Russian frigate Admiral Essen

Admiral Essen is a frigate of the Admiral Grigorovich class of the Russian Navy. It is based with the Black Sea Fleet at Sevastopol.

Admiral Essen in 2016
History
Russia
Name:	Admiral Essen
Namesake:	Nikolai Essen
Builder:	Yantar Shipyard
Laid down:	8 July 2011[1][2]
Launched:	7 November 2014[3]
Commissioned:	7 June 2016[4]
Identification:	751
Status:	Active
General characteristics
Class and type:	Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate
Displacement:	Standard: 3,620 tons Full: 4,035 tons
Length:	124.8 m (409 ft)
Beam:	15.2 m (50 ft)
Draught:	4.2 m (14 ft)
Propulsion:	2 shaft COGAG; 2 DS-71 cruise gas turbines 8,450 shp (6,300 kW); 2 DT-59 boost gas turbines 22,000 shp (16,000 kW) ; Total: 60,900 shp (45,400 kW)
Speed:	30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range:	4,850 nmi (8,980 km; 5,580 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Endurance:	30 days
Complement:	200
Sensors and processing systems:	Air search radar: Fregat M2M Surface search radar: 3Ts-25 Garpun-B, MR-212/201-1, Nucleus-2 6000A Fire control radar: JSC 5P-10 Puma FCS, 3R14N-11356 FCS, MR-90 Orekh SAM FCS
Electronic warfare & decoys:	EW Suite: TK-25-5; Countermeasures: 4 × KT-216
Armament:	1 × 100 mm A-190 Arsenal naval gun 8 (2 × 4) UKSK VLS cells for Kalibr, Oniks or Zircon anti-ship/cruise missiles[5] 24 (2 × 12) 3S90M VLS cells for 9M317M surface-to-air-missiles 2 × AK-630 CIWS 8 × Igla-S or Verba 2 × double 533 mm torpedo tubes 1 × RBU-6000 rocket launcher
Aircraft carried:	1 × Ka-27 series helicopter
Aviation facilities:	Helipad and hangar for one helicopter

Service

In May and September 2017, in the course of the Russian military campaign in Syria, Admiral Essen hit targets in Syria by launching Kalibr cruise missiles.[6][7]

On 25 August 2018, the Black Sea Fleet said Admiral Essen, along with similar frigate Admiral Grigorovich, were making a ″planned passage from Sevastopol to the Mediterranean Sea″ to join the Russian Navy's Mediterranean task force.[8]

References

1. "На заводе «Янтарь» началось строительство корабля для ВМФ России (фото)" (in Russian). Kaliningrad.ru. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
2. ""Адмирал номер два": фоторепортаж "Нового Калининграда.Ru"" (in Russian). Newkaliningrad.ru. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
3. "Admiral Essen frigate to be handed to Russian Navy by end of 2015". ITAR TASS. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
4. Novichkov, Nikolai (9 June 2016). "Russian Navy receives Admiral Essen frigate". janes.com. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
5. https://rg.ru/2017/04/15/reg-ufo/rossijskaia-raketa-cirkon-dostigla-vosmi-skorostej-zvuka.html
6. "Атака с моря: фрегат ВМФ ударил "Калибрами" по боевикам в Сирии". RIA Novosti. 5 September 2017.
7. Russian frigate & submarine fire 4 cruise missiles at ISIS targets near Palmyra – MoD RT, 31 may 2017.
8. Black Sea Fleet missile frigates to join Russia’s Mediterranean task force TASS, 25 August 2018.