Admiral Levchenko is a Russian anti-submarine warfare destroyer of the Udaloy class. The ship was laid down in 1982 and was commissioned in the Soviet Navy in 1988. After the fall of the Soviet Union the ship continued to serve in the Russian Navy with the Northern Fleet. She was named after Admiral Gordey Levchenko.
 Admiral Levchenko in Kola Bay, 2018
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| History | |
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  Russia | |
| Name | Admiral Levchenko |
| Namesake | Gordey Levchenko |
| Laid down | 27 January 1982 |
| Launched | 21 February 1985 |
| Commissioned | 30 September 1988 |
| Homeport | Russian Northern Fleet |
| Identification | DDG-605 |
| Status | Active[1][2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Udaloy-class destroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 163 m (535 ft) |
| Beam | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Draught | 7.8 m (26 ft) |
| Installed power | 89,000 kW (120,000 shp) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft COGAG, 4 gas turbines |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range | 10,500 nmi (19,400 km; 12,100 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 300 |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × Kamov Ka-27 'Helix' helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | Helicopter deck and hangar |
History
editIn 2010 Admiral Levchenko was part of the Russian operations to combat piracy off the Somali coast.[4]
By 2020, she was reported inactive due to an overhaul.[2] The overhaul includes upgrading ship's fire-fighting systems, onboard electronics, new cooling units and shut-off valves. The ship should also receive Russia's newest Otvet anti-submarine missile system. She was expected to return to service in late 2022[5] but was reported active post-refit as of May 2022.
On 26 May 2022, the destroyer conducted exercises in the Barents Sea.[6]
On 8 September 2022, Admiral Levchenko held exercises along the Northern Sea Route, along with the tank landing ship Aleksandr Otrakovsky, tanker Sergey Osipov and tug Pamir.[7] On 10 October, the three ships returned to Severomorsk.[8]
On 10 June 2024 Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk[i] claimed, but without producing any evidence, that Admiral Levchenko was on fire in the Barents Sea; Pletenchuk‘s claim, although not corroborated elsewhere, was repeated by various Ukrainian and Western news agencies.[9][10][11]
On 14 July 2024, Admiral Levchenko, the Ivan Gren-class landing ship Ivan Gren, and the Victor III-class submarine Tambov left the Baltic Sea.[12]
References
edit- ^ Press chief for the Operational Command South of the Ukraine's Armed Forces
- ^ "Russian Navy warship practices missile and artillery fire in Arctic drills".
- ^ "Russia / USSR : 100 mm/70 (3.9") AK-100 Naval Gun". NavWeaps. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ Pettersen, Trude (18 May 2011). "Russia sends destroyer to fight pirates off Somali coast". The Barents Observer. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "The Russian Navy will receive the Admiral Levchenko ship by the end of 2022". vpk.name. 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Russian Navy warship practices missile and artillery fire in Arctic drills".
- ^ "Корабли СФ провели учебно-боевые стрельбы в арктических районах вблизи трассы Севморпути". TASS. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Корабли Северного флота завершили очередной поход в Арктику". 10 October 2022.
- ^ Nilsen, Thomas (10 June 2024). "Engine fire on Northern Fleet destroyer, Ukrainian military claims". The Barents Observer. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Russian antisubmarine warfare ship "Admiral Levchenko" is burning in Barents Sea - Pletenchuk Source". UA News. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ York, Chris (10 June 2024). "Russian ship Admiral Levchenko on fire in Barents Sea, Ukrainian official claims". The Kyiv Independent.
- ^ Mergener, Hans Uwe; Nitz, Michael (16 July 2024). "Rätselraten um die Bewegungen einer Einsatzgruppe der russischen Marine" [Speculation about the movements of a Russian Navy task force]. Europäische Sicherheit & Technik (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2024.
