"Admiral Essen" - frigate: history, purpose, specifications

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:55

The sailors themselves characterize this ship not just as a powerful, maneuverable vessel, but as a "super-efficient and nimble frigate."

History of the ship

The frigate "Admiral Essen" is one of the six "watchdogs", which, according to two contracts concluded by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation with the Yantar shipyard, should join and strengthen the Russian Navy by 2020.

The construction of the ship began in 2011. It was already launched in 2014. And in the summer of 2016, after passing the state. tests, the patrol frigate "Admiral Essen" took its place among the ships of the Russian Navy.

The name of the ship was given in honor of the great naval commander of the Russian Empire, the man who practically revived the B altic Fleet after the Tsushima tragedy and later became its commander, Nikolai Ottovich von Essen.

"Admiral Essen" is a frigate, which is an analogue of the three ships belonging to project 11356, built specifically for the Indian Navy, but at the same time having its own, modified armament required for the Russian fleet.

Destination of vessel

"Admiral Essen" is a frigate, which is a multi-purpose patrol ship designed to perform combat missions and conduct combat operations both as part of formations of ships and independently.

Thanks to the built-in capabilities, the frigate is capable of:

• search for enemy submarines and then destroy them;
• as part of an escort, to effectively protect ships not only from underwater and surface watercraft of the enemy, but also from air attack;
• to carry out fire support from the sea of hostilities conducted by ground forces, as well as to ensure the delivery and landing of amphibious assault forces;
• conduct a sentinel service, patrolling, as well as guarding sea lanes.

The Admiral Essen frigate, the photo of which is presented to your attention above, has powerful technical characteristics.

Specifications

The dimensions of the frigate are (m) 124, 8 x 15, 2 x 4, 2 (length, width, draft).

Displacement of the ship - 4035 t.

The speed limit is 30 knots.

Maximum cruising range is 4850 nautical miles.

The duration of the autonomous trip is 30 days.

Crew - 170 people.

Admiral Essen is a frigate equipped with a gas turbine power plant consisting of four engines: 2 afterburners and 2 propulsion engines, with a total capacity of 56,000 hp. with. The power supply of the ship is carried out by 4 diesel generatorswith a total capacity of 3200 kW.

The Project 11356 frigate "Admiral Essen", the photo of which you see above, was created using technology that ensures the ship's high survivability, including protection against chemical and nuclear weapons, in addition, the acoustic signature of the ship is minimized.

Frigate weapons

The main strike armament of the ship is Caliber-NK, a complex capable of hitting surface, underwater, as well as ground stationary and limitedly mobile targets with known location coordinates, and in conditions of active directional fire and electronic suppression. The complex includes 8 high-explosive penetrating missiles with a homing system.

For all-round protection against air attacks, including massive air and missile attacks, as well as strikes against enemy military targets on water and on land, the ship is equipped with the Shtil-1 air defense system.

In addition, the frigate is equipped with a single-gun mount A-190, caliber 100 mm, capable of delivering highly effective fire not only at sea and air, but also at coastal targets. The installation is equipped with a fire control system that provides automatic search and capture of the target with its further support. The rate of fire of the gun is 80 rounds per minute with a firing range of up to 20 km.

To combat submarines, the ship is equipped with a pair of 533 mm torpedo tubes, as well as an RBU-6000 rocket launcher.

For protection againsthigh-precision weapons, including anti-ship missiles, as well as to destroy small targets, an anti-aircraft missile artillery was installed on the frigate. complex "Kashtan", which combines anti-aircraft missiles with a control system and two machine guns with six barrels each, caliber 30 mm.

The frigate's armament also includes a helicopter from the Ka series (28 or 31), for which the ship has a helipad with a covered hangar.

In addition, the frigate is equipped with an electronic warfare system, including decoy launchers and Udav anti-torpedo protection.

Demand-M

"Admiral Essen" - a frigate that can successfully fight against several targets at once. To collect and process combat information, the Requirement-M system was developed specifically for the frigates of project 11356, which is capable of independently setting tasks for all of its weapons. That is, based on the current situation, it determines the required number of missile launches and shots, while controlling the state of the ship’s combat assets and transmitting the necessary information to the ship’s defense systems.

The developers of project 11356 did not forget about the daily life of the crew of the frigate, providing them with the highest possible level of life and comfort. By the way, this is the first combat ship of the Navy, in the galley (kitchen) of which a bread machine and a grill are installed.