Admiral Makarov frigate likely to become new Black Sea fleet flagship.

SEVASTOPOL, May 19. /TASS-DEFENSE/. The Admiral Makarov frigate of project 11356 will likely become the flagship of the Black Sea fleet after the Moskva cruiser caught fire and sank, a source in Crimean security agencies told TASS. “Following the loss of Moskva, one of the three projects 11356 frigates may become the new flagship of the Russian Black Sea fleet. So far, the Admiral Makarov has been chosen,” he said. TASS could not obtain official confirmation of the report.
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Russian frigate Admiral Makarov transiting the English Channel (Picture source: Royal Navy)

In October 2021, a defense industry source told TASS on the sidelines of the 9th Sevastopol International Maritime Business Forum (SIMBF) that advanced project 23900 versatile amphibious assault ship the Mitrofan Moskalenko will become the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet after its construction is completed at the Zaliv Shipyard in Crimea’s Kerch. Infrastructure facilities are already being prepared in Sevastopol, he said.

Project 11356 frigate the Admiral Makarov was laid down by the Yantar Shipyard on February 29, 2012 and launched on September 2, 2015. It joined the Russian Navy on December 25, 2017. It is the third ship in a series of project 11356 frigates built by the Yantar Shipyard for the Defense Ministry. The first two projects 11356 frigates the Admiral Grigorovich and the Admiral Essen were delivered to the customer in 2016. All the three warships are operational in the Black Sea Fleet.

Project 11356 frigates have the displacement of 3,620 tons and the speed of 30 knots. Their cruising capacity is 30 days and the navigational range is 4850 miles. The frigates are armed with 100 mm A-190 artillery gun, antiaircraft weapons, Kalibr and Shtil missiles, torpedoes and antisubmarine weapons, as well as precision Kalibr cruise missiles. They can also carry a Kamov Ka-27 or Ka-31 helicopter.

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