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.
 Severomorsk underway with USS Mount Whitney on 19 July 2010
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| Name |
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| Namesake | Severomorsk |
| Builder | Severnaya Verf, Saint Petersburg |
| Laid down | 12 June 1984 |
| Launched | 24 December 1985 |
| Commissioned | 30 December 1987 |
| Homeport | Severomorsk |
| Identification | Pennant number: 487, 619, 684 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Udaloy-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 6,930 tons standard, 7,570 tons full load |
| Length | 163 m (534 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 19.3 m (63 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft COGAG, 2 × D090 6.7 MW and 2 × DT59 16.7 gas turbines, 120,000 hp 89.456 MW |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range | 10,500 nmi (19,400 km; 12,100 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 300 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Bell Squat jammer,
Bell Shroud intercept, Bell Crown intercept, 2 × PK-2 decoy RL |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2× Ka-27 series helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Helipad and hangar |
Development and design edit
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 156 metres (511 ft 10 in) in length, 17.3 metres (56 ft 9 in) in beam and 6.5 metres (21 ft 4 in) in draught.
Construction and career edit
Severomorsk was laid down on 12 June 1984 and launched on 24 December 1985 by Severnaya Verf in Saint Petersburg. She was commissioned on 30 December 1987.
On 4 October 2017, a detachment of ships led by Severomorsk arrived at the main base of the Northern Fleet, Severomorsk, after successfully completing exercises in the Arctic Ocean.[1]
Beginning on 5 July 2018, the destroyer began a long voyage, visiting ports in Algeria, Victoria, Australia, Pemba and Antsiranana. Severomorsk took part in the Russian-Japanese naval anti-piracy exercises in the Gulf of Aden and then in Russian-Pakistani exercises on anti-piracy activities Arabian Monsoon 2018.[2]
On 8 January 2019, the ship passed the Dardanelles and entered the Sea of Marmara. On 10 January, the ship arrived at Sevastopol to restore technical readiness, after which it continued a long sea voyage.[3] At the beginning of April, Severomorsk performed tasks in the Mediterranean.[4] In mid-2019 she participated in the naval parade in Saint Petersburg.[5]
In mid-2020 Severomorsk was deployed to the Bering Sea via the Northern sea route.[5] Before returning to her homeport at Severomorsk, in November the ship sailed just outside of British territorial waters in the Moray Firth alongside the tanker Sergey Osipov.[6]
In January 2021, she entered the Barents Sea for naval artillery drills.[7] She remained active as of 2023.[8]
Gallery edit
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Severomorsk anchored on 7 January 1991. -
Severomorsk underway on 28 September 2017. -
Severomorsk during the Russian Navy Day Parade in 2023.
References edit
- ^ "В главную базу Северного флота из арктического похода вернулся отряд боевых кораблей" [A detachment of warships returned to the main base of the Northern Fleet from the Arctic campaign] (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Defence. 4 October 2017.
- ^ "БПК Северного флота "Североморск" приступил к участию в российско-японском учении в Аденском заливе" [BOD of the Northern Fleet "Severomorsk" began to participate in the Russian-Japanese exercise in the Gulf of Aden] (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Defence. 10 November 2018.
- ^ "В Севастополь зашёл большой противолодочный корабль Северного флота "Североморск"" [Large anti-submarine ship of the Northern Fleet "Severomorsk" entered Sevastopol]. Russian Ministry of Defence (in Russian). 10 January 2019.
- ^ "БПК "Североморск" выполнил поиск подводных лодок в восточной части Средиземного моря" [BPK "Severomorsk" performed a search for submarines in the eastern Mediterranean Sea] (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Defence. 2 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Russian Navy deployments 03-09 August 2020". War vs Peace – via pbs.twimg.
- ^ Allison, George (5 November 2020). "Russian warship operating in Moray Firth". UK Defence Journal.
- ^ "Большой противолодочный корабль Северного флота "Североморск" вышел в Баренцево море для выполнения учебно-боевых задач" [Large anti-submarine ship of the Northern Fleet "Severomorsk" enters the Barents Sea to perform combat training missions] (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Defence. 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Project 1155 Severomorsk Working Up in Barents Sea". Sea Waves Magazine. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
External links edit
Media related to Simferopol (ship, 1984) at Wikimedia Commons
