Russian destroyer Udaloy

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

Udaloy in 1983
History
Russia
Name
  • Udaloy
  • (Удалой)
NamesakeUdaloy
BuilderYantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad
Laid down23 July 1977
Launched5 February 1980
Commissioned31 December 1980
Decommissioned1996
HomeportSeveromorsk
IdentificationPennant number: 444, 480, 612, 637, 658, 695
FateScrapped 2006
General characteristics
Class and typeUdaloy-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

Development and design

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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

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Udaloy was laid down on 23 July 1977, and launched on 5 February 1980 by Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad. She was commissioned on 31 December 1980.

She joined the Northern Fleet on January 24, 1981. Enlisted in the 10th brigade of anti-submarine ships of the 7th operational squadron based at Severomorsk.

Since October 26, 1983, he has been in the Atlantic Ocean. Together with Admiral Isakov, Otchayannyy and Genrikh Hasanov escorted the Novorossiysk to the latitude of Gibraltar.

March 26–30, 1984, an official visit to the island of Cuba in Havana, Cienfuegos, then completed the tasks of combat service in the Mediterranean Sea.

In the period from October 24, 1988 to January 19, 1990, it underwent a major overhaul in Kronstadt.

In December 1991, together with the Vigilant in the Strait of Gibraltar, he met and began to escort the Admiral Kuznetsov to Severomorsk. During the voyage, he established and maintained contact with 4 foreign submarines.

Due to a shortage of conscripts at the beginning of 1993, he was transferred to the 2nd category reserve.

On August 16, 1997, he was removed from the Navy.

In 2002, after partial dismantling, he sank in the Kola Bay near the village of Belokamenka. In March 2006, it was raised from the bottom by LLC Gidrotekhservice and disposed of.

References

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  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.