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The Daring Class

Type 45 concept

The final Type 45 design is 152.4m long and 21.2m wide, with a standard displacement of 7,350t and full displacement of 7,800t. The ships will cruise at 17 knots using all-electric propulsion, powered by 2 WR-21 advanced cycle modular gas turbine engines, with intercooler and exhaust recuperator (ICR) heat exchangers to reduce fuel consumption. Each turbine will provide 25MW of power, and the propulsion systems will be built by a team that includes Rolls-Royce, Northrop Grumman, and Alsthom Power Conversion Ltd. Expected top speed is 27 knots, but in trials, HMS Daring reportedly bettered 30 knots with both turbines engaged. At 190 sailors, the embarked crew will be smaller than previous ships, with better accommodations and provisions for up to 235. The ship will also be able to carry up to 60 Royal Marines.

Daring Class weapons will include the 4.5-inch Mark 8 Mod 1 gun, and a pair 30 mm guns integrated to an Electro-Optic Gun Control System. The ships were not initially fitted with defensive weapons like Raytheon’s 20mm Mk15 Phalanx or Thales’ 30mm Goalkeeper for last-ditch missile defense and close-in kills, but late 2011 will see installation and trials of the Phalanx Block 1B.

For anti-submarine use, the ships will rely on a multi-function MFS-7000 bow sonar, and Stingray anti-submarine torpedoes that must be launched from its helicopters, since the ship carries no torpedo tubes. The ship will also be equipped with the Surface Ship Torpedo Defence System, designed to protect the ship against the threat of advanced current and future torpedoes.

The embarked helicopters will initially be Lynx HMA Mark 8s, but could eventually be EH101 Merlins or AW159 Lynx Wildcats, with all associated weapons. Since the Type 45s will not initially be fitted with any anti-ship missiles, they will also be forced to depend on their helicopters for this capability.

Weapon Systems

The Type 45′s main armament is its PAAMS air defense system, now known as “Sea Viper.” Sea Viper has several components.

The ship’s radars are what will really set it apart from previous vessels. BAE’s SAMPSON is an dual-face, active-array, digital beamforming radar that operates in the E/F bands, and can continuously and simultaneously illuminate a large number of targets for surveillance and fire control. It will be supplemented by the Long Range Radar (LRR), which is an evolution of Thales’ SMART-L active array volume search radar. The Thales/Marconi S1850M operates in the D-band, for wide air and surface search that can include ballistic missile tracking.

A digital Vigile DPX R-ESM system from Thales will help the destroyers monitor the electromagnetic environment around them, picking up on key items like incoming missile radars. Thales’ Vigile is designed to operate in electro-magnetically “crowded” environments, like the near-shore littoral zones.

Once targets are detected, BAE’s combat system will be able to call on the ship’s 48-cell Sylver A50 vertical launcher system (VLS). That means a mix of up to 48 missiles that can include medium range Aster-15s with a 30 km/ 18 mile reach; or the longer range, ballistic missile defense capable Aster-30s with an 80-100 km/ 50-60 mile range. Smaller Sylver A43/A35 launchers can quad-pack 4 short-range Crotale NG/VT-1 missiles per cell, but these weapons are not expected to be part of the Type 45′s armament.

Other roles beyond air defense and anti-submarine duties are possible for the Daring Class. These ships will be able to act as a base platform for a deployable headquarters, and will be able to embark up to 60 troops and their equipment, over and above the ship’s normal complement. A modern medical facility is available with surgical facilities, and the ships can take on up to 700 people in support of a civilian evacuation.


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Ulyanovsk, which was never completed.

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project 22160. Patrol ship 1300 t.

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main gun 57 mm

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Today began building of 1st ship.

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middle sea tanker "Akademik Pashin" project 23130 - first post-Soviet Russian tanker for navy.

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Specifications:
Total displacement: 12,000 tons (according to other sources - ie 14000)
DWT: 9000 tons
Main dimensions: length - 130 m, width - 21 m, draft - 7 m
Maximum speed: 16 knots
Range: 8,000 miles
Run time: 60 days
Crew: 24 people
laid at 26.04.14.
 
Ulyanovsk, which was never completed.
What happened to the unfinished hull? Got scrapped?

Project 23130 > Dubna class replacement ? Dimension and speed are virtually identical

Dubna class light fleet oilers (2 ships).
Displacement: 11,140 tons full load
Dimensions: 130.1 x 20 x 7.2 meters
Propulsion: 1 diesel, 1 shaft, 6,000 bhp, 15.5 knots
Crew: 62 civilian
Cargo: 2,100 tons bunker fuel, 2,080 tons diesel, 120 tons lube oil, 900 tons water, 50 tons provisions, 50 tons spares
Small Finnish-built tankers, with minimal dry cargo/stores transfer capability.
Built 1974-1978 or thereabouts,classified Voyenyy Tanker (VT) or 'Military Tanker'.
Sistership Pechenga is operating in commercial service with solid stores transfer rigs removed.
Sistership Sventa to Ukraine 1997
Sistership Irkut stricken 1996.

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What happened to the unfinished hull? Got scrapped?

Project 23130 > Dubna class replacement ? Dimension and speed are virtually identical
Yes, "Ulyanovsk" was ready by 20% and was disassembled.
Project 23130 tankers can carry up to 3000 tons of bunker fuel, 2500 tons of diesel fuel, 500 tons of aviation fuel, 150 tons of lube oil, 1000 tons of water, 100 tons of food and 100 tons of equipment and spare parts.
 
Yes, "Ulyanovsk" was ready by 20% and was disassembled.
Project 23130 tankers can carry up to 3000 tons of bunker fuel, 2500 tons of diesel fuel, 500 tons of aviation fuel, 150 tons of lube oil, 1000 tons of water, 100 tons of food and 100 tons of equipment and spare parts.
Ulyanovsk: On the pics, it appear much more than 20%

Project 23130: For 10-20% greater displacement, you get a crew that is 2/3 smaller and 20% more of both bunker fuel and diesel, 25% more lube oil, 11% more water, with same stores and provisions. Not bad.
 
Ulyanovsk: On the pics, it appear much more than 20%

Project 23130: For 10-20% greater displacement, you get a crew that is 2/3 smaller and 20% more of both bunker fuel and diesel, 25% more lube oil, 11% more water, with same stores and provisions. Not bad.
However, the readiness of the ship was 18.3% when it started to cut.
 
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I did wrote in the first post that for navy.
Yes, I understand that but for example the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary runs the supply ships for the Ryal Navy and manning is (largely) civilian. Likewise in the US with the Military Sealift Command. So, crews are working FOR the navy but are not IN the navy. So, does/will Russia do this?
 
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Yes, I understand that but for example the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary runs the supply ships for the Ryal Navy and manning is (largely) civilian. Likewise in the US with the Military Sealift Command. So, crews are working FOR the navy but are not IN the navy. So, does/will Russia do this?
As far as I know, in the Russian Auxiliary Fleet serves military sailors.
 
GE to Propel UK Navy’s Type 26 Vessels
Jun 24th,
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Today’s frigates operate in the most challenging of circumstances. Whether they are fending off enemy submarines, thwarting pirates or carrying out disaster relief and humanitarian missions, these ships need to be effective, efficient, safe and sustainable.

The U.K. Ministry of Defence has engaged in a major program to update and upgrade its current fleet of frigates. In the next decade, Type 26 Global Combat Ships will become the backbone of the Royal Navy, replacing its existing Type 23 Frigates.

The Type 26 will incorporate the latest in hybrid propulsion technology: at low speeds, it will run on an innovative electric drive system, while at high speeds, it will take power from the gas turbine. GE’s Power Conversion business (NYSE: GE) has won the design, development and assessment (DDA) contract to provide the electric propulsion system.

“We are very excited to have been chosen by BAE Systems,” says Mark Dannatt, naval business leader for GE’s Power Conversion business. “Over the last 25 years, we have supplied electrical power and propulsion systems for the majority of the Royal Navy’s surface warships. We have recently built the electric power and propulsion system for the U.K.’s two new aircraft carriers being assembled at Rosyth, and we are now designing the electric power and propulsion system for the four Royal Fleet Auxiliary MARS tankers to be built in South Korea. The Type 26 Global Combat Ship is the latest chapter in our long naval involvement, and we are especially proud to be associated with the next generation of ships for the Royal Navy.”

Under current plans, 13 Type 26 Global Combat ships will be delivered to the Royal Navy.

“This is a good long-term contract for GE Power Conversion,” says Dannatt. “It underlines our strong position in supplying electrical systems to the Royal Navy and many other navies, and it will provide us with an excellent reference for similar projects around the world. It is the latest proof that our power and propulsion technology is not only very energy efficient, but also safe, for instance in the provision of our arc proof, variable-speed drives, as well as being highly cost-effective.”

In this particular case, the GE system also is extremely capable. A key requirement was that the ship’s propulsion system had to be very quiet in order to maximize the operability of the 13 Type 26 ships.

“The motors we will be supplying are very quiet, due in large part to the use of patented anti-vibration technology,” Dannatt added. “Reducing radiated noise from the motor makes it exceptionally quiet, which is obviously very important for naval operations. GE is on the cutting edge with this proven, robust technology. It will allow the Royal Navy to operate more efficiently, cost-effectively and safely. Drawing on our extensive experience over decades in the electrical power conversion systems industry, we are moving to provide the latest in motor and drive technology that is at the forefront of operational efficiency.”

GE to Propel UK Navy’s Type 26 Vessels >> Naval Today
 
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