Ukrainian frigate Hetman Sahaidachny

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Hetman Sahaidachny, 2016.
History
Soviet Union
Name	Kirov
Namesake	Sergei Kirov
Builder	Zalyv Shipbuilding yard, Kerch
Yard number	208
Laid down	5 October 1990
Fate	Scuttled by the Ukrainian Navy in 2022
Ukraine
Name	Hetman Sahaidachny
Namesake	Cossack Hetman Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny
Launched	29 March 1992
Commissioned	2 April 1993
Out of service	3 March 2022
Renamed	1991
Homeport	Sevastopol: until 2014 Odesa: 2014-2022.
Identification	U130 F130
Honours and awards	Flagship of Ukraine
Fate	Scuttled to prevent capture, 2022
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General characteristics
Class and type	Nerey / Menzhinskiy-class frigate (Krivak III)
Displacement	3,100 long tons (3,150 t) standard 3,510 long tons (3,566 t) full load[1]
Length	123 m (404 ft)
Beam	14.2 m (46 ft 7 in)
Draught	4.7 m (15 ft 5 in)
Installed power	5 auxiliary diesel generator DGAS-500/1MSh
Propulsion	COGAG M7N 2 cruising turbine M62 2 jet turbine M8K
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) 900 nmi (1,700 km; 1,000 mi) at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	At least one rigid lifeboat.
Crew	193
Sensors and processing systems	MR-760 Fregat/Top Plate 3-D air search Platina-C suite with MGK-335MC Titan-2/Bull Nose bow mounted MF MG-325 Vega/Mare Tale MF VDS
Electronic warfare & decoys	Start-2/Bell Shroud intercept Bell Squat A/B jammer 4 x HMG PK-16 decoy
Armament	1 × single 100 mm (3.9 in) AK-100 gun 1 × 2 4K33-Osa-M SAM-System 2 × 30 mm (1.2 in) AK-630 CIWS 2 × quad 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers
Aircraft carried	1 × Ka-27 helicopter (2 max)
Aviation facilities	Hangar for two helicopters.

Hetman Sahaidachny (U130/F130) (Ukrainian: Гетьман Сагайдачний) was a frigate of the Ukrainian Navy that was originally built at the Kerch Shipyard as a Project 11351 patrol ship of the Nerey / Krivak III / Menzhinskiy class. Homeported at Odesa since March 2014, she was the flagship of the Ukrainian Navy, and a part of the 30th Surface Ships Division. Her major armament was a single 100 mm gun.^[2] As the Russo-Ukrainian war escalated, Hetman Sahaidachny was scuttled by Ukraine on 4 March 2022, from fear of the ship being captured by advancing Russian forces.

She was laid down on 5 October 1990^[3] at the Zalyv Shipbuilding yard with yard number 208, the ship was intended to be used by the Soviet Border Troops as Kirov.^[4] However, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991, the ship was acquired by the Ukrainian Navy as her shipyard was located in Kerch, Ukraine.^[4] The ship was launched on 29 March 1992.^[3] She was completed on 2 April 1993 as Hetman Sahaidachny, named after Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny. She was given the identification number of U130.^[4] On 4 July 1993, Hetman Sahaidachny was the first ship to raise the flag of the Ukrainian Navy.^[5]

In 1994, Hetman Sahaidachny set sail for France to take part in the 50th-anniversary commemorations of the Allied invasion of Normandy.^[5] In fall 1995, Hetman Sahaidachny visited Abu Dhabi during the "Idex-95" exhibitions.^[5] The frigate was scheduled to visit Norfolk, Virginia in the United States with Kostiantyn Olshansky. Kostiantyn Olshansky visited, but Hetman Sahaidachny did not for unknown reasons.

The vessel has also visited ports in Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, Georgia, Gibraltar, Israel, Portugal, Russia and Turkey.

Between November 2006 and November 2007, she underwent major repairs in Mykolaiv at a cost of ₴15 million.^[6][7]

In 2008, Hetman Sahaidachny took part in "Operation Active Endeavour" in the Mediterranean Sea.

Hetman Sahaidachny joined the Naval Force of the European Union (EUNAVFOR) in early January 2014 for NATO's "Operation Ocean Shield" anti-piracy operations off the Horn of Africa. As she refueled in Greece, while Russian forces seized control of Crimea, Russian state media RT falsely reported on 1 March 2014 that the ship's crew had defected to Russia and raised the Russian flag.^{[citation needed]} Shortly afterwards, the Wall Street Journal reported a Ukrainian Defense Ministry statement that the ship was still flying the Ukrainian flag in port in Crete.^[8] According to the Defense Ministry, the commander of the ship stated that the crew had never defected to the Russians.^[9] It arrived in Odesa under the Ukrainian flag on 5 March.^[10]

The Ukrainian naval command issued a contradictory report that on 14 March 2014, the ship encountered a Russian naval group attempting to enter or having entered Ukrainian territorial waters. As Hetman Sahaidachny approached the group, they withdrew.^[11] In September 2014, the frigate entered Odesa to undergo repairs.^[12] In May 2017, she suffered an engine failure shortly after undergoing repairs.^{[citation needed]} In July 2018 she participated in the Sea Breeze 2018 multinational exercises.^[13]

On 2 April 2018, she celebrated the 25th anniversary of her commissioning. In January 2022, it was indicated that the ship would undergo a refit and upgrade.^[14]

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ship was scuttled in Mykolaiv.^[15][16] On 3 March 2022, a photo emerged showing Hetman Sahaidachny partially sunk and with a list to port.^[16][17] On 4 March, the Ukrainian Defence Minister confirmed that Hetman Sahaidachny had been scuttled to prevent her capture by the Russian forces.^[15][16] According to the satellite imagery, it possibly happened on 28 February 2022.^[18]

Due to the effects of long-term saltwater corrosion on the ship's internals, such as electronics and propulsion, it is unlikely that she will return to service.^{[citation needed]} She has recently been seen heavily listing, with it being very likely that she will be scrapped post-war.^{[citation needed]}

• Apalkov, Yuri Valentinovich (2005). Противолодочные корабли Часть 1. Противолодочные крейсера, большие противолодочные и сторожевые корабли [Anti-submarine ships Part 1. Anti-submarine cruisers, large anti-submarine ships and patrol ships] (in Russian). St Petersburg: Galeya. ISBN 978-5-81720-094-2.
• Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 9780710628886.

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