| Russian ship Sevastopol (Mistral class) | |
|---|---|
| Career (Russia) |  |
| Name: | Sevastopol |
| Ordered: | June 2011 |
| Builder: | STX France Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard, Saint-Nazaire, FranceUnited Shipbuilding Corporation Baltiysky Zavod shipyard, St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Laid down: | 18 June 2013[1] |
| Commissioned: | 2015 (planned) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Mistral-class amphibious assault ship |
| Displacement: |
16,500 tonnes (empty) 21,300 tonnes (full load) 32,300 tonnes (with ballasts) |
| Length: | 199 m (653 ft) |
| Beam: | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Draught: | 6.3 m (21 ft) |
| Installed power: | 3 × Wärtsilä 16V32 (3 × 6,200 kW) |
| Speed: | 18.8 knots (34.8 km/h; 21.6 mph) |
| Range: |
10,800 km (5,800 nmi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) 19,800 kilometres (10,700 nmi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Armament: |
2 × 3M-47 Ghibka turret 2 × 30 mm AK-630 4 × DP-65 antisaboteur grenade launchers[2] |
| Aircraft carried: | 8 × Kamov Ka-52K attack helicopters (Naval version of Ka-52 which is under construction)4 × Kamov Ka-29TB transport helicopters4 × Kamov Ka-27P ASW helicopters.[3] |
| Aviation facilities: | Helicopter deck and hangar |
Sevastopol is an amphibious assault ship of the French Mistral class currently under construction for the Russian Navy.
The Russian government placed an order for the ship in 2011. The construction of the ship will be shared between the countries with France building about 60 percent and Russia 40. Work started in France, Saint-Nazaire, on 18 June 2013 and in the Russian Baltiysky Zavod shipyard in St. Petersburg on July 4, 2013.[4] Russia will send its parts to France for final assembling.[5] The ship is expected to join the Russian Navy in 2015.[6][7][8][9]
After final assembly of the main structures in France the ship is scheduled to return to St. Petersburg for the outfitting of additional Russian-specific weapons and subsystems.[10]
The Russian acquisition of French Mistral class amphibious assault ships is considered to be the largest defense deal between Russia and the West since World War II.[11]
References[]
- ↑ http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20130618/944048769.html
- ↑ DP-65 antisaboteur grenade launchers
- ↑ http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_09_12/Russia-s-Mistrals-will-be-rapid-response-ships/
- ↑ http://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/41644/
- ↑ http://rusnavy.com/news/navy/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=16048
- ↑ http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20120201/171073369.html
- ↑ http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/russia/2011/russia-110617-rianovosti01.htm
- ↑ "Vladivostok, Russian Navy future Mistral class LHD, specificities and characteristics(Navy recognition)". March 17, 2013. http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=936.
- ↑ "Russia Moves Mistral Stern Construction to France". June 21, 2013. http://www.defencetalk.com/russia-moves-mistral-stern-construction-to-france-48187/.
- ↑ http://en.rian.ru/military_news/20130618/181740361/Russia-Moves-Mistral-Stern-Construction-to-France.html
- ↑ http://www.defensenews.com/article/20100208/DEFSECT03/2080305/France-U-S-Discuss-Russian-Mistral-Carrier-Query
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