Russian frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov

Marshal Shaposhnikov (BPK 543) at sea
Marshal Shaposhnikov (BPK 543) at sea
History
Soviet Union → Russia
NameMarshal Shaposhnikov
NamesakeBoris Shaposhnikov
BuilderYantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad
Laid downMay 25, 1983
LaunchedDecember 27, 1984
CommissionedDecember 30, 1985
RecommissionedApril 27, 2021
ReclassifiedJune 2020, as a frigate
Refit2017
IdentificationBPK 543 / FR 543
StatusIn active service, returned to service in 2021 after refit[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeUdaloy-class destroyer (Reclassified to Frigate)
Displacement
  • 6,200 t (6,102 long tons) standard
  • 7,900 t (7,775 long tons) full load
Length163 m (535 ft)
Beam19.3 m (63 ft)
Draught7.8 m (26 ft)
Propulsion2 shaft COGAG, 4 gas turbines, 89,000 kW (120,000 hp)
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range10,500 nautical miles (19,400 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement300
Sensors and
processing systems
  • "Fregat-M" Air / Surface Search Radar
  • 5P-30N2 "Fregat-N2" Air / Surface Search Radar
  • MG-757 "Anapa-M" anti-saboteur sonar system
  • MR-123-02/3 "Bagira" Fire Control Radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • TK-25-2 EW system
  • PK-10 countermeasure launchers
Armament
Aircraft carried2 x Ka-27 'Helix' series helicopters
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter deck and hangar

Marshal Shaposhnikov (Russian: Маршал Ша́пошников) is a modernized Udaloy-class destroyer (Reclassified as Frigate) of the Russian Navy commissioned in 1985. The vessel serves in the Russian Pacific Fleet. Her namesake is Marshal Boris Shaposhnikov.

  1. ^ "Upgraded frigate enters service with Russian Pacific Fleet's constant alert forces". TASS. 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Cutting-edge anti-submarine missile system accepted for service in Russian Navy".