Russian destroyer Severomorsk

Severomorsk is a Udaloy-class destroyer. The ship entered service with the Soviet Navy in 1987 and after the breakup of the Soviet Union, became part of the Russian Navy.

Severomorsk underway with USS Mount Whitney on 19 July 2010
History
Russia
Name	Severomorsk (Северомо́рск)
Namesake	Severomorsk
Builder	Severnaya Verf, Saint Petersburg
Laid down	12 June 1984
Launched	24 December 1985
Commissioned	30 December 1987
Homeport	Severomorsk
Identification	Pennant number: 487, 619, 684
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Udaloy-class destroyer
Displacement	6,930 tons standard, 7,570 tons full load
Length	163 m (534 ft 9 in)
Beam	19.3 m (63 ft 4 in)
Draught	6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft COGAG, 2 × D090 6.7 MW and 2 × DT59 16.7 gas turbines, 120,000 hp 89.456 MW
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	10,500 nmi (19,400 km; 12,100 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	300
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
Armament	Guns: 2 × 1 21KM AA guns 4 × 6 30 mm AK-630 CIWS 2 × 1 AK-100 100 mm naval guns Missiles 8 (2 × 4) SS-N-14 'Silex' anti-submarine/anti-ship missiles 64 (8 × 8) VLS cells for SA-N-9 'Gauntlet' surface-to-air missiles Anti-submarine: 2 × 4 533 mm torpedo tubes for Type 53 or Type 65 torpedoes 2 × 12 RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers 2 × 6 RBU-1000 anti-submarine rocket launchers
Aircraft carried	2× Ka-27 series helicopter
Aviation facilities	Helipad 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 156 metres (511 ft 10 in) in length, 17.3 metres (56 ft 9 in) in beam and 6.5 metres (21 ft 4 in) in draught.

Construction and career

Severomorsk was laid down on 12 June 1984 and launched on 24 December 1985 by Severnaya Verf in Saint Petersburg. She was commissioned on 30 December 1987.

On 4 October 2017, a detachment of ships led by Severomorsk arrived at the main base of the Northern Fleet, Severomorsk, after successfully completing exercises in the Arctic Ocean.^[1]

Beginning on 5 July 2018, the destroyer began a long voyage, visiting ports in Algeria, Victoria, Australia, Pemba and Antsiranana. Severomorsk took part in the Russian-Japanese naval anti-piracy exercises in the Gulf of Aden and then in Russian-Pakistani exercises on anti-piracy activities Arabian Monsoon 2018.^[2]

On 8 January 2019, the ship passed the Dardanelles and entered the Sea of Marmara. On 10 January, the ship arrived at Sevastopol to restore technical readiness, after which it continued a long sea voyage.^[3] At the beginning of April, Severomorsk performed tasks in the Mediterranean.^[4] In mid-2019 she participated in the naval parade in Saint Petersburg.^[5]

In mid-2020 Severomorsk was deployed to the Bering Sea via the Northern sea route.^[5] Before returning to her homeport at Severomorsk, in November the ship sailed just outside of British territorial waters in the Moray Firth alongside the tanker Sergey Osipov.^[6]

In January 2021, she entered the Barents Sea for naval artillery drills.^[7] She remained active as of 2023.^[8]

Gallery

• 
  Severomorsk anchored on 7 January 1991.
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  Severomorsk underway on 28 September 2017.
• 
  Severomorsk during the Russian Navy Day Parade in 2023.