Russian Navy's frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov visits Philippines


According to a tweet published by the Russian MFA on June 23, 2022, a detachment of military vessels of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy, including the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov and the corvette Gremyashchiy visited the port of Manila.
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Russian Vyborg Shipyard laid the Purga ice class coastguard ship of project 23550 925 001 Udaloy class destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov (Picture source: Russian MFA)


Marshal Shaposhnikov is a Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy commissioned in 1985. The vessel serves in the Russian Pacific Fleet. She was commissioned in 1985.

The destroyer has a length of 163 m (535 ft), a beam of 19.3 m (63 ft), and a draught of 7.8 m (26 ft). She can reach a top speed of 35 knots (65 km/h. 40 mph).

Marshal Shaposhnikov is powered by two-shaft COGAG and four gas turbines developing 89 000 kW (120 000 hp). She can carry up a complement of 300 sailors.

They are armed with 16 VLS cells for Kalibr, Oniks, Zircon, and Otvet missiles, eight 3M24 anti-ship missiles, 64 VLS cells for Kinzhal surface-to-air missiles, 100 mm AK-190 gun, four 30 mm Gatling guns, two 4 553 mm torpedo tubes and two RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers.

Marshal Shaposhnikov is powered by two-shaft COGAG and four gas turbines developing 89 000 kW (120 000 hp). She can carry up a complement of 300 sailors.