 Admiral Levchenko inKola Bay, 2018 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
  Russia | |
| Name | Admiral Levchenko |
| Namesake | Gordey Levchenko |
| Laid down | 27 January 1982 |
| Launched | 21 February 1985 |
| Commissioned | 30 September 1988 |
| Homeport | Russian Northern Fleet |
| Identification | DDG-605 |
| Status | Active[1][2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Udaloy-classdestroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 163 m (535 ft) |
| Beam | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Draught | 7.8 m (26 ft) |
| Installed power | 89,000 kW (120,000 shp) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaftCOGAG, 4gas turbines |
| Speed | 35knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range | 10,500 nmi (19,400 km; 12,100 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 300 |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 ×Kamov Ka-27 'Helix' helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | Helicopter deck and hangar |
Admiral Levchenko is a Russiananti-submarine warfaredestroyer of theUdaloy class. The ship was laid down in 1982 and was commissioned in theSoviet Navy in 1988. After the fall of the Soviet Union the ship continued to serve in theRussian Navy with theNorthern Fleet. She was named after AdmiralGordey Levchenko.
In 2010Admiral Levchenko was part of the Russian operations to combatpiracy off the Somali coast.[4]
By 2020, she was reported inactive due to an overhaul.[2] The overhaul includes upgrading ship's fire-fighting systems, onboard electronics, new cooling units and shut-off valves. The ship should also receive Russia's newestOtvet anti-submarine missile system. She was expected to return to service in late 2022[5] but was reported active post-refit as of May 2022.
On 26 May 2022, the destroyer conducted exercises in the Barents Sea.[1]
On 8 September 2022,Admiral Levchenko heldexercises along the Northern Sea Route, along with the tank landing shipAleksandr Otrakovsky, tankerSergey Osipov and tugPamir.[6] On 10 October, the three ships returned to Severomorsk.[7]
On 10 June 2024 Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk[i] claimed, but without producing any evidence, thatAdmiral Levchenko was on fire in theBarents Sea; Pletenchuk's claim, although not corroborated elsewhere, was repeated by various Ukrainian and Western news agencies.[8][9][10]
On 14 July 2024,Admiral Levchenko, theIvan Gren-classlanding shipIvan Gren, and theVictor III-class submarineTambov left theBaltic Sea.[11] She was active again in exercises in 2025.[12]
