Admiral Essen is an invisible frigate guarded by the Russian Black Sea Fleet. The ship is included in the 30 divisions of surface ships. The patrol ships of this project are the latest Russian development in shipbuilding, designed to significantly strengthen the naval presence of the Russian fleet in the Black and Mediterranean Sea.
"Admiral Essen" - a frigate, created as an analogue of three patrol ships, designed specifically for the Indian Navy. Only for the Russian fleet, changes in the composition of the armament were made to the ship's design. Navy men characterize this ship as a powerful, maneuverable, super-efficient and brisk frigate, well equipped to fulfill the tasks of the Russian Navy.
Ship history
The frigate Admiral Essen belongs to the patrol ships of project 11356 in its type and class of ships. It is part of a series of 6 ordered ships, which, according to two contracts of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation with the Yantar shipbuilding company, must be part of the Russian Navy until 2020 of the year.
The construction of the Admiral Essen began on July 8, 2011 on the slipway of the Yantar plant in Kaliningrad under serial number 01358. The finished frigate was launched on November 7, 2014 and received tail number 751.
The ship received its name in honor of the great naval commander of the Russian Empire, Admiral Nikolai Ottovich von Essen (1860-1915). This military leader practically revived the Baltic Fleet after the Tsushima tragedy, and during the First World War he was appointed its commander.
The frigate Admiral Essen began to undergo factory tests on October 28, 2015. And already on November 5, 2015, he first sailed for sea. State tests of the new ship began on January 30, 2016, and on March 23, as part of their conduct, the ship left the Leningrad Naval Base of the Baltic Fleet. The invisible frigate with a full crew on board went into the open sea to complete the inter-naval transition to the Russian Navy base in the Northern Fleet.
According to the plan, on April 4, 2016, the ship arrived in the Northern Fleet for test firing. As part of the tests, a transition was made from the North-East region of the Atlantic as part of a group of ships under the command of the large anti-submarine ship Vice Admiral Kulakov. The crew of Admiral Essen during this time worked out joint maneuvering of ships, checked the frigate’s communication systems, as well as the radio and navigation aids of the new ship.
As part of state trials, the Admiral Essen fired in various weapons systems in the Barents Sea. And as a result, on April 15, 2016, he successfully completed state tests.
The transfer of the ship to the Russian Navy was first scheduled for May 26, 2016, but the day before it was suddenly announced the need for additional testing of the vessel. As a result, the transfer of the guard frigate Admiral Essen to the fleet and the rise at the flagpole of the Russian Navy took place on June 7, 2016.
The ship took its place among the ships of the Russian fleet and received the home port of Sevastopol. In October 2017, the tail number was replaced by 490.
Appointment of the frigate Admiral Essen
"Admiral Essen" is a multi-purpose patrol ship designed to carry out combat missions and carry out various military operations, both as part of ship formations and as an independent combat unit.
Thanks to the capabilities laid down in the vessel, the frigate is capable of performing a number of combat missions:
- search for enemy submarines with their subsequent destruction;
- fire support from the sea of military operations of the ground forces, as well as ensuring the transportation and landing of naval landing;
- provision of escort and effective protection of ships both from underwater and surface craft of the enemy, and from an attack from the air;
- Conducting patrol services and patrolling the marine area;
- ensuring the protection of maritime communications.
Technical characteristics of the guard Admiral Essen
The frigate Admiral Essen, despite its small size, has powerful technical characteristics. The length of the guard is 124.8 m, the width is 15.2 m, the draft is 4.2 m. The displacement of the ship is 4035 tons.
The maximum range of the frigate is about 4850 nautical miles. The undercarriage of the vessel can reach a top speed of 30 knots. The time of an autonomous campaign during combat missions reaches 30 days. The full complement of the crew is 170 people.
The frigate Admiral Essen is equipped with an energy gas turbine unit that includes four engines: 2 afterburners and 2 marching ones. The total capacity of their work reaches 56, 000 liters. from. The ship is powered by 4 diesel generators, giving a total of 3200 kW.
The frigate of the latest project 11356 "Admiral Essen" was created using technology that ensures high survival of the ship. This includes protection not only against chemical weapons, but also against nuclear weapons. In addition, the ship has the most reduced acoustic signature for the enemy.
In everyday life, the crew of the frigate is provided with the highest possible level of life and comfort. The galley and the wardroom are equipped with modern technology.
