Russian destroyer Marshal Vasilyevsky

Marshal Vasilevsky was a Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy.[2]

Marshal Vasilevsky in 1986
History
Russia
Name
  • Marshal Vasilevsky
  • (Маршал Василевский)
NamesakeAleksandr Vasilevsky
BuilderSevernaya Verf, Leningrad
Laid down22 April 1979
Launched29 December 1981
Commissioned8 December 1983
Decommissioned2006
HomeportSeveromorsk
IdentificationPennant number: 412, 630, 645, 687
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeUdaloy-class destroyer 7,570 tons full load[1]
Length163 m (535 ft)
Beam19.3 m (63 ft)
Draught6.2 m (20 ft)
Propulsion2 shaft COGAG, 2× D090 6.7 MW and 2× DT59 16.7 gas turbines, 120,000 hp 89.456 MW
Speed35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range10,500 nmi (19,400 km; 12,100 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement300
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar: MR-760MA Fregat-MA/Top Plate 3-D air search radar and MR-320M Topaz-V/Strut Pair air/surface search radar
  • Sonar: Horse Tail LF VDS sonar and Horse Jaw bow mounted LF sonar
  • Fire Control: 2 MR-360 Podkat/Cross Sword SA-N-9 SAM control, 2 3P37/Hot Flash SA-N-11 SAM control, Garpun-BAL SSM targeting
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Bell Squat jammer
  • Bell Shroud intercept
  • Bell Crown intercept
  • 2 × PK-2 decoy RL
  • 10 × PK-10 decoy RL in later ships
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × Ka-27 series helicopters
Aviation facilitiesHelipad and hangar

Development and design
Main article: Udaloy-class destroyer

Project 1155 dates to the 1970s when it was concluded that it was too costly to build large-displacement, multi-role combatants. The concept of a specialized surface ship was developed by Soviet designers.

They are 156m in length, 17.3m in beam and 6.5m in draught.[3]

Construction and career

Marshal Vasilevsky was laid down on 22 April 1979, and launched on 29 December 1981 by Severnaya Verf in Leningrad. She was commissioned on 8 December 1983. On December 12, 1983, the naval ensign was raised for the first time. January 18, 1984 she was included in the KSF.

In 1986, she conducted combat patroling in the Mediterranean Sea.[4]

In the 1990s she was a member of the 10th Brigade of Large Anti-Submarine Ships of the Second Division of Anti-Submarine Ships of the Kola Flotilla of various forces of the Northern Fleet. Her military unit number was 31247.

From 1996 to 1998 she was based at berth 20 in Severomorsk and survived decommissioning of several other Udaloy class ships. At the end of 1997 the reduced crew of the Udaloy was transferred to the Marshal Vasilevsky. On account of nonfunctioning engines she was moored at the berth with a full ammunition load while in the city of Severomorsk.

The last time she went to sea was in April 1997. During this final sortie the ship's hydroacoustics recorded contact with a foreign submarine lasting 10 minutes. By order of the commander of the Kola flotilla, the ship's hydroacoustics team, which recorded the contact, received a bonus short-term vacation.

In 2004 the mountings of the AK-100 guns were dismantled and removed from the ship. They were installed on the Vice-Admiral Kulakov during her repair.

On December 11, 2006 (according to other sources, February 10, 2007), the naval flag was solemnly lowered on the ship and the crew was disbanded.

  • Marshal Vasilevsky in 1986.
    Marshal Vasilevsky in 1986.
  • Marshal Vasilevsky in 1987.
    Marshal Vasilevsky in 1987.
  • Marshal Vasilevsky in August 1997.
    Marshal Vasilevsky in August 1997.

References
  1. Противолодочные корабли, Том III, часть 1, "Корабли ВМФ СССР", Ю.В. Апалков, Санкт-Петербург, 2005
  2. "Large Anti-Submarine Ships - Project 1155". russianships.info. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  3. "Udaloy Class Anti-Submarine Destroyers - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  4. "Большой противолодочный корабль пр. 1155 "Маршал Василевский"" (in Russian).
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