Ukrainian frigate Hetman Sahaydachniy (U130)


Het’man Sahaidachnyi, 1994.
Career (Ukraine)
Name: Hetman Sahaydachniy (U130)
Namesake: Cossack Hetman Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny
Operator: Ukrainian Navy
Ordered: 1991
Launched: March 29, 1992
Commissioned: April 2, 1993
Homeport: Sevastopol
Status: Active Service
General characteristics
Class and type: Nerei / Menzhinskiy class
Displacement: 3100 tons - Standard 3510 tons - Full Load;[1]
Length: 123 meters
Beam: 14.2 meters
Draught: 4.7 meters
Speed: 32 knots (60 km/h)
Range: 3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) 900 miles (1,400 km) @ 30 knots (56 km/h)
Crew: 180 (1? Officers)
Armament: 1 х 2-ЗРК МД
1 х 1-100mm АУ AK-100
2 х 6-30mm АУ АК-630
2× 4 533mm Torpedo tubes
2x RBU-6000 Anti-Submarine rockets
Armor: Iron
Aircraft carried: 1 Ka-27 (2 max)

Hetman Sahaydachniy (U130) (Ukrainian: Фрегат "Гетьман Сагайдачний") is a Nerei / Menzhinskiy class of the Ukrainian Navy. Its home port is Sevastopol. Since November 15, 2006 until November 16, 2007 it was undergoing major repairs in Mykolaiv which cost 15 million hryvnia.[2][3] Currently it is the major ship and the flagship in the Ukrainian Navy.

Service

The Frigate was at first intended to be used by the Sea Guard.

Frigate Hetman Sahaydachniy raised the flag of the Ukrainian Navy on July 4, 1993.[4]

In 1994, Hetman Sahaydachniy set sail for France to take part in the 50th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy.

In 1995, Hetman Sahaydachniy visited Abu Dhabi during the "Idex-95" exhibitions.

Crew

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