Russia returns from the Mediterranean sea two frigates
Russia returns from the Mediterranean sea, two frigates of project 11356 - "Admiral Makarov" and "Admiral Essen", the ships return to Sevastopol. About it reports a press-service of the black sea fleet.
At the same time two frigates of the black sea fleet began the passage of the Straits of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus towards the Black sea. The frigate "Admiral Makarov" and "Admiral Essen" back in the main base of the black sea fleet and the hero-city of Sevastopol from the far sea zone
the message reads.
The Frigate "Admiral Makarov" and "Admiral Grigorovich" joined the Russian squadron in late February of this year amid escalating fighting in the Idlib province of Syria, where he faced the Syrian army and Pro-Turkish groups, with the support of the Turkish military. The same type of frigate "Admiral Essen" perform tasks in the Mediterranean sea from December 2019. Thus, at the end of February the Russian fleet had collected all three frigates of project 11356 in the composition of the permanent group of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean sea, although usually these ships are deployed one at a time, one after another.
Currently, the Russian squadron left to guard the frigate "Admiral Grigorovich", which then will be replaced by "Admiral Makarov".
"Admiral Essen" and "Admiral Makarov" - the first and the second serial frigate of project 11356, respectively (the lead ship of the series - "Admiral Grigorovich"). Built on the Baltic shipyard. A displacement of about 4 thousand tons, speed - 30 knots endurance - 30 days. The frigates are armed with cruise missiles "Caliber-NK" and/or "Onyx" missile defense complex "Shtil-1, the" gun mount A-190 100 mm caliber, anti-aircraft artillery, jet bomb installation, torpedoes, and can carry carrier-based Ka-27 helicopter (or Ka-31).
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