Russian frigate “Admiral Grigorovich” entered the Mediterranean sea
Moscow. 4 Nov. INTERFAX.RU — the black sea fleet Frigate “Admiral Grigorovich”, equipped with cruise missiles “Caliber-NK”, entered on Friday in the Mediterranean sea, reported local news portals that publishes photographs of its passage through the Straits.
Istanbul sites believe that the latest Russian missile frigate will join in the Eastern Mediterranean ship aircraft carrier group of the Navy of Russia led by the heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser “Admiral Kuznetsov”.
According to the latest information the international Maritime Automatic identification system ships of the carrier battle group of the Navy of Russia coming to Syria, currently located East of the Greek island of Crete.
Project11356M Grigorovich class frigate #Navy #black sea fleet Adm. Grigorovich transited Bosphorus to join Kuznetsov in the Med 05:30Z? #OurManInÇırağan pic.twitter.com/6rvoHPQBEO
— Yörük Işık (@YorukIsik) November 4, 2016
This is the second March “Admiral Grigorovich” in the Mediterranean sea this year.
As reported, on the eve of the latest Russian missile frigate left Sevastopol in the long March to the Mediterranean sea.
“On Thursday, the frigate came out in long March from Sevastopol. After two days he will join the permanent operative connection of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean sea,” — said “Interfax” a source familiar with the situation.
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“Admiral Grigorovich” — the lead patrol ship of the far sea zone project 11356 built in the Baltic shipyard Yantar (part of United shipbuilding Corporation). Patrol ships of this series have a displacement of about 4 thousand tons, speed — 30 knots endurance — 30 days. The frigate is armed with cruise missiles “Caliber-NK” missile defense complex “Shtil-1” gun mount A-190 100 mm caliber, anti-aircraft artillery, jet bomb installation, torpedoes can carry a carrier-based Ka-27 helicopter (or Ka-31).
The Russian frigate through the Straits into the Mediterranean on Friday followed the tug of the black sea fleet “Professor Nikolai Muru”.
As reported, on Thursday in the Mediterranean sea also includes a large landing ship black sea fleet “Caesar Kunikov” and support vessel “KIL-158”.
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Approval of the Istanbul sites, ships are sent with the cargo in the Syrian port of Tartus, where the point of logistics Russian Navy in the Mediterranean sea.
Of the ship aircraft carrier group of the Russian Navy entered the Mediterranean sea on 26 October to the strengthening of the permanent operative connection in the region. It includes the heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser “Peter the Great”, as well as large anti-submarine ships “Severomorsk”, “Vice-Admiral Kulakov” and support vessels.
Before her arrival in a part of the permanent operative connection of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean served up to ten warships and support vessels of three Russian fleets. The ships cover the sea Russian military facilities in Syria: the base Hamim near the town of Latakia and the point of logistics Russian Navy in Tartus.