Russian Navy vessels conduct anti-submarine exercise in Mediterranean.

According to information published by Tass on June 15, 2022, warships of Russia’s Northern and Pacific Fleets have practiced delivering a missile attack against an adversary naval formation and searching for a simulated enemy’s submarines during joint drills in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Russian Project 1164 (Marshal Ustinov) destroyer (Picture source: Tass)

The joint naval maneuvers also involved the Project 1155 large antisubmarine warfare (ASW) ships Vice-Admiral Kulakov and Admiral Tributs, the press office added.

The crews of the warships of the Russian Northern and Pacific Fleets will soon continue practicing joint operations. The maneuvers are taking place in the neutral waters of the Mediterranean Sea outside shipping routes, the press office added.

Marshal Ustinov is a Project 1164 missile cruiser. The ship was laid down by the Nikolayev Shipyard on October 5, 1978, launched on February 25, 1982, and made operational with the Navy on November 5, 1986. It has a displacement of 11,280 tons and an endurance of 30 days. The ship has a 476-strong crew.

Its armament includes 16 launchers of the P-1000 Vulkan system, two 533mm torpedo launchers, two RBU-6000 rocket launchers, two coaxial 130mm AK-130 artillery systems, six 30mm AK-630 machineguns, two coaxial launchers of the Osa-MA air defense missile system, eight launchers of the S-300 °F Rif (SA-10 Grumble) air defense missile system. The ship also carries a Kamov Ka-27 anti-submarine warfare helicopter.

About Russian Project 1155 (Udaloy class) destroyer

The Udaloy class, Soviet designation Project 1155 Fregat and Russian designation Project 11551 Fregat-M, are a series of anti-submarine guided-missile destroyers built for the Soviet Navy, seven of which are currently in service with the Russian Navy.

The has an overall length of 163 m, a beam of 19.3m, and a draught of 6.2m. The displacement of the ship is 6,200 tons. She can reach a maximum speed of 29 kt and a range of 10,500 nm at 14kt. It has a crew of 300 sailors.