Russian ship saves Dutch vessel from pirates

[4c Hajduk Veljko]

Russian ship saves Dutch vessel from pirates

 

The text implies that the warning shots were fired from the helicopter? What kind of helicopter that might be?

[GGTharos]

Probably Ka-32. Probably.

 

Edit: Just checked, and that's what Admiral Vinogradov seems to house: Ka-32's.

Edited January 14, 2009 by GGTharos

[Vekkinho]

Guys, Russia Today was always fun, hell, it's not even a Russian TV/news agency and it's always kinda inconsistent!

 

Fact is that the vessel in picture is not admiral Vinogradov (#544) but a Marshal Shaposhnikov (#572) of a same Udaloy I class.

 

Now it makes me wonder which one of these is deployed in Indian ocean, i.e. is this story true at all or just a Russian chest bashing?!

 

Helo onboard Udaloy-I is a singleton Ka-27 Helix!

 

More info, in fact it's entire database of naval vessels including Russian destroyers here:

http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/russia/destroyer_index.htm

[GGTharos]

Bah, Ka-27, Ka-32 ... :D

[FVMAD]

IIRC in the TV news they said it was Ka-27

[Vekkinho]

Bah, Ka-27, Ka-32 ... :D

 

I wasn't implying on Ka-27/32 thing in my previous post, RT had a lot of misinfos lately so Russian Udaloy destroyer off the Somali cost might be also a urban legend!

[Alfa]

Fact is that the vessel in picture is not admiral Vinogradov (#544) but a Marshal Shaposhnikov (#572) of a same Udaloy I class.

 

You are wrong Vekkinho - #572 is the Admiral Vinogradov :) . Marshal Shaposhnikov is # 543 and is quite easy to identify because it has a rather weird looking circular antenna at the top of the forward mast(over the bridge structure) instead of the Topaz radar - none of the other Udaloy class vessels have that.

 

Now it makes me wonder which one of these is deployed in Indian ocean, i.e. is this story true at all or just a Russian chest bashing?!

 

According to recent info, the Admiral Vinogradov of the Pacific Fleet took over the task of patrolling the Somali coast - i.e. replacing the Neustrashimy.

 

So RT is correct on all accounts Vekkinho :) .

 

Helo onboard Udaloy-I is a singleton Ka-27 Helix!

 

All Udaloy vessels carry two Ka-27PL helicopters. The Ka-27PL(with export designation "Ka-28") is the antisubmarine variant. The SAR variant is called Ka-27PS, while "Ka-32" is the designation for the civilian version.

Edited January 14, 2009 by Alfa

[Vekkinho]

Corrected by Expert!

 

Kudos mate!

[Alfa]

Probably a little too much credit there :D .

 

Anyway, it is very easy to be confused about those numberings - lots of Russian naval ships have had both their names as well as pennant numbers changed several times.

 

In case you are interested here is a list of the current ships/numbers for major Russian surface combatants in operational service:

 

Cruisers

 

Project 1143.5

#063 Admiral Kuznetsov - Northern Fleet

 

Project 1144.2

#099 Piotr Velikiy - Northern Fleet

 

Project 1164

#055 Marshal Ustinov - Northern Fleet

#121 Moskva - Black Sea Fleet

#011 Varyag - Pacific Fleet

 

Large Antisubmarine Ships

 

Project 1155

#605 Admiral Levchenko - Northern Fleet

#619 Severomorsk - Northern Fleet

#678 Admiral Kharlamov - Northern Fleet

#543 Marshal Shaposhikov - Pacific Fleet

#548 Admiral Panteleyev - Pacific Fleet

#552 Admiral Tributs - Pacific Fleet

#572 Admiral Vinogradov - Pacific Fleet

 

Project 1155.1

#650 Admiral Chabanenko - Northern Fleet

 

Project 1134b

#713 Kerch - Black Sea Fleet

 

Destroyers

Project 956A

#406 Gremyashchy - Northern Fleet

#434 Admiral Ushakov - Northern Fleet

#610 Nastoychivy - Baltic Fleet

#620 Bespokoiny - Baltic Fleet

#715 Bystry - Pacific Fleet

#778 Burniy - Pacific Fleet

 

Project 61M

#810 Smetlivy - Black Sea Fleet

 

Frigates

 

Project 1135

#801 Ladny - Black Sea Fleet

 

Project 1135M

#808 Pytlivy - Black Sea Fleet

 

Project 1135.2

#702 Pylky - Baltic Fleet

 

Project 1154

# 712 Neustrashimy - Baltic Fleet

[Vekkinho]

Thanks Alfa, please tell me did anyone made any plans on upgrading Pyotr Veliki 3D model for use with LOFC?

 

I believe there was a rumor on Naval ops mod!

[Alfa]

Thanks Alfa, please tell me did anyone made any plans on upgrading Pyotr Veliki 3D model for use with LOFC?

 

I believe there was a rumor on Naval ops mod!

 

I don't know if anyone had such plans, but ships aren't exactly in focus with ED or modders, so I doubt it :)

[RvETito]

Bah, Ka-27, Ka-32 ... :D

 

Boooooooo! :D

 

Perhaps I should mention that Ka-32 is "civilized" version of the Ka-27PS.

[jpm1]

just a question in passing isn't it possible that the shots were coming from Kalashnikov .

at least the two poor prisoners'll have something in the stomach tonight . nice work

[guzmann]

Well, we should thank the Ruskies then. :thumbup:

[4c Hajduk Veljko]

Well, Kamov web site does not even have a photo gallery!! Kamov should certanly do something about that.

 

http://www.kamov.ru