The "workhorses" of the fleet have renewed their armament. Work on the large anti-submarine ship "Admiral Chabanenko" will take several years. Options for modernizing the Project 1155 bpk

The main headquarters of the Russian Navy decided to modernize the large anti-submarine ships (BOD) of Project 1155 "Fregat" (according to NATO classification - Udaloy) ... Today these are the main ships of the far sea zone in the Russian fleet. It is they who are sent to the Horn of Africa to fight Somali pirates.

The modernization of the BOD will include equipping with modern A-192 cannons, Caliber missiles and the newest complex Air defense and missile defense with S-400 Redut missiles. Thanks to this, the ships “will actually become destroyers and will be able to destroy not only submarines but also surface ships, aircraft, missiles and ground objects. That is, they will become universal combat ships, ”the representative of the Main Command of the Navy explained to the Izvestia newspaper.

According to him, the modernization of 30-year-old BODs of Project 1155 can cost 2 billion rubles for one ship. At the same time, the cost of building a new destroyer for the far sea zone exceeds 30 billion rubles.

Retired admiral Vladimir Zakharov explained to the Izvestia newspaper that the modernization of the BOD 1155 would allow for short term get a ship that meets all the essential requirements of the fleet. Zakharov explained that the new destroyer of the far sea zone, which will be able to replace the Frigates, will appear no earlier than 2020. New ships of such a displacement as the BOD 1155 are not even included in the project. And of the modern ships in service with the Russian Navy, only Project 22350 frigates have such functions. But they are half the size, less autonomous and less armed.

In the 1970s, due to the overall onboard equipment, it was decided to divide the functions of the universal ship between two specialized ones - Project 956 "Sovremenny" became the strike destroyer, and the BOD 1155 "Fregat" with a powerful sonar station in the nose became the anti-submarine destroyer. To date, Project 956 Sovremenny strike destroyers are practically not used due to problems with boilers - only three ships are on the move. They are also being prepared for modernization. Together with the updated BODs, they will form the backbone of the oceanic grouping of the Russian Navy.

The US Navy currently has more than 40 Arleigh Burke universal destroyers capable of sinking submarines, surface ships and hitting ground targets. cruise missiles"Tomahawk". The terms of reference for the project for the modernization of the BOD project 1155 will be developed by the end of the year. He was instructed to prepare the 1st and 2nd Central Research Institute of the Navy. After that, a competition will be announced among design bureaus for best project modernization and then selected the plant. The main applicants for this order are Severnaya Verf in St. Petersburg and the Yantar plant in Kaliningrad.

In addition to armament, the BOD will update the undercarriage, and also change the center of gravity, because of which, at high speed, the ship begins to lift its nose and hit the water with its bottom (this phenomenon is called "bottom slamming").

In the Northern Design Bureau, which developed the BOD of Project 1155 and is likely to receive an order, they said that in order to introduce modern weapon systems, the ship's control system would also have to be changed, that is, almost all electronics.

During modernization, they may face a number of serious technical problems - whether the dimensions of the new weapon systems are suitable for strictly the BOD hull. Breaking the hull can significantly increase the cost of the project. "Caliber" can take the place of "Trumpet", but "Mosquito" - no longer, say the experts of the Design Bureau.

The first modernized BOD will appear no earlier than 2016: the development of the main project will take about 1.5 years - every detail will have to be coordinated with the developers and manufacturers of weapon systems, equipment and other ship systems. After that, it will be refined for another 2 to 4 years. technical project modernization - step by step instructions for the plant.

For 11 years, from 1980 to 1991, 13 BODs of project 1155 were built (one of them was based on the improved project 1155.1). The ships are named after Russian and Soviet admirals. Eight such ships remain in service now - four in the Pacific Fleet and the same number in the North. Since 2008, five of them have been involved in the fight against pirates in Somalia - Marshal Shaposhnikov, Admiral Panteleev, Admiral Levchenko, Admiral Vinogradov and Admiral Chabanenko. BOD "Admiral Kharlamov" has been in reserve since 2006. Perhaps it will be he who will be the lead ship for the modernization of the entire project.

The large anti-submarine ship "Admiral Chabanenko", the only representative of Project 1155.1 in the Navy, will undergo modernization. The technical documents will be prepared in a year and a half by the developer of the initial design of the ship - the St. Petersburg Severnoye PKB. Conductive renovation work The Zvezdochka Shipbuilding Center will pay 726 million rubles for the documentation. Industry interlocutors point out that in the absence of new large warships, the Navy is forced to modernize its Soviet legacy. Experts believe that the ship will receive new electronic weapons and launchers for Onyx cruise missiles designed to engage surface targets.

The large anti-submarine ship (BOD) "Admiral Chabanenko", which has been under repair since April 2014, will undergo modernization. The information was confirmed by "Kommersant" in USC.

Initially, the Navy planned to confine itself to repairing the ship at the 35th shipyard in Murmansk, which is a branch of the Severodvinsk Shiprepair Center "Zvezdochka". The repair was supposed to take three years - it was assumed that the BOD "Admiral Chabanenko" will be handed over to the fleet in 2017. However, from the tender documentation of the Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center, posted on the zakupki.gov portal, it follows that the ship's downtime will drag on for several more years. "Zvezdochka" ordered the St. Petersburg "Severny PKB" "to carry out design work to ensure certain modernization works during the repair period with the extension of the overhaul period." The work concerns "order 11551 serial No. с-121". Previously, Zvezdochka carried out purchases related to the repair of this order. From open sources it follows that it is precisely about "Admiral Chabanenko". Severnoye PKB received an order as sole supplier... The lack of competition is due to the fact that the ship was built according to the Severny PKB project, and all drawings related to the product are kept in this design bureau. The design work must be transferred to the plant by December 31, 2019; Zvezdochka will pay 726 million rubles for the work. During the day, Zvezdochka did not comment on the information posted on the public procurement website. It was not possible to get through to the representative of the Navy.

The Admiral Chabanenko is the most equipped and well-balanced large anti-submarine ship in the Navy: it is equipped with launchers for Moskit anti-ship cruise missiles, anti-aircraft and anti-submarine weapons. The ship is the only one in the series: in 1990 it was laid down at the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad, launched in 1992, but due to lack of funding in the first post-Soviet years, it was only possible to transfer it to the fleet in 1998. The second ship of the project, "Admiral Basisty", was dismantled on the slipway for the same reason, and the construction of the third, "Admiral Kucherov", was never started. In addition to "Admiral Chabanenko", eight ships of the previous project 1155 are serving in the fleet, four each in the Northern and Pacific fleets.

Military experts note that in terms of its armament, the ship is closer to destroyers, ships of the first rank. In post Soviet time the construction of ships of the first rank in Russia was not carried out. In recent years, the laying of the nuclear destroyer "Leader" has been actively discussed, but in the spring it was decided to postpone its construction for several years due to the contraction of the federal budget. Thus, in the coming years, the fleet will not receive new ships of the first rank: designing new ones may take five years, and construction - from three to seven years. Kommersant's interlocutors in the industry note that under these conditions the Defense Ministry is forced to modernize what was built in the Soviet and early post-Soviet years. "The Northern PKB should keep within 1.5 years, and the modernization will take 2-3 years, which is pretty fast," said a Kommersant source in the industry.

At the same time, savings can hardly be called a key factor when deciding on modernization. "Depending on the amount of work, rebuilding a warship can cost 2/3 and 75% of the construction of a new one, which will cost at least 10 billion rubles," a Kommersant source in the industry believes.

Sources of Kommersant in the design industry note that Severnoye PKB received an order for the modernization of Project 1144 Orlan (heavy atomic missile cruisers built in Soviet times at the Baltic Shipyard - "B"), the amount of the contract was several times higher than 726 million rubles allocated for the processing of the documentation for "Admiral Chabanenko". Kommersant's interlocutors in the industry claim that the developer of the design documentation has a large amount of work to be done on the BOD. "The original project was developed a very long time ago, therefore it is stored only in hard copy... We'll have to recreate it in in electronic format, then discard some of the weapons from the documentation. In all likelihood, the outer hull of the ship will undergo flaw detection, and 10-30% of the metal can be replaced during the work, "says the source of Kommersant.

Andrei Frolov, deputy director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, believes that in the course of modernization, Mosquito anti-ship missiles can be replaced with more modern Onyx missiles. Also, in all likelihood, electronic weapons will be replaced. But the Admiral Chabanenko will not become an equivalent replacement for the promising destroyer Leader.

German Kostrinsky

According to the publication, the ships will be able to strike at coastal targets and the enemy's fleet from a long distance. Until now, these ships had neither anti-ship weapons, nor long-range air defense systems - therefore, they received the nickname "doves of peace" from the sailors.

As Izvestia was told in the main command of the Navy, work on the large anti-submarine ships of Project 1155 has already begun. Installation of the "Caliber" complex on the "Admiral Shaposhnikov" BOD continues. Until 2022, five BODs from the Northern and Pacific fleets will undergo repair and modernization. In the course of modernization, the possibility of equipping them with promising Onyx anti-ship missiles will also be considered.

“The frigates of Project 1155, built back in the 80s, turned out to be technically perfect and unpretentious, so they still form the basis of the ocean surface forces. But until recently, these ships were equipped only with 100-mm cannons and Metel torpedo missiles, the newspaper notes.

After repair and modernization, the ships will receive shock capabilities, become more versatile and will serve the fleet for at least another 10-15 years, says military historian Dmitry Boltenkov. According to him, the BOD of project 1155 now, in fact, constitute the backbone of the surface forces and show the Russian flag around the world, the newspaper notes.

“These ships have absorbed the latest achievements of the Soviet military-industrial complex, have proven themselves well, and the sailors praise them,” the expert explained. - Modernization is needed. Now they are armed only with cannons and an outdated missile system that cannot cope with modern systems Air defense. "Calibers" are likely to be installed in the bow of the ship - instead of the front gun turret. Thus, it is possible in a short time to get a ship that meets all the urgent needs of the fleet. "

“Project 1155 is considered the most advanced of the Soviet surface submarine hunters in the ocean zone. Gas turbine power point allowed to avoid many problems arising during the operation of boiler and turbine systems. Such ships received a powerful sonar system "Polynom", anti-submarine missiles and an anti-aircraft missile system "Dagger". However, the frigates lacked anti-ship weapons, since it was assumed that destroyers would fight the surface ships, ”Izvestia reports.

From 1980 to 1991, 13 BODs of project 1155 were built (one of them was based on the improved project 1155.1). They were given the names of Russian and Soviet admirals. To date, eight such ships remain in service - four in the Pacific Fleet and the same number in the North. These frigates were actively used during anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia.

BOD project 1155 / Photo: ru.wikipedia.org

The upgraded Project 1155 large anti-submarine ships (BOD) will be armed with Kalibr and Onyx cruise missiles, Admiral Viktor Chirkov told reporters on Wednesday at the Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief.

"The Navy plans to modernize all eight ships of this project, after the upgrade, their service life will last for another 10-15 years."

The Russian Navy has eight ships of this project: four in the Pacific Fleet and four in the North. These surface ships are among the key ships of the Navy, capable of operating in the far sea (ocean) zone.

"We will modernize the first ship in two years. All of these ships will be armed with the new Kalibr and Onyx missile systems," the commander-in-chief said.

Earlier, Chirkov told RIA Novosti that the Navy plans to modernize all eight ships of this project, after the upgrade, their service life will last for another 10-15 years.

Technical reference

Large anti-submarine ships - project 1155 (code - "Fregat", NATO code - Udaloy) - a type of large anti-submarine ships (according to NATO classification - destroyers). They were adopted in 1980 by the Navy of the USSR, currently in the amount of 8 units (including 1 BOD "Admiral Kharlamov" since 2006 has been in reserve) are in service with the Navy Russian Federation... Two more ships, Admiral Chabanenko and Admiral Basisty, were laid down according to Project 1155.1, of which only the first was completed.

Project development history

The project of a large anti-submarine ship of project 1155 (code "Fregat") was developed by the Northern Design Bureau under the leadership of NP Sobolev and VP Mishin. According to the initial TTZ (tactical and technical assignment) of 1972-1973, the ship was designed as a development of patrol ships of project 1135 with the elimination of the latter's shortcomings (including: the lack of a helicopter and imperfection of hydroacoustic means, unable to provide target designation of PLUR at the full firing range of 90 km ). Initially, it was planned to limit the standard displacement of the BOD 4000 tons, but in the end, the size restrictions were abandoned due to the introduction of the requirement for placement on the ships of the Polynom project of a new generation on the ships of the SJSC Polynom project, which has greater weight and size characteristics than the SJC of the previous type Titan-2 and Titan -2T ".

Construction history

A total of 12 ships of this type were built.

"Daring" (1980)
"Vice Admiral Kulakov" (1982)
Marshal Vasilevsky (1983)
"Admiral Zakharov" (1983)
Admiral Spiridonov (1984)
Admiral Tributs (1985)
Marshal Shaposhnikov (1987)
Severomorsk (1987)
"Admiral Levchenko" (1988)
"Admiral Vinogradov" (1988)
"Admiral Kharlamov" (1989)
"Admiral Panteleev" (1991)

Design

The ship's hull is made of steel, has an elongated forecastle (2/3 of the hull length), a large collapse of the frames in the bow end and a double bottom along its entire length. In the lower part of the bow, a fairing of the antenna post and instrument equipment of the SAC (hydroacoustic complex), which has a "torpedo" shape, is mounted. The length of the GAK fairing is about 30 m, the diameter is more than 5.1 m. This design, causing bottom slamming and strong flooding of the bow end, adversely affects the seaworthiness of the ships of this project, making it difficult to use naval weapons.

The internal premises of the hull are separated by fireproof bulkheads; non-combustible materials are used in the decoration of the premises. The ships of the project 1155 also have stationary system foam extinguishing.

In the middle and aft parts of the hull of the ships of the project there are 3 groups of superstructures. Aluminum-magnesium alloys are widely used in their manufacture. In the aft superstructure there are two semi-submerged helicopter hangars, aft VPU of the Kinzhal air defense missile system and 2 RBU-6000 rocket-bomb installations.

Power plant

home power plant, completely identical to the power plant installed on the patrol ships of the project 1135 "Burevestnik", consists of 2 M9 gas turbine units, each of which is designed so that it works only on its own shaft line. Each unit includes a 9000 hp GTE D090 main engine. with. and an afterburner GTE DT59 with a capacity of 22,500 liters. with. An emergency control post for the afterburner GTA is provided; during normal operation of all systems of the ship, the control of the main mechanisms is carried out using a pneumo-electric system. Gas outlet from the gas turbine unit is carried out from each echelon into 2 chimneys: this allows, if necessary, to perform the aggregate replacement of the gas turbine engine.

The electric power system consists of 4 (2 each in the fore and aft engine rooms) GTG-1250-2 gas turbine generators, 1250 kW each, of which one GTG in each of the engine rooms of the ship has heat recovery boilers operating on the heat transfer of the GTG exhaust gases, which complement the steam capacity steam boilers and provide steam to general ship consumers.

Service

At the beginning of 2010, there are 8 ships of this type in the Russian Navy, including:

Northern Fleet - "Admiral Levchenko", "Severomorsk", "Vice-Admiral Kulakov", "Admiral Kharlamov" (in reserve, the start of the planned modernization has been delayed).
Pacific Fleet - Admiral Vinogradov, Marshal Shaposhnikov, Admiral Panteleev, Admiral Tributs.

Project evaluation

After the commissioning of the first ships of Project 1155 and the accumulation of experience in their operation at one of the meetings with the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy S.G. Gorshkov in 1983, the question was raised about the shortcomings of project 1155. These were considered the absence of anti-ship missiles on the ship, weak anti-aircraft and artillery weapons.

Based on the results of consideration by the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy S.G. Gorshkov decided to develop a modification of the ship with enhanced artillery and guided missile weapons. The chief designer of the new project 1155.1 was V.P. Mishin, his assistants for project 1155 were appointed as deputies, later I.M. Shramko, the main observer - N.A. Andreev.

While retaining almost all the shipbuilding elements in the new project, the Metel anti-submarine missile system was replaced by the Mosquito anti-ship missile system, 533 mm torpedo tubes - by the Waterfall universal anti-submarine complex, and two 100-mm AK-100 artillery mounts by one 130- mm AK-130, RBU-6000 rocket launchers - for the Udav-1 anti-torpedo missile system, 30-mm AK-630M submachine guns - for the Kortik air defense system, and Polinom for the Zvezda-2 ...

To increase seaworthiness, improve the conditions for the use of weapons and the comfort of the crew, a roll damper with fixed rudders was first installed on the BOD of Project 11551. Compared to the previously used dampers with retractable rudders, the new damper began to take up significantly smaller volumes, and was manufactured as a single unit.

A comparative assessment of the totality of anti-submarine, anti-torpedo, anti-air defense and anti-ship missions of the BOD of Project 1155.1 and the ship of Project 1155 shows that the BOD of Project 1155.1 exceeds its predecessor by 1.3-1.4 times and, in fact, is a prototype for promising multipurpose escort ships. The engineering solutions embedded in it and the high modernization potential can be the basis for the creation of new (including export) options that maximally take into account the customer's requirements. The Russian Navy has only one ship of this project - "Admiral Chabanenko".

Now these are the main Russian ships of the far sea zone - it is they who are sent to the Gulf of Aden to fight the Somali pirates, which Russia has been actively conducting since 2008.

As a source in the main headquarters of the Navy told Izvestia, the 30-year-old BODs will be equipped with modern A-192 "Armat" cannons, missiles "Caliber" and the latest air defense and missile defense system with S-400 Redut missiles.

- Thanks to this alteration, the BODs will actually become destroyers and will be able to destroy not only submarines, but also surface ships, aircraft, missiles and ground objects. That is, they will become universal warships, - explained the interlocutor of the publication.

According to him, the modernization of the BOD 1155, according to preliminary calculations, will cost 2 billion rubles for each ship, while the cost of building a new destroyer of a comparable level starts at 30 billion rubles.

The retired admiral Vladimir Zakharov explained to Izvestia that the modernization of the BOD 1155 would make it possible to obtain a ship that would meet all the vital requirements of the fleet in a short time.

“The new destroyer of the far sea zone, which will be able to replace Udykh, will appear no earlier than 2020. New ships of such a displacement as the BOD 1155 are not even included in the project yet. And from modern ships, only Project 22350 frigates have such functions as it has. But they are almost half the size, so they are less autonomous - they cannot sail far from the base - and carry less weapons, ”Zakharov explained.

Tactical and technical indicators

Main characteristics
Displacement, t	6930 - normal; 7570 - full
Length, m	145.0 - at design waterline; 163.5 - the largest
Width, m	17.2 - at design waterline; 19.0 - the greatest
Draft, m	5.2 - medium; 7.87 - along the fairing of the GAK antenna
Engines	2 afterburner gas turbine engines; 2 cruise gas turbine engines
Power, hp	2x25 250 - afterburner gas turbine engines; 2x9000 - cruise GTE
Mover	2 FPH
Travel speed, knot	32 - full; 18 - economic
Sailing range, nautical miles	5000 - at 14 nodes with the largest fuel supply; 2400 - at 32 nodes
Swimming autonomy, days	30 (by stocks of provisions)
Crew	220 (including 29 officers)
Armament
Electronic weapons	Radar "Fregat"; SJSC "Polynom"
Artillery	2x1 100 mm AK-100 gun (1200 rounds); 2x1 45 mm 21 KM
Flak	4x6 ZAK AK-630
Rocket armament	2 SAM "Dagger" (64 SAM)
Anti-submarine weapons	2x4 PU PLUR "Rastrub-B" (8 PLUR 85-RU); 2x12 213 mm RBU-6000
Mine torpedo armament	2x4 533 mm TA PTA-53-1155 (8 torpedoes 53-65K, SET-65 or PLUR 83RN)
Aviation group	2 Ka-27PL helicopters

The Soviet Navy in the mid-1980s had a powerful grouping of middle class warships capable of performing various combat missions anywhere in the world ocean. Large anti-submarine ships and patrol boats, descending from the stocks of Soviet shipyards, had a fairly large displacement, powerful and developed weapons. Despite the fact that in the classification of the USSR Navy, such ships belonged to the BOD and TFR, in the West they were immediately assigned to the class of frigates, universal combat ships. A special place in this list is occupied by Project 1155 BODs of the Udaloy type, which were part of the USSR Navy and continue to remain in the Russian fleet today.

Launched at the end of the 1980s, the Udaloy-class ship Admiral Vinogradov and the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov are part of the TOV warship detachment. Today, almost 30 years later, ships of this type have not lost their combat significance.

Re-qualified to the frigate class, eight ships of the Udaloy class remain in the Northern and Pacific Fleets. The project 1155 ship "Admiral Panteleev" is the last 12 ships in the series. The upcoming modernization of ships will significantly extend their service life, turning them into full-fledged combat units of a modern Russian Navy... The development of the first Soviet frigate was the project 1155.1 ship "Admiral Chabanenko", launched after the collapse of the Union and entered into the Russian Navy in 1992.

After the launch of the first ship, the subsequent construction of the remaining 3 ships of the series was discontinued. The BOD "Admiral Chabanenko" has already been ranked in the NATO classification as a destroyer.

The history of the birth of the BOD project 1155

The Soviet Union, starting in the mid-60s, actively began to commission combat ships of two classes at once, Large Anti-Submarine Ships and Sentry Ships... The ships built at Soviet shipyards were universal vessels and had no analogues in foreign fleets in terms of their tactical and technical characteristics. However, time does not stand still and the operational-tactical situation at sea demanded the creation of a new, more advanced ship. The subsequent development of the BOD and SKR class in the navy was Project 1155.

Having received technical task from the Supreme naval leadership of the country, the designers of the Northern Design Bureau did not reinvent the wheel when developing project documentation. It was made "Solomon's decision" to use all the best from the previous projects, patrol boats of the "Burevestnik" type and the BOD of project 1134A of the "Berkut" type. Both types of ships have proven their effectiveness in practice, possessing good seaworthiness and broad combat capabilities.

The impetus for the creation of a new project was the commissioning American Navy new submarines capable of covertly operating on sea lanes and near the bases and locations of the USSR Navy. The new ship was supposed to have better eyesight and increased sailing autonomy. In addition, the issue of equipping a combat vessel with effective protection against anti-ship missiles has become acute. The fighting near the Falkland Islands in the summer of 1982 between Great Britain and Argentina clearly showed the inadequacy of defense of the formations of warships from air strikes.

Note: The sinking of the British destroyer Sheffield during the fighting off the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) was an excellent example of the weakness of warships in the face of the threat of a missile strike. Quite a modern ship of Her Majesty's Fleet, the destroyer URO Sheffield burned down from the impact of an Exoset rocket fired from an Argentine bomber.

In addition to new electronic equipment and air defense systems, new ship had to have a long cruising range. The operational tasks facing the Soviet fleet required the fight against submarines and ships of a potential enemy at a considerable distance from the bases of the fleet.

The result of the long and fruitful work of the Leningrad designers was the emergence of the BOD project 1155 with the code "Udalaya". In the NATO classification, the new soviet ship even at the stage of development received the index "Udaloy" and was ranked as a frigate. The ships of the improved project 1155.1 "Admiral Chabanenko" received the index "Udaloy II".

What was the new Project 1155 ship of the "Fregat" type?

Creating a new ship, the designers were instructed to make sure that the ships went into series at the production facilities of the Soviet shipyards without delays or delays. In this regard, many components and assemblies of the new BOD were similar in their parameters to the parts and assemblies of the previous project 1134A. The ship's displacement was also within acceptable parameters - 4200 tons.

The only thing that had to be changed was to significantly increase the original dimensions of the ship. To install a new hydroacoustic station, a longer hull was required. In all other respects, the new BOD of Project 1155 strongly resembled large anti-submarine ships of the "Berkut" type. The combat equipment was reinforced with an anti-submarine helicopter and anti-submarine weapons systems. The revamped radar and sonar system became the highlight of the project. It was decided to create a vessel with a larger displacement, without looking back at the production capabilities of the Yantar shipyard.

On the ships of the project, the air defense system was significantly strengthened, which, instead of the traditional anti-aircraft missile system "Osa", was equipped with advanced air defense systems "Dagger". The number of 30-mm anti-aircraft guns was increased to four pieces. Starting from the 8th serial ship of the large anti-submarine ship of project 1155 "Severomorsk", the former "Simferopol", all subsequent serial ships were put to use new materials in the design. This made it possible to significantly extend the service life of the vessels.

Note: At the last stage of project development, a number of radical decisions were made. On the frigates of project 1155, two helicopters were to be based. The ship was additionally equipped with another of the radar tracking systems. It was required to significantly improve other performance characteristics combat ships. The project took its final form in 1976. It was already a ship with a displacement of 7000 tons. The propulsion system had a capacity of 62,000 hp, with the possibility of increasing up to 80 thousand hp. Accordingly, the ship should have increased maximum speed stroke, up to 29 knots. The main difference of the new type of propulsion system is the ability to quickly switch to the formed operating mode.

The result was a combat ship, similar in basic performance characteristics to the Berkut-type BOD only at a completely different qualitative level. The appearance of the ship has also changed greatly. The new radar has significantly reduced the superstructure area. At the stern of the frigate, a significant place was assigned to the helicopter hangar. The larger displacement allowed the Udalaya to be equipped with two AK-100 and AK-630 artillery systems.

The place of laying and construction of the lead ship of the frigate project "Udaloy" was the Kaliningrad shipyard "Yantar". The ship was built for almost three years. In 1980, the lead ship was launched, and since January 1981 it was included in the Northern Fleet... Almost simultaneously with the lead ship at the shipyards of the Shipyard named after Zhdanov laid the foundation for the first serial ship Large Anti-submarine ship of project 1155 "Vice - Admiral Kulakov". Unlike the prototype, the firstborn of the series took much longer to build. Already during the operation of the lead ship, the designers, during the construction of the serial model, made adjustments and changes to project documentation... Construction was carried out at an intensive pace until the launch of the last serial ship of this project, the Admiral Panteleev. It was followed by the laying and launching of practically another vessel, the frigate "Admiral Chabanenko".

It was decided to use not only the capacity of the Kaliningrad Shipyard "Yantar" for the construction, but also to connect the shipyard of the shipyard named after V.I. Zhdanov in Leningrad. Four units of this project were built at the Leningrad shipyard. After the 12th serial project 1155 ship “Admiral Panteleev” was launched, the final point in the history of ships of this class was the appearance in the Russian fleet of an improved version of the Udaloy-class frigates, the project 1155.1 ship. The ship was equipped with a more powerful anti-ship complex "Moskit" and the latest anti-submarine complex "Waterfall" at that time. The Project 1155.1 Large Anti-Submarine Ship "Admiral Chabanenko" was the only one launched by ships of the improved version. The unfinished construction of Udaloy II-class frigates became a swan song in the epic with the construction of frigate-class ships for the Russian fleet. Already the last serial ship of project 1155 "Admiral Panteleev" was practically a ship of a different class, more similar in combat characteristics to destroyers.

Combat service of ships of project 1155 as part of the Russian Navy

Today, the first Soviet frigates form the backbone of the combat formations of the Northern and Pacific Fleets. In the ranks of the Northern Fleet is the very first serial ship of Project 1155, the modernized frigate "Vice-Admiral Kulakov".

In the modern Russian fleet, the ships of this project have taken over the functions of destroyers. Due to the absence of destroyers in the fleet in the mid-90s, it was decided to subject the best-preserved ships to a radical modernization. The result of the improvements introduced was the emergence of practically new ships, more similar in combat potential to destroyers. The combat missions performed by the updated ships have changed accordingly. Due to the fact that the fleet includes a fairly large number of vessels of this type, it was decided to carry out scheduled repairs and modernization of frigates. So while the frigate "Marshal Shaposhnikov" was under repair, his fellow ship of the project 1155 "Admiral Panteleev" took part in military exercises in the Pacific Ocean, served for a long time as part of the Russian fleet in the Mediterranean Sea. A distinctive feature of the combat service of ships of this class is their intensive operation. Of the entire ship composition of the Northern and Pacific Fleets, it is these warships that carry out the largest volume of work. In the new millennium, ships of the Northern Fleet have actively joined the fight against piracy. Project 1155 large anti-submarine ship "Severomorsk" for a long time patrolled ships off the coast East Africa... His fellow frigate "Admiral Kharlamov" has repeatedly participated in military campaigns, clearly demonstrating the military presence of the Russian Navy in the ocean.

Intensive combat service fell to the lot of another ship of this frigate project "Admiral Vinogradov". For a long time, the ship carried out a patrol service in the Gulf of Aden, protecting merchant ships and caravans from the actions of sea pirates. Then the combat unit was more than once included in the formation of the Pacific Fleet ships dispatched to visit foreign ports in the countries of the Pacific region on friendly visits. Alternately, changing with the ship of the same project "Admiral Panteleev" and other warships of the Pacific Fleet, the ship made a number of long voyages, visiting foreign ports in the Indian Ocean.

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