Hi,

What’s colour of the helipad on the Gorshkov pr. 22350 class frigates?
The standard “red brick” colour or the same grey used on the hull and other surfaces?

Thanks.
Regards,
Ayala Botto

Kashin Class Destroyers Project 61ME

Hi,

I’m looking for a good/detailed photos regarding the BrahMos VLS at Kashin Class Destroyers Project 61ME of the Indian Navy but I only have the following photo of INS Ranvir D54:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Yoga_onboard_INS_Ranvir.jpg

Another photo of INS D54 Project 61Me Kashin class destroyer:

High resolution photo link:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Flickr_-_Official_U.S._Navy_Imagery_-_Exercise_Malabar_2012._%281%29.jpg

Notes:
The 8× Brahmos VLS cells are clearly visible where the AFT SA-N-1 SAM Launcher use to be (close to the hangar door).
Also interesting to note is the number of Barak SAM VLS Cells: 2 modules of 8x cells on each side replacing the FWD 30 mm AK-630 CIWS.
That makes a total of 32x Barack SAM VLS cells!

Question nº1:
The Barak VLS hatches seems almost identical to the Brahmos VLS hatches. Is it possible?
Not sure if the Barak and Brahmos VLS hatches of the Kolkata Guided Missile Destroyer class (Project 15A) can be used as a baseline…. 🙂

Question nº2:
Does anyone has other photos with the VLS hatches onboard these ships in detail, please?

Thanks.
Regards,
Ayala Botto

Gorshkov

Hi,

Nice photos! Thanks for sharing.
BTW, what’s the pennant number of Admiral Kasatonov? Some information on the web mention the serial number “922”.

Is there a difference between “pennant number” and “serial number”, or “serial number” is just a “temporary” number and the definitive pennant number of the 2nd ship of this class (Admiral Kasatonov) will be “418”?

Thanks.
Regards,
Ayala Botto

Hi,

What’s the name in Cyrilic on the hull (bellow the helipad safety nets) of the following Project 22350 Frigates of the Russian Navy:

Admiral Sergei Gorshkov – Pennant Number 417
Admiral Kasatonov – Pennant Number 922

http://nevskii-bastion.ru/kartinki/22350_Gorshkov_141118_13.jpg

Source of the photo: http://bastion-karpenko.ru/22350-gorshkov/

Thanks.
Regards,
Ayala Botto
Lisbon, Portugal

Wow, nice model.

All the ships are being built in Severnaya Verf.
http://www.ru.nordsy.spb.ru/

Hi,

I’ve contacted the shipyard.
Let’s see if I got any answer.

Thanks for the information!

Regards,
Ayala Botto

Unfortunately, it is a boring grey, not the classic Soviet brick.

Hi,

Is this scheme applied to the “new generation” of russian warships namely, Project 11356 – Admiral Grigorovich Class Frigates, Project 22350 Admiral Gorshkov Class Frigates and Project 20385 Gremyashchy Class Corvettes?

Another question, is the grey colour of the hull is the same colour used on the decks?

Thanks.
Regards,
Ayala Botto

Some screencaps from a recent “Poligon” series about ships”

20385 mast seen:

More pics of Gremyshyy:

Ship looks good but progress is slowwwww. Mast is completely unfitted, diesel also not there yet.

Hi,

Can you please confirm the final number of VLS cells (bow and stern) aboard the Project 20385 Gremyashchy Class Corvette?
At some point I read that the number of VLS cells at the stern was reduced.

Thanks.
Regards,
Ayala Botto

Kalibr is hot launched, Redut is cold.

What’s the difference between a cold and a hot launch?

Thanks.
Regards,
Ayala Botto