In Vladivostok, the tests of the modernized frigate "Marshal Shaposhnikov" are coming to an end. Built 35 years ago, the ship is now equipped with the latest weapons systems and has actually received a rebirth.
Today, the frigate has no equal in the Russian Navy in terms of the number of anti-ship missiles placed on board. In the coming years, a similar repair will take place and a large anti-submarine ship "Admiral Vinogradov".
Currently, the Russian Navy consists mainly of warships built during the Soviet era. Plus a few completed after 1991 and descended from the stocks in the 2010s. In the 1990s and early 2000s, due to objective difficulties, Russia lost a whole generation of warships. The cyclical nature of military shipbuilding has been disrupted, and it is extremely difficult to get back into the rhythm. As a result, the Navy is experiencing great problems with the available ship composition, primarily with ships of the ocean and far sea zones.
Today, new frigates and corvettes are being built, but in insufficient numbers. By the way, the Soviet Union could not provide itself with all the necessary ship personnel — both for the Navy and for civilian structures. A large number of warships and auxiliary vessels were built in the GDR, Poland and Finland. At the same time, after the collapse of the USSR, Russia lost the opportunity to build ships and vessels in Ukraine. However, from plants in Nikolaev at the moment there is little left.
In this regard, along with the construction of new ships, it makes sense to extend the service of Soviet-built ships as much as possible. This is possible both by repair with restoration of technical readiness, and repair with modernization. In the first case, the body is repaired, various systems are changed, some devices are changed. The ship's service life is extended by three years, but its combat capabilities remain at the existing level. So, in the Northern Fleet, similar work is carried out on the destroyer "Admiral Ushakov" and the large anti-submarine ship "Admiral Levchenko". In 2020, a similar repair was completed on the missile cruiser "Moscow", write"Izvestia".
