Neustrashimy class frigates are the most modern large frigates in the Russian Navy. The Soviet designation is Project 1154 Yastreb (Hawk).
The ship class was designed as a general purpose ASW frigate to follow on from the Krivak class frigates. This group of frigates incorporates some stealth technology. The ship is equipped with a newly designed Zvezda-1 integrated sonar system (with NATO reporting name Ox tail) as its primary ASW sensor. The program started in 1986 and seven ships were originally planned. As of 2007, only one ship, the Neustrashimy (Неустрашимый - Fearless), is in service with the Russian Navy's Baltic Fleet and is active. On February 24 2009 the second ship in the class, the Yaroslav Mudry, left the Yantar shipyard in Russia's Kaliningrad for its first sea-trials.
The ships were built by Yantar Yard, Kaliningrad. Only the Neustrashimy was completed by the time the Soviet Union collapsed. Two further ships were incomplete. Yaroslav Mudry (named after the great ruler of the Kievan Rus Yaroslav the Wise) and Tuman (Fog, named after the World War II era Soviet patrol boat whose crew exhibited great valour in combat with three German destroyers). As of February, 2009, the frigate Yaroslav Mudry has began sea trials and will enter service in April, 2009.
The ship class was designed as a general purpose ASW frigate to follow on from the Krivak class frigates. This group of frigates incorporates some stealth technology. The ship is equipped with a newly designed Zvezda-1 integrated sonar system (with NATO reporting name Ox tail) as its primary ASW sensor. The program started in 1986 and seven ships were originally planned. As of 2007, only one ship, the Neustrashimy (Неустрашимый - Fearless), is in service with the Russian Navy's Baltic Fleet and is active. On February 24 2009 the second ship in the class, the Yaroslav Mudry, left the Yantar shipyard in Russia's Kaliningrad for its first sea-trials.
The ships were built by Yantar Yard, Kaliningrad. Only the Neustrashimy was completed by the time the Soviet Union collapsed. Two further ships were incomplete. Yaroslav Mudry (named after the great ruler of the Kievan Rus Yaroslav the Wise) and Tuman (Fog, named after the World War II era Soviet patrol boat whose crew exhibited great valour in combat with three German destroyers). As of February, 2009, the frigate Yaroslav Mudry has began sea trials and will enter service in April, 2009.
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Project 1154 Yastreb |
| Builders: | Yantar yard , Kaliningrad |
| Operators: |  Soviet Navy,  Russian Navy |
| Preceded by: | Krivak class frigate |
| Building: | 3 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Active: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Frigate |
| Displacement: | 3,800 tons (standard), 4,400 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 129.6 m |
| Beam: | 15.6 m |
| Draught: | 5.6 m |
| Installed power: | 110,000 hp |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft COGAG (gas turbines) |
| Speed: | 30 knots |
| Complement: | 210 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Radar: 1 Top Plate, 2 Palm Frond, Cross sword, 1 Kite Screech Sonar: LF bow monted sonar and VDS |
| Armament: | Anti-ship missiles: 16 - Kh-35 Uran/SS-N-25 Switchblade (four quad) SAM: 4x8 VLS for SA-N-9 ASW: 1 12-tube RBU-6000 launcher Guns: 1x 100mm gun, 2 Kashtan CIWS Torpedoes: six 533mm tubes mounted in the superstructure for ASW missiles (RPK-2 Viyuga/SS-N-15 Starfish) or Type 53 ASW/ASuW torpedoes |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 Ka-27 Helicopter |
| Aviation facilities: | pad and hangar |
