Lider-class destroyer
 Model of Lider-class Destroyer preliminary design on ARMY-2015 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Lider-class destroyer |
| Preceded by: | |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 17,500 tons |
| Length: | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Beam: | 20m |
| Draught: | 6.6m |
| Speed: | 32kn |
| Range: | unlimited |
| Armament: |
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| Aviation facilities: | Stern hangar |
| Notes: | Hangar for up to 2 medium-lift helicopters |
The Lider-class destroyer (also Leader in translation [1]) Project 23560 or Shkval is under consideration for construction for the Russian Navy as a nuclear powered combined destroyer, large antisubmarine warship and guided missile cruiser.
Intended roles
“The Lider will be a universal ship, triple-hatted as a destroyer, large ASW ship and guided missile cruiser while being smaller than Project 1144 ships and carrying far more weaponry,” according to Valeriy Polovinki, advisor to the director general of the Krylov State Research Center that worked out the destroyer’s preliminary design, as reported in The Defence Talk. "It is meant to replace the Sovremennyy-class destroyers, the main anti-surface warships of the Russian Navy, as well as the Slava-class cruisers and the Udaloy class anti-submarine destroyers."[2]
Capabilities
The Lider-class ships will be nuclear powered and have extensive food storage and stores, to give them an independent cruising capability of 90 days.[2]
They will be about 200 metres (660 ft) long and 20 metres (66 ft) wide, with a maximum speed of 32 knots, and displace around 17,500 tons.[2]
A helicopter deck and hangars will accommodate two Kamov Ka-27M helicopters.
Weapon systems
The Leader's weapon systems are expected[2] to include:
- Kalibr-NK cruise missile
- S-500 air defense system
- P-800 Oniks supersonic anti-ship cruise missile
- Poliment-Redut system short range anti-air system
- Pantsir-M SAM/gun system
- A-192 130-mm naval gun
- Tsirkon hypersonic missile
Program
Preliminary project approval was given in 2013. Technical plans are expected to be started in 2017.[1]
Reports vary as to whether the Leader class is intended to commence building in 2018[2] or more likely 2019 according to Admiral Igor Kasatonov. former First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy.[1]
The ships are likely to be built at the Severnaya Verf Shipyard in Saint Petersburg.[1]
Eight ships are planned.[3]
See Also
References
- 1 2 3 4 Russia's New Lider-Class Destroyer to Be Laid Down in 2019, SputnikNews.com, 28 July 2016, accessed 29 July 2016
- 1 2 3 4 5 Russia Creating Cutting-Edge Universal Nuclear Battleship, SputnikNews.com, 23 July 2016, accessed 29 July 2016
- ↑ Russia Creating Cutting-Edge Universal Nuclear Battleship, SpaceWar.com, 28 July 2016, accessed 29 July 2016