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The Black Sea Fleet, which was left without a flagship after the death of the Guards missile cruiser "Moscow", will soon receive a new flagship of the fleet. According to preliminary information, it will be one of the frigates of project 11356.
Officially, the appointment of a new flagship of the Black Sea Fleet has not yet been announced, but according to a source familiar with the situation, the Admiral Makarov missile frigate has been selected for the role of flagship - one of the three ships of Project 11356 that are part of the Black Sea Fleet. There has been no approval yet, but at the moment it is the choice of the fleet command.
- TASS quotes the words of the source.
The frigate Admiral Makarov was laid down on February 29, 2012 and launched on September 2, 2015, joined the fleet on December 27, 2017. Named after the Russian naval commander and scientist, Vice Admiral Stepan Osipovich Makarov, it is the second serial ship in the series of patrol ships of Project 11356 after the lead Admiral Grigorovich and the first serial Admiral Essen. All three ships are serving in the Black Sea Fleet.
Displacement - 4 thousand tons, speed of 30 knots, autonomy of 30 days. Armament: Kalibr-NK cruise missiles, the Shtil-1 anti-aircraft missile system, the A-190 100-mm artillery piece, anti-aircraft artillery, a jet bomb launcher, torpedoes, it is possible to place a Ka-27 or Ka-31 deck helicopter. The crew is 200 people.
