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Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov underway. Russian MOD picture.

First Project 22350 Frigate with Russian power plant to Set for July 1 Launch

The Admiral Golovko frigate of project 22350 with a completely Russian-made power plant will be launched by July 1, Severnaya verf Shipyard CEO Igor Ponomarev told TASS.

Xavier Vavasseur 10 Feb 2020

TASS Russian news agency

The United Engine Corporation (UEC) told TASS the gas turbine engine for the frigate had been produced and delivered to the shipyard. The Zvezda enterprise is testing the reducing gear. Trials of the whole power plant will follow.

The Admiral Gorshkov and the Admiral Kasatonov first and second frigates of project 22350 are powered by Russian engines, however gas turbines of Ukrainian make are used as boost engines. The Ukrainian Zorya-Mashproekt stopped supplying the engines in 2014 which caused problems with the construction of frigates of project 22350 and 11356. Russian enterprises began to design domestic engines to replace Ukrainian ones.

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Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.
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