Photo: Project 11356 frigate Admiral Grigorovich at shipyard.




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British "Phoenix" Won't Get Onboard Russian Frigate

Due to impossibility to meet the estimated cost, Marine Complex Systems Ltd (St. Petersburg) will no longer deliver metal furniture for Project 11356 lead frigate Admiral Grigorovich being built since Dec 2010 at JSC Yantar Shipyard. According to plans, the frigate is to be launched this fall and delivered to the Navy in 2014.
Refusal to use MSC services was caused by high cost of works; according to
Yantar shipyard declined to plant MCS furniture on the lead frigate Admiral Grigorovich because it could frustrate the ship's delivery deadlines; moreover, furniture delivery for that frigate had been already contracted long ago. But the second frigate Admiral Essen will be furnished by MCS though. The company is to furnish 17 premises in that ship, and somewhat 34 premises in the third hull, Admiral Makarov. Despite the fact that MCS is not a sole furniture supplier of the project, it keeps ambitions taking noticeable efforts to win full-fledged contracts.
The shipyard has no right to waive services of MCS at all, because in accordance with the resolution of Russian defense minister Anatoly Serdiukov issued on Nov 9, 2011 Russian defense ministry requires furnishing of new warships with MCS products. Russian military sees no problem in the fact that the British partner of MCS, Strongbox had undergone bankruptcy proceedings early this year.
Director of Marine Complex Systems Ltd recently said in his interview to Pravda Severa newspaper that "the British company by no means went bust, that's tripe! The company does have contracts with British, Dutch, and Canadian navies and sponsors the Prince of Wales polar expedition! You think the Royal British Navy would take such risk?"
According to a journalistic investigation held by
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