Russian destroyer Severomorsk
{{short description|Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
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}} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = File:Russian navy anti-submarine ship Severomorsk.jpg | Ship caption = Severomorsk underway with {{USS|Mount Whitney|LCC-20|6}} on 19 July 2010 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship identification = Pennant number: 487, 619, 684 | Ship out of service = | Ship renamed = | Ship reclassified = | Ship refit = | Ship struck = | Ship reinstated = | Ship homeport = Severomorsk | Ship motto = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship nickname = | Ship honours = | Ship honors = | Ship captured = | Ship fate = | Ship status = Active | Ship notes = | Ship in service = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship country = Russia | Ship yard number = | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Soviet Union|naval}} {{shipboxflag|Russia|navy}} | Ship name = *Severomorsk
| Ship namesake = Severomorsk | Ship ordered = | Ship awarded = | Ship builder = Severnaya Verf, Saint Petersburg | Ship original cost = | Ship way number = | Ship recommissioned = | Ship laid down = 12 June 1984 | Ship launched = 24 December 1985 | Ship sponsor = | Ship christened = | Ship completed = | Ship acquired = | Ship commissioned = 30 December 1987 | Ship badge = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Ship range = *{{convert|10,500|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|14|kn}} | Ship aircraft facilities = Helipad and hangar | Ship aircraft = 2× Ka-27 series helicopter | Ship armour = | Ship armament = *Guns:
| Ship EW = Bell Squat jammer, Bell Shroud intercept, Bell Crown intercept, 2 × PK-2 decoy RL | Ship sensors = *Radar: MR-760MA Fregat-MA/Top Plate 3-D air search radar and MR-320M Topaz-V/Strut Pair air/surface search radar
| Ship time to activate = | Ship complement = 300 | Ship speed = {{convert|35|kn}} | Header caption = | Ship propulsion = 2 shaft COGAG, 2 × D090 6.7 MW and 2 × DT59 16.7 gas turbines, 120,000 hp 89.456 MW | Ship power = | Ship draught = {{convert|6.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship beam = {{convert|19.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship length = {{convert|163|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship displacement = 6,930 tons standard, 7,570 tons full load | Ship class = Udaloy-class destroyer | Ship notes = }} |
Severomorsk is a {{sclass|Udaloy|destroyer}}. The ship entered service with the Soviet Navy in 1987 and after the breakup of the Soviet Union, became part of the Russian Navy.
Development and design
{{Main|Udaloy-class destroyer}}
Project 1155 dates to the 1970s when it was concluded that it was too costly to build large-displacement, multi-role combatants. The concept of a specialized surface ship was developed by Soviet designers.
They are {{convert|156|m|ftin}} in length, {{convert|17.3|m|ftin}} in beam and {{convert|6.5|m|ftin}} in draught.
Construction and career
Severomorsk was laid down on 12 June 1984 and launched on 24 December 1985 by Severnaya Verf in Saint Petersburg. She was commissioned on 30 December 1987.
On 4 October 2017, a detachment of ships led by Severomorsk arrived at the main base of the Northern Fleet, Severomorsk, after successfully completing exercises in the Arctic Ocean.{{Cite web |url=https://structure.mil.ru/structure/forces/navy/news/more.htm?id=12144609@egNews |title=В главную базу Северного флота из арктического похода вернулся отряд боевых кораблей |trans-title=A detachment of warships returned to the main base of the Northern Fleet from the Arctic campaign |language=ru |date=4 October 2017 |publisher=Russian Ministry of Defence}}
Beginning on 5 July 2018, the destroyer began a long voyage, visiting ports in Algeria, Victoria, Australia, Pemba and Antsiranana. Severomorsk took part in the Russian-Japanese naval anti-piracy exercises in the Gulf of Aden and then in Russian-Pakistani exercises on anti-piracy activities Arabian Monsoon 2018.{{Cite web |url=https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12203478@egNews |title=БПК Северного флота "Североморск" приступил к участию в российско-японском учении в Аденском заливе |trans-title=BOD of the Northern Fleet "Severomorsk" began to participate in the Russian-Japanese exercise in the Gulf of Aden |language=ru |date=10 November 2018 |publisher=Russian Ministry of Defence}}
On 8 January 2019, the ship passed the Dardanelles and entered the Sea of Marmara. On 10 January, the ship arrived at Sevastopol to restore technical readiness, after which it continued a long sea voyage.{{Cite web |url=https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12211470@egNews |title=В Севастополь зашёл большой противолодочный корабль Северного флота "Североморск" |trans-title=Large anti-submarine ship of the Northern Fleet "Severomorsk" entered Sevastopol |language=ru |date=10 January 2019 |website=Russian Ministry of Defence}} At the beginning of April, Severomorsk performed tasks in the Mediterranean.{{Cite web |url=https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12224029@egNews |title=БПК "Североморск" выполнил поиск подводных лодок в восточной части Средиземного моря |trans-title=BPK "Severomorsk" performed a search for submarines in the eastern Mediterranean Sea |language=ru |date=2 April 2019 |publisher=Russian Ministry of Defence}} In mid-2019 she participated in the naval parade in Saint Petersburg.{{Cite web |url=https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EfIWUf2WkAAu0VW?format=jpg&name=small |title=Russian Navy deployments 03-09 August 2020 |website=War vs Peace |via=pbs.twimg}}
In mid-2020 Severomorsk was deployed to the Bering Sea via the Northern sea route. Before returning to her homeport at Severomorsk, in November the ship sailed just outside of British territorial waters in the Moray Firth alongside the tanker Sergey Osipov.{{Cite web |url=https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/russian-warship-operating-in-moray-firth/ |title=Russian warship operating in Moray Firth |last=Allison |first=George |date=5 November 2020 |website=UK Defence Journal}}
In January 2021, she entered the Barents Sea for naval artillery drills.{{Cite web |url=https://structure.mil.ru/structure/forces/navy/news/more.htm?id=12339995@egNews |title=Большой противолодочный корабль Северного флота "Североморск" вышел в Баренцево море для выполнения учебно-боевых задач |trans-title=Large anti-submarine ship of the Northern Fleet "Severomorsk" enters the Barents Sea to perform combat training missions |date=21 January 2021 |language=ru |publisher=Russian Ministry of Defence}} She remained active as of 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://seawaves.com/2023/06/22/project-1155-severomorsk-working-up-in-barents-sea/|title=Project 1155 Severomorsk Working Up in Barents Sea|access-date=2023-06-23|website=Sea Waves Magazine |date=23 June 2023}}
Gallery
File:Simferopol'1991.jpg|Severomorsk anchored on 7 January 1991.
File:Golomyanny Island 01.jpg|Severomorsk underway on 28 September 2017.
File:Russian Navy Severomorsk Destroyer.jpg|Severomorsk during the Russian Navy Day Parade in 2023.
References
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External links
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