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Soviet frigate Bessmennyy
Krivak-class frigate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bessmennyy (Russian: Бессменный, "Inquisitive") was a Project 1135M Burevestnik-class (Russian: Буревестник, "Petrel") Guard Ship (Сторожевой Корабль, SKR) or 'Krivak II'-class frigate that served with the Soviet and Russian Navies. The vessel was the seventh of the class to enter service. Launched on 17 September 1977, Bessmennyy was designed to operate as an anti-submarine vessel with the Northern Fleet, using an armament built around the Metel Anti-Ship Complex. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, in 1991, the ship was transferred to the Russian Navy and took part in a pioneering visit to Gibraltar two years later, the first time that Russian warships had visited the territory in living memory. Bessmennyy was retired on 16 March 1998, disarmed and subsequently broken up.
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Name | Bessmennyy |
Namesake | Russian for Permanent |
Builder | Yantar shipyard, Kaliningrad |
Yard number | 165 |
Laid down | 1 November 1977 |
Launched | 9 August 1978 |
Commissioned | 26 December 1978 |
Decommissioned | 16 March 1998 |
Fate | Broken up in Severomorsk |
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Class and type | Project 1135M Burevestnik frigate |
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Length | 123 m (403 ft 7 in) |
Beam | 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in) |
Draft | 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) |
Installed power | 44,000 shp (33,000 kW) |
Propulsion | 4 gas turbines; COGAG; 2 shafts |
Speed | 32 kn (59 km/h) |
Range | 3,900 nmi (7,223 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h) |
Complement | 23 officers, 171 ratings |
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