Ukrainian frigate Sevastopol

The Ukrainian frigate Sevastopol was a former Soviet frigate (guard ship) Razitelnyy of the Burevestnik-class (NATO codename: Krivak II) ship built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1970s.

Ukrainian frigate Sevastopol laid up in the Northern Bay of Sevastopol, 9 September 2005
History
→ Soviet Union → Russia
NameRazitelnyy
Ordered5 June 1974
BuilderYantar Shipyard (Kaliningrad)
Laid down11 February 1975
Launched1 July 1976
Commissioned31 December 1976
FateTransferred to Ukraine on 1 August 1997
Ukraine
NameSevastopol
Acquired1 August 1997
Decommissioned30 November 2004
Renamed1997
ReclassifiedNaval target training for Turkey
IdentificationU132
FateTowed to Istanbul on 6 July 2006
General characteristics
Class and typeBurevestnik-class frigate
Displacement3,200 tons
Length405.3 ft (123.5 m)
Beam46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Draft15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft; COGAG
  • 2 x M-8k gas-turbines, 40,000 shp (30,000 kW)
  • 2 x M-62 gas-turbines (cruise), 14,950 shp (11,150 kW)
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range4,995 nmi (9,251 km; 5,748 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement200
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar: 1 MR-755 Fregat-M/Half Plate air/surface search
  • Sonar: Zvezda-2 suite with MGK-345 Bronza/Ox Yoke bow mounted LF, Ox Tail LF VDS
  • Fire Control: Purga ASW combat system, 2 Drakon/Eye Bowl SSM targeting, 2 MPZ-301 Baza/Pop Group
Electronic warfare
& decoys		Start suite with Bell Shroud intercept, Bell Squat jammer, 4 PK-16 decoy RL, 8 PK-10 decoy RL, 2 towed decoys
Armament

Service history

Ukrainian service

In summer of 1997 during the division of the Black Sea fleet she was transferred to the Ukrainian Navy, receiving the name of Sevastopol.

Fate

Sevastopol was decommissioned in 2004 and was sold to Turkey in 2005 as a naval target training.

See also

References
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