Russia: Yantar Shipyard Signs Contract to Construct Project 11356 Frigates

Russian defense ministry and Yantar Shipyard (Kaliningrad) recently signed a contract for construction of Project 11356 frigates under State Defense Order 2011, reported ITAR-TASS referring to a source in Military Industrial Committee at Russian Government.

“The document has become the fourth relatively small contract tied by defense ministry with affiliate companies of United Shipbuilding Corporation“, said the interviewee. Earlier on, the ministry had signed one contract with Admiralteyskie Verfi (for construction of non-nuclear subs) and two – with Zvezda Shipyard (Far East).

However, the largest contracts [with Sevmash shipyard] for Yury Dolgoruky class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (Project 955) and Severodvinsk class nuclear-powered attack submarines (Project 885) under State Defense Order 2011 have not been signed so far.

“Painstaking negotiations on these two contracts go on every day both in bilateral format and at interagency commission, but still without effect“, added the source.

Frigate of project 11356 is intended for combat operations in ocean and sea areas,searching and destruction of enemy’s submarines, anti-ship, anti-aircraft (anti-raid), anti-submarine defense of war ships and vessel in sea, attacks of war ships and vessel at sea, supporting of combat operations being executed by land forces, landing operations.

Basic Performances:

Displacement full load, t 3910

Length overall, m 124.8

Breadth overall, m 15.2

Full-load extreme draft,m 6.8

Main propulsion plant 1ГГТА М7Н.1Э, twin-shaft

Power, main power plant, hp 41220

Power, electric power system, kW 3200

Full/economical speed, knots 30/14

Range at economical speed, nm 5000

Endurance, days 30

Crew 220

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Source: rusnavy, September 1, 2011;