Name Vice-Admiral Kulakov Commissioned 1982 Status in active service Launched 1980 Draft 7.8 m | Christened Fyodor Kulakov Refit 1991–2010 Length 163 m | |
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Russian destroyer vice admiral kulakov
Vice-Admiral Kulakov (Russian: «Вице-адмирал Кулаков») is a Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy. As of 2016, the ship was in active service.
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Russian destroyer vice admiral kulakov
History
Vice-Admiral Kulakov was commissioned in 1982 and was in service with the Northern Fleet until March 1991, when she was retired for repairs that lasted more than 18 years. The ship travelled to Severomorsk base on 7 December 2010 in preparation for the vessel's return to active duty. On 5 January 2011, a fire broke out in one of the ship's mess-rooms. It was reported to be caused by a short circuit. The damage was minimal and did not reduce the combat effectiveness of the ship.
On 3 September 2011 the destroyer conducted the first underway landings tests for the new Ka-52K helicopter.
In 2012 the destroyer escorted commercial convoys as part of the anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden. In July 2012, Vice-Admiral Kulakov led a flotilla of the Northern Fleet to the Eastern Mediterranean to conduct naval drills, close to the Syrian coast. In August 2012 she paid a 5-day visit to Portsmouth Naval Base, England. In September 2012 Vice-Admiral Kulakov visited Cobh, Ireland.
Vice-Admiral Kulakov was part of the 70th anniversary commemorations of the Battle of the Atlantic in Liverpool, England in May 2013.
In April 2014, a British destroyer, HMS Dragon, was deployed to waters north of Scotland to track Vice-Admiral Kulakov as the destroyer sailed near the United Kingdom amid heightened tensions between Russia and the UK.
In 2016, she was sent to the eastern Mediterranean, to back the air campaign in Syria and fly the flag In March 2016, as she and supporting Russian ships entered the United Kingdom's exclusive economic zone, they were intercepted and escorted by the British frigate HMS Somerset.