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Ukrainian frigate Mykolaiv

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Bezukoriznennyy in Mediterranean in 1989
History
Soviet UnionRussia
NameBezukoriznennyy
Ordered12 July 1978
BuilderZaliv Shipbuilding yard (Kerch)
Yard number14
Launched3 June 1979
Commissioned29 December 1979
FateTransferred to Ukraine on 1 August 1997
Ukraine
NameMykolaiv
Acquired1 August 1997
Decommissioned2001
Renamed1997
Reclassified"Technical property" (2001)
IdentificationU133
FateCut to pieces in 2001 at Vtorchermet
General characteristics
Class and typeBurevestnik-class frigate
Displacement3,200 tons
Length405.3 ft (123.5 m)
Beam46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Draft15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft; COGAG
  • 2 x M-8k gas-turbines, 40,000 shp (30,000 kW)
  • 2 x M-62 gas-turbines (cruise), 14,950 shp (11,150 kW)
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range4,995 nmi (9,251 km; 5,748 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement200
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar: 1 MR-755 Fregat-M/Half Plate air/surface search
  • Sonar: Zvezda-2 suite with MGK-345 Bronza/Ox Yoke bow mounted LF, Ox Tail LF VDS
  • Fire Control: Purga ASW combat system, 2 Drakon/Eye Bowl SSM targeting, 2 MPZ-301 Baza/Pop Group
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Start suite with Bell Shroud intercept, Bell Squat jammer, 4 PK-16 decoy RL, 8 PK-10 decoy RL, 2 towed decoys
Armament

The Ukrainian frigate Mykolaiv was a former Soviet frigate (guard ship) Bezukoriznennyy of the Burevestnik-class (NATO codename: Krivak I) ship built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1970s.

Service history

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Ukrainian service

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In summer of 1997 during the division of the Black Sea fleet she was transferred to the Ukrainian Navy, receiving the name of Mykolaiv.

Fate

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Mykolaiv was decommissioned in 2001 and was cut into pieces at Vtorchermet in 2001.

See also

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References

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