Large ASW ship Severomorsk and French destroyer conduct exercise in the Barents Sea

03.04.2010
Northern Fleet's (NF) large ASW ship Severomorsk and French frigate Chevalier Paul Saturday sailed off Severomorsk to conduct exercise in NF training range at the Barents Sea, said a source in Northern Fleet HQ.

The crews will train actions on repelling terroristic threat, cooperative air defense, tactical maneuvering, communications, and athwartship cargo exchange.

French frigate Chevalier Paul paid official visit to Severomorsk since March 30 till April 3.

Chevalier Paul is a Horizon-class French Navy's frigate. She was laid down on January 13, 2005; launched on July 12, 2006. Homeport is Toulon. Displacement is 5,600 tons; length is 152.9 meters; beam is 20.3 meters; draft is 5.4 meters; speed is 29 knots; crew is 174. Armament: Exocet MM40 Block 3 antiship missile launcher; Aster 15 SAM launcher; 2 x 78-mm gun mounts Otobreda; MU90 torpedo tubes; 2 x 20-mm gun mounts F2. The ship is capable to carry NH90 multipurpose helicopter.

Severomorsk is a Project 1155 large ASW ship.

REGISTRATION

Northern Fleet

CONSTRUCTION, NAME

The ship was laid down on July 12, 1984 at Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad under name of Marshal Zhukov; in August 1984 she was renamed into Marshal Budyonny; launched on December 24, 1985; in the same year she was renamed into Simferopol; commissioned on December 30, 1987. On January 24, 1996 the ship was renamed into Severomorsk.

MILESTONES

On March 16, 1989 the ship was visited by delegation of Norwegian Parliament headed by Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland.

On June 6, 1989 the ship took part in Northern Fleet's naval show to Admiral William J. Crowe, US Navy Commander.

Since May 15 till December 15, 1990 the ship was deployed in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, paid an official call at Syrian port Tartus. The UN official representatives visited the ship.

Since June 25 till August 5, 1991 she was deployed in the North Atlantic; among other Russian warships paid an official call at US naval station Mayport.

The best ship of Northern Fleet in 1991.

In 1998-2000 the ship was repaired at Severnaya Verf shipyard at St. Petersburg, main propulsion engines were replaced.

In September 2004 she took part in Northern Eagle joint RF-US-Norway exercise and called at Norwegian port Stavanger.

In August 2007 the ship was placed under patronage of Kineshma district, Ivanovo region.

PERFORMANCE AND DIMENSIONS

Speed: 29.5 knots; cruising – 14 knots
Endurance: 30 days
Crew: 220 men
Total displacement: 7,480 tons
Standard displacement: 6,840 tons
Length: 163 meters
Beam: 19 meters
Draft: 7.8 meters

PROPULSION

Two-shaft, 4 gas turbines, 61,000 shp (2 x 8,000 shp cruising gas turbines GTU M-70 and 2 x 22,500 shp boost gas turbines GTU M-8KF)

ARMAMENT

2 x 4-container Rastrub rocket torpedo launchers
6-26 mines
8 Kinzhal SAM systems (64 missiles)
1 coupled 100-mm artillery gun AK-100
4 x 6-barreled 30-mm machineguns AK-630M
RBU-6000 ASW rocket launchers
2 Ka-27 helicopters

Source: RusNavy.com, photo: Severomorsk (vmf.net.ru, MuRena)