotilla.

References

  1. ↑ Противолодочные корабли, Том III, часть 1, "Корабли ВМФ СССР", Ю.В. Апалков, Санкт-Петербург, 2005
  2. ↑ "Large Anti-Submarine Ships - Project 1155". russianships.info. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  3. ↑ "Udaloy Class Anti-Submarine Destroyers - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  4. ↑ "Большой противолодочный корабль пр. 1155 "Маршал Василевский"" (in Russian).
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.