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9 photos of Russia's new stealth frigate, a small warship that's much better armed than the US Navy's LCS
First laid down in 2006, the Admiral Gorshkov is named after Sergei Gorshkov, the former commander-in-chief of the Soviet Navy.
It's the largest surface warship built by Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union, The Diplomat reported.
Source: naval-technology.com
Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates are almost 427 feet long, and have a beam and draft of about 52 feet, and a displacement of 4,500 tons.
Source: naval-technology.com
Powered by two gas turbines and two boost gas turbines, they have a maximum speed of about 34 mph.
The Gorshkov, however, has had propulsion problems, which partly led to the delivery delays.
Sources: naval-technology.com, The Diplomat
Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates are armed with vertical launch tubes that can fire Oniks and Kalibr cruise missiles as well as Poliment-Redut surface-to-air missiles and even BrahMos missiles.
BrahMos missiles carry conventional warheads up to 660 pounds and have a range of about 180 miles.
The Poliment-Redut surface-to-air missiles have reportedly had compatability and performance issues, which have also caused delivery delays.
Source: naval-technology.com, The Diplomat
They're also armed with a 130mm gun mount on the stern and a 30mm CIWS. In comparison, the US Navy's LCS are typically only outfitted with 57mm guns.
Source: naval-technology.com
In addition, the frigates have a Medvedka-2 anti-submarine warfare system, a Hurricane medium-range surface-to-air defense missile system and can even be fitted with 21-inch torpedo tubes.
Putin himself even visited the Admiral Gorshkov during Russia's Navy Day in 2015.
Where he made a speech on the Gorshkov's flight deck.
Check out the Gorshkov in motion below:
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