Gepard-class frigate
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The Gepard-class frigates, Russian designation Project 11661, is a Russian class of frigates that were intended as successors to the earlier Koni-class frigates and Grisha, and Parchim-class corvettes. The first unit of the class, Yastreb (Hawk), was laid down at the Zelenodol'sk Zavod shipyard at Tatarstan in 1991. She was launched in July 1993, after which she began fitting out; fitting was nearly completed by late 1995, when it was suspended due to lack of funds. Renamed Tatarstan, the ship was finally completed in July 2002, and became the flagship of the Caspian Flotilla. She has two sister ships, Albatross (renamed Dagestan), and Burevestnik (Storm Petrel), which was still under construction as of 2012[update].
_of_Vietnam_People's_Navy_in_MILAN2022_-_2.jpg) Quang Trung - one of the two ships in the second batch of Gepard 3.9 built for the Vietnam People's Navy | |
| Class overview | |
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| Name | Gepard class (Project 1166.1) |
| Builders | Zelenodolsk Plant Gorky |
| Operators | |
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| Cost | |
| Built | 1991–2016 |
| Planned | 10 |
| Completed | 6 |
| Active | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Frigate |
| Displacement |
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| Length | Approx 102.4 m (336 ft) (Gepard 3.9 batch II) |
| Beam |
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| Draught | 5.7 m (19 ft) |
| Propulsion | Twin-shaft CODOG, FPP, 2 x 14,300 + 1 x 6,000 (kW) |
| Speed | 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) |
| Range | 4,000 nmi (7,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Endurance | 20 days |
| Complement | 94 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Notes | |
Vietnam is the main operator of the class with its navy having commissioned 4 frigates - twice the size of Russia's Project 11661 inventory - and having plans to order at least 2 more.
These vessels are capable of employing their weapons systems in conditions up to Sea State 5.[citation needed] The hull and superstructure are constructed primarily of steel, with some aluminium-magnesium being used in the upper superstructure(stealth technology). They are equipped with fin stabilizers and twin rudders, and can use either gas turbines or diesel for propulsion in a CODOG configuration.
Gepard is Russian for cheetah.
In October 2015, Dagestan, in company with three other Russian Navy ships serving with the Caspian Flotilla, launched cruise missiles at targets in Syria. The missiles flew nearly 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) over Iran and Iraq and struck targets in Raqqa and Aleppo provinces (controlled by the Islamic State) as well as Idlib province (controlled by the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front).[1] Peshmerga forces (Kurdish armed forces located in northern Iraq) published a video allegedly depicting two cruise missiles mid-flight en route to Syria.[2]
The Gepard-class was designed from the outset as a lightweight, inexpensive export vessel. Russia offers three variants of the class to the market:[3]
In March and August of 2011, the Vietnam People's Navy received two Gepard 3.9-class frigates ordered in 2006, built in Russia at Tatarstan's Gorky Shipbuilding Plant. In late 2011, Vietnam signed a contract for an additional batch of two ships in an anti-submarine configuration.[7] A further two ships are being considered to bring the total order up to six vessels, and that potential acquisition is likely being stalled due to sanctions towards Russia as a result of the Ukrainian conflicts.[8][9][10]
Sri Lanka began talks for the credit purchase of a Gepard 5.1 frigate in 2017 and the Sri Lankan cabinet approved the proposal by President Maithripala Sirisena for the purchase of the ship in September 2017.[11]
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| No. | Name | Namesake | Project designation | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Fleet | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russian Navy (2) | |||||||||
| 691 | Tatarstan (ex-Yastreb) |
Republic of Tatarstan | 11661 | Zelenodolsk Shipyard | 1993 | 2 July 2001 | 31 August 2003 | Caspian | Active |
| 693 | Dagestan (ex-Albatros) |
Republic of Dagestan | 11661K | 1994 | 1 April 2011[12] | 28 November 2012[13] | Active | ||
 Vietnam People's Navy (4+2) | |||||||||
| 011 | Dinh Tien Hoang | Đinh Tiên Hoàng | 11661E (Gepard 3.9 batch I) | Zelenodolsk Shipyard | 10 July 2007 | 12 December 2010[14] | 23 March 2011[15] | Naval Region 4 | Active |
| 012 | Ly Thai To | Lý Thái Tổ | 27 November 2007 | 16 March 2011[citation needed] | 22 August 2011[16] | Active | |||
| 015 | Tran Hung Dao | Trần Hưng Đạo | 11661E (Gepard 3.9 batch II) | 24 September 2013[17] | 27 April 2016[18] | 6 February 2018 | Active[19] | ||
| 016 | Quang Trung | Quang Trung | 24 September 2013[17] | 26 May 2016 | 6 February 2018 | Active[20] | |||
| - | - | - | 11661_ (Gepard 3.9 batch III) | - | - | - | - | Planned[10] | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
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