Russian frigate Yaroslav Mudry

Yaroslav Mudry is a Neustrashimy-class frigate of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy. The ship is the second of the class, known in Russia as Project 11540 Yastreb (hawk). The ship is designed to search for, detect and track enemy submarines, to provide anti-ship and anti-submarine protection, and to support military operations of the Russian Army, ensuring the landing of naval assault forces and other tasks.

Yaroslav Mudry in 2018
History
Soviet Union → Russia
Name
  • Nepristupny
  • (Неприступный)
Renamed
  • Yaroslav Mudry
  • (Ярослав Мудрый)
Namesake
BuilderYantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad
Yard number402
Laid down27 May 1988
LaunchedMay 1991
Commissioned24 July 2009
HomeportBaltiysk
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class and typeNeustrashimy-class frigate
Displacement
  • 3,950 tonnes (3,888 long tons) standard
  • 4,350 t (4,281 long tons) full load
Length129.8 m (425 ft 10 in)
Beam15.6 m (51 ft 2 in)
Draft4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Propulsion
Speed29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Endurance30 days
Complement210 crew
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys		MP-405-1 ESM
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Kamov Ka-27PL

Construction and career

Her keel was laid on 27 May 1988 with yard number 402 at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad as Nepristupny.[1] The ship was launched in 1990[1] or May 1991 and was scheduled for completion in 1992.[2] The construction of the ship was suspended in December 1992 due to lack of funding.[1] In the meantime, the ship was renamed to Yaroslav Mudry on 30 August 1995.[1] According to the shipyard in October 1998, the hull would be sold for scrap.[3] The construction work was restarted in 2002[3] or June 2003.[1] The frigate started sea trials on 26 February 2009. Yaroslav Mudry was commissioned to the Baltic Fleet of Russian Navy on 24 July 2009. The ship is based at Baltiysk.[3]

The ship has been part of the Baltic Fleet since 19 June 2009, and was commissioned on 24 July 2009.[4]

In July 2010, it was reported that in 2011, after negotiations with Ukraine, the ship would be transferred to the Black Sea Fleet to maintain the operational integrity of the fleet's area of responsibility - the Black and Mediterranean Seas.[4] Although the transfer did not take place, the ship is occasionally seen in the Mediterranean Sea and off the Horn of Africa.[5]

From 7 December 2011 to 10 February 2012 the ship participated in a campaign of the inter-naval combined group in the Mediterranean Sea, led by the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov. On 25 April 2012 the ship was transferred, with the consent of Vice-Admiral VV Chirkov, Commander of the Baltic Fleet, to the "patronage of the head of the Russian Imperial House of Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna”.

Ship captains
  • 2009 - October 2011 - Commander A. Shishkaryov[6]
  • October 2011 - 5 July 2013 Commander Alexey Suglobov
  • 2013-2014 - Commander Evgeny Anatolievich Tishkevich
  • Summer 2014 to 26 August 2015- Commander Cherokov
  • 26 August 2015 to 21 February 2018 - Lt Cdr Novozhilov
  • 21 February 2018 to present - Commander Navolotsky

Patrons

25 April 2012 to Present - Maria Vladimirovna

Citations
  1. Apalkov 2005, p. 113.
  2. Gardiner, Chumbley & Budzbon 1995, p. 395.
  3. Saunders 2015, p. 698.
  4. "Два корабля Балтфлота перебазируют в 2011 году на Черноморский флот". flot.com (in Russian). Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. "На страже БалтикиОружие России: Сторожевой корабль "Ярослав Мудрый"". Lenta.ru (in Russian). 13 June 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  6. Судьин Евгений Витальевич (2009). ""Ярослав Мудрый"". Журнал Военно-морского флота. Moscow: Морской сборник.

References
  • Apalkov, Yuri Valentinovich (2005). Противолодочные корабли Часть 1. Противолодочные крейсера, большие противолодочные и сторожевые корабли [Anti-submarine ships Part 1. Anti-submarine cruisers, large anti-submarine ships and patrol ships] (in Russian). St Petersburg: Galeya. ISBN 978-5-81720-094-2.
  • Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław, eds. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
  • Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2015). IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. IHS Global Limited. ISBN 978-0-7106-3143-5.

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