''Admiral Golovko'' is a of the Russian Navy. She is the first ship in the class to be equipped with domestic powerplant, rather than imported from Ukraine.

Design

The ''Admiral Gorshkov'' class is the successor to the and frigates. Unlike their Soviet-era predecessors, the new ships are designed for multiple roles. They are to be capable to execute long-range strikes, conduct

anti-submarine warfare Anti-submarine warfare (ASW, or in older form A/S) is a branch of underwater warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, submarines, or other platforms, to find, track, and deter, damage, or destroy enemy submarines. Such operations are typi ...

and to carry out escort missions.

Construction and career

''Admiral Golovko'' was

laid down Laying the keel or laying down is the formal recognition of the start of a ship's construction. It is often marked with a ceremony attended by dignitaries from the shipbuilding company and the ultimate owners of the ship. Keel laying is one ...

on 1 February 2012, and launched on 22 May 2020 by

Severnaya Verf Severnaya Verf (russian: Северная верфь, , Northern Shipyard) is a major shipyard on in Saint Petersburg, Russia, producing naval and civilian ships. It was founded as a branch of the Putilov Plant in the late 1800s. Under the Sov ...

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

. She is scheduled to be commissioned in 2022. It was reported that ''Admiral Golovko'' would be the first Russian surface ship to be armed with Tsirkon hypersonic missiles, but the

Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov ''Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Gorshkov'' (russian: Адмирал флота Советского Союза Горшков) is an frigate of the Russian Navy and the lead ship of the class. Design The ''Admiral Gorshkov'' class is the s ...

and first of the class was the first ship armed with Tsirkon hypersonic missiles. She was expected to be deployed with the

Northern Fleet Severnyy flot , image = Great emblem of the Northern Fleet.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = Northern Fleet's great emblem , start_date = June 1, 1733; Sov ...

once commissioned. On 26 November 2022, ''Admiral Golovko'' went to sea for the first time and started factory sea trials.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Admiral Golovko 2020 ships Ships built at Severnaya Verf Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates