Frigate "Admiral Kasatonov" began preparations for state trials
According to the press service, during the final stage, the frigate’s crew will check all systems without exception, check the operation of mechanisms, equipment, hardware and systems, weapons and weapons, thereby preparing the ship for state trials, which will begin in December. Based on the test results, it will be decided to introduce the frigate to the Russian Navy and further service as part of the Northern fleet.
- said the captain of the ship, Captain I Rank Ivan Rogatin.
Earlier it was reported that the corvette of the 20385 “Thundering” project, built by the Northern Shipyard, came to the final stage of sea trials and preparation for the state. Both ships should enter the fleet before the end of the year. The corvette will go to the Pacific Fleet, and the frigate to the Northern Fleet.
The frigate “Admiral Kasatonov” is the second ship of the 22350 project and the first serial ship after the lead frigate “Admiral Gorshkov”. The displacement of 5 is thousands of tons with a length of 135 m and a width of 16 m. The frigate is able to go 4500 miles, thus developing speed to 29 nodes. The autonomy of swimming is 30 days. Crew - from 170 people.
Main power plant: gas turbine engine with a total capacity of 65 thousand liters. pp., diesel generators with a total capacity of 4 thousand kW.
The frigate is armed with: the 130-mm A-192 artillery mount, the Poliment-Redut anti-aircraft missile system; launchers for 16 anti-ship missiles "Onyx" or "Caliber", anti-submarine complex "Package", anti-submarine helicopter Ka-27.
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