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Russian Navy frigate fires Kalibr missiles against Ukrainian targets.


| 2022

According to a video published by the Russian Ministry of Defense on April 22, 2022, a Russian Admiral Grigorovich class (Project 11356R/М) frigate in the Black Sea has fired Kalibr missiles against Ukrainian targets.
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Russian Vyborg Shipyard laid the Purga ice class coastguard ship of project 23550 925 001 Admiral Grigorovich class frigate (Picture source: Russian MoD)


The Admiral Grigorovich class also referred to as Krivak IV class, Russian designation Project 11356R/М, is a class of frigates built by the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad for the Russian Navy and Indian Navy, with a cost of 450-500 mill$.

Admiral Grigorovich displaces 3,620 tonnes (3,560 long tons) and 4,035 tonnes (3,971 long tons) tons when fully loaded. The ship's length overall is 124.8 m (409 ft 5 in), beam 15.2 m (49 ft 10 in), and draught 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in).

The propulsion is provided by a 2-shaft COGAG with two DS-71 cruise gas turbines providing 8,450 shp (6,300 kW) and two DT-59 boost gas turbines, providing 22,000 shp (16,000 kW), made by Zorya-Mashproekt in Nikolayev. Totally, 60,900 shp (45,400 kW) are available. The design speed is 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) and complements 200, including 18 officers and 20 marines.

The Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate is armed with one 100 mm A-190 Arsenal naval gun, UKSK VLS cells able to launch Kalibr, Oniks, or Zircon anti-ship cruise missiles, 24 3S90M VLS cells for 9M317M surface-to-air-missiles, two AK-630 CIWS, 8 Igla-S or Verba air defense missile systems, two double 533 mm torpedo tubes and one RBU-6000 rocket launcher.

The 3M-54 Kalibr is a family of Russian cruise missiles developed by the Novator Design Bureau (OKB-8). There are ship-launched, submarine-launched, and air-launched versions of the missile, and variants for anti-ship, anti-submarine, and land-attack use.


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