SeigSoloyvov wrote:India to buy the three remain Grigorovichs.
http://sputniknews.com/military/20160807/1044033499/india-russia-navy-frigate-military.html
This article quotes same old source from Jane's. Nothing new here.
SeigSoloyvov wrote:India to buy the three remain Grigorovichs.
http://sputniknews.com/military/20160807/1044033499/india-russia-navy-frigate-military.html
hoom wrote:Thats just #6 of the BSF order isn't it?
George1 wrote:i am confused. Last 3 ships of BSF order will be completed for Russian Navy or will be sold to India?
GarryB wrote:Russia has said it will be able to produce the new engines by 2018... it never said anything about mass production or even production capacity or production of spare parts.
GarryB wrote:Russia has said it will be able to produce the new engines by 2018... it never said anything about mass production or even production capacity or production of spare parts.
Presume they hit a wharf while berthing or similar.Google translate wrote:Frigate Project 11356 "Admiral Essen" was damaged propeller and propeller shaft in setting up front in preparation for the exit to the Mediterranean Sea. This "Lente.ru" said a source in the Defense Ministry.
According to the source, the reason why the ship did not travel in time to the Mediterranean Sea and launches of cruise missiles "Caliber" the positions of the terrorists in Syria November 15 made a "Admiral Grigorovich."
hoom wrote:Seems to be confirmed that Essen busted a prop/shaft https://lenta.ru/news/2016/11/25/essen24/Presume they hit a wharf while berthing or similar.Google translate wrote:Frigate Project 11356 "Admiral Essen" was damaged propeller and propeller shaft in setting up front in preparation for the exit to the Mediterranean Sea. This "Lente.ru" said a source in the Defense Ministry.
According to the source, the reason why the ship did not travel in time to the Mediterranean Sea and launches of cruise missiles "Caliber" the positions of the terrorists in Syria November 15 made a "Admiral Grigorovich."
Would have been mid Oct when rumors of leaving the Baltic were going around.
hoom wrote:Yes I'd heard the rumor the captain was fired.
According to this he was just following orders http://flot.com/2016/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%88%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%8F450/
Apparently the Commander & Deputy Commander of BSF were onboard & the deputy overruled the captain's intention to wait for a tug to help berth -> prop caught up in the chain of the mooring buoy