Russian frigate crosses the English Channel

On 8 April, the frigate Admiral Kasatonov passed the narrowest part of the English Channel between Dover and Calais on an easterly course. The ship had previously been forced to stop off the mouth of the Seine due to a storm in international waters. The Admiral Kasatonov is the youngest frigate in the Russian Navy. She belongs to the Admiral Gorschkov-class (project 22350), of which two ships have already been delivered and four more are currently under construction. At 135 metres in length, the units displace around 5400 tonnes. The main armament consists of two vertical launch systems with eight cells each, from which the Kalibr missile, among other things, can be fired.
Accompanied by the Admiral Kasatonov from the rescue tug Nikolai Chiker and the tanker Vyazma. She has been on her first long sea voyage since 30 December 2020. Stops in the Mediterranean included ports in Algeria, Greece, Cyprus, Syria and Turkey.

Text: mb; Photo: MoD Russia