Tartarstan/Gepard class frigate

Tartarstan/Gepard class frigate

Russian Project Number:1166.1
The Gepard ("Cheetah") -class frigates were intended as a successor to the earlier "Koni", "Grisha", and "Parchim"-class corvettes. The first unit of the class, "Yastreb" ("Hawk"), was laid down at the Zelenodol'slk Zavod shipyard at Tartarstan in 1991. It was launched in July 1993, after which it began fitting out. It was nearly completed by late 1995, when fitting was suspended due to lack of funds. Renamed "Tartarstan", she was finally completed in July 2002, and is now serving as the flagship of the Caspian Flotilla. Her two sisters, "Albtross" (to be renamed Dagestan) and "Burevestnik" ("Storm Petrel"), are still under construction.
These vessels are capable of employing weapons in up to Sea State 5. The hull and superstructure are constructed primarily of steel, with some aluminium-magnesium being used in the upper superstructure. They are equipped with fin stabilizers and twin rudders, and can use either gas turbines and diesel for propulsion in a CODOG configuration.

General characteristics (domestic version)

*Displacement:1,500 tons (1,930 full load)
*Length:102.14 m. (93.5 m. waterline)
*Beam:13.09 m.
*Draft:5.3 m. (over sonar dome)
*Propulsion: Two gas turbines (29,300 shp each), 1 Type 61D Diesel (8,000 bhp)
*Max. Speed:28 knots (20 knots on diesel)
*Range:convert|4000|nmi|km|-3|abbr=on at convert|10|kn|km/h|0 knots
*Electric Plant:3 600 kW diesel alternator sets
*Endurance: 15 days
*Crew:109
*Armament:
*8 SS-N-25 Switchblade Anti-Ship missiles (two quadruple launchers)
*1 Osa-M Surface-to-Air missile system (one twin launcher, 20 SA-N-4 Gecko missiles)
*1 76.2 mm 59-caliber AK-176 automatic dual-purpose gun (500-round magazine)
*2 6-barreled 30 mm AK-630 point-defense guns (2,000-round magazine for each)
*4 533 mm torpedo tubes (two twin launchers)
*1 RBU-6000 12-barreled Anti-Submarine rocket launcher
*12-20 mines
*Electronics:
*Radar:Navigation radar (unknown type), Cross Dome surface & air search radar, Pop Group SA-N-4 fire control radar, Bass Stand cruise missile target designator, Bass Tilt AK-630 fire-control
*Sonar:Medium-frequency hull mounted, medium-frequency towed variable depth sonar
*Electronic Warfare:2 Bell Shroud passive intercept, 2 Bell Squat jammers, 4 16-barreled Pk-16 countermeasure rocket launchers

Export Models

The "Gepard"-class was designed from the outset as a lightweight, inexpensive export vessel. The Russians have offered five variants for foreign sale.
*Gepard 1:Helicopter platform (no hangar), VDS deleted.
*Gepard 2:Helicopter platform and hangar, VDS and SA-N-4 deleted.
*Gepard 3:Increased beam of 13.8 m., displacement increased to 2,100 tons full load, single forward-placed Kortik CIWS in place of AK-630s, helicopter hangar above VDS housing.
*Gepard 4:Unarmed version for search-and-rescue, though weapon mountings still in place.
*Gepard 5:helicopter platform (no hangar), increased range to convert|6000|nmi|km|-3|abbr=on at convert|10|kn|km/h|0 knots, reduced speed of convert|23|kn|km/h|0, gas turbines replaced with 2 8,000-bhp diesels.

Links

* http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/1166_1.htm - Article in English from FAS


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