Ukrainian frigate Hetman Sahaidachny

Hetman Sahaidachny (Ukrainian: Гетьман Сагайдачний, romanized: Hetman Sahaidachnyi) was a frigate of the Ukrainian Navy that was originally built at the Kerch Shipyard as a Project 1135.1 patrol ship of the Nerei / Krivak III / Menzhinskiy class. She was launched on 29 March 1992 and commissioned on 2 April 1993. Homeported at Odessa since March 2014, she was the flagship of the Ukrainian Navy. Her major armament was a single 100 mm gun.[2]

Hetman Sahaidachny, 2016.
History
Ukraine
NameHetman Sahaidachny
NamesakeCossack Hetman Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny
OwnerUkraine
OperatorUkrainian Navy
Ordered1991
BuilderZalyv Shipbuilding yard
Laid down1991
Launched29 March 1992
Christened1993
Completed1992
Acquired1993
Commissioned2 April 1993
Out of service3 March 2022
Renamed1991
Homeport
IdentificationF130
Honours and
awards		Flagship of Ukraine
FateScuttled to prevent capture
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeNerei / Menzhinskiy-class frigate (Type III)
Displacement
  • 3,100 long tons (3,150 t) standard
  • 3,510 long tons (3,566 t) full load[1]
Length123 m (404 ft)
Beam14.2 m (46 ft 7 in)
Draught4.7 m (15 ft 5 in)
Installed power5 auxiliary diesel generator DGAS-500/1MSh
Propulsion
  • COGAG M7N
  • 2 cruising turbine M62
  • 2 jet turbine M8K
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range
  • 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
  • 900 nmi (1,700 km; 1,000 mi) at 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		At least one rigid lifeboat.
Crew193
Sensors and
processing systems
  • MR-760 Fregat/Top Plate 3-D air search
  • Platina-C suite with MGK-335MC Titan-2/Bull
  • Nose bow mounted MF MG-325 Vega/Mare Tale MF VDS
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Start-2/Bell Shroud intercept
  • Bell Squat A/B jammer
  • 4 x HMG PK-16 decoy
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Ka-27 helicopter (2 max)
Aviation facilitiesHangar for two helicopters.

Service history
Hetman Sahaydachniy with Turkish frigates

Built at the Zalyv Shipbuilding yard, the ship was intended to be used by the Soviet Border Troops as Kirov. However, on 4 July 1993, the newly named (after Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny) Hetman Sahaidachny raised the flag of the Ukrainian Navy.[3] She was given the identification number of U130.

In 1994, Hetman Sahaidachny set sail for France to take part in the 50th-anniversary commemorations of the Allied invasion of Normandy.

In 1995, Hetman Sahaidachny visited Abu Dhabi during the "Idex-95" exhibitions. The frigate was scheduled to visit Norfolk, Virginia in the United States with Kostiantyn Olshansky. Kostiantyn Olshansky visited, but Hetman Sahaidachny did not for unknown reasons.

The vessel has also visited ports in Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, Georgia, Gibraltar, Israel, Portugal, Russia and Turkey.

Between November 2006 and November 2007, she underwent major repairs in Mykolaiv at a cost of 15 million hryvnia.[4][5]

In 2008, Hetman Sahaidachny took part in "Operation Active Endeavour" in the Mediterranean Sea.

In February 2013, it was announced that the ship would be taking part in NATO's "Operation Ocean Shield", an anti-piracy campaign off the Horn of Africa.[6]

Hetman Sahaidachny joined the Naval Force of the European Union (EUNAVFOR) in early January 2014 for anti-piracy operations. As she refueled in Greece, while Russian forces seized control of Crimea, Russian state media RT falsely reported on 1 March 2014 that the ship's crew had defected to Russia and raised the Russian flag. Shortly afterwards, the Wall Street Journal reported a Ukrainian Defense Ministry statement that the ship was still flying the Ukrainian flag in port in Crete.[7] According to the Defense Ministry, the commander of the ship stated that the crew had never defected to the Russians.[8] It arrived in Odessa under the Ukrainian flag on 5 March.[9]

The frigate during Sea Breeze 2015

The Ukrainian naval command issued a contradictory report that on 14 March 2014, the ship encountered a Russian naval group attempting to enter or having entered Ukrainian territorial waters. As Hetman Sahaidachny approached the group, they withdrew.[10] In September 2014, the frigate entered Odessa to undergo repairs.[11] In May 2017, she suffered an engine failure shortly after undergoing repairs. In July 2018 she participated in the Sea Breeze 2018 multinational exercises.[12] On 2 April 2018, she celebrated the 25th anniversary of her commissioning. In January 2022, it was indicated that the ship would undergo a refit and upgrade.[13]

Scuttling
See also: Weapons of the Russo-Ukrainian War

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ship was scuttled in Mykolaiv.[14][15] On 3 March 2022, a photo emerged showing Hetman Sahaidachny partially sunk and with a list to port.[15][16] On 4 March, the Ukrainian Defence Minister confirmed that Hetman Sahaidachny had been scuttled to prevent her capture by the Russian forces.[14][15] According to the satellite imagery, it possibly happened on 28 February 2022.[17]

References
  1. Гетьман Сагайдачный(проект 1135.1 ) (in Russian). Украинская армия. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. "Kozhara: Hetman Sahaidachny frigate to join NATO's anti-piracy operation". Interfax-Ukraine. 17 September 2013. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013.
  3. Armashevska, Alain (11 August 2006). Гетьман Сагайдачний: корабель та людина (in Ukrainian). Кримська Свiтлиця. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. Отремонтированный фрегат «Гетьман Сагайдачний» отправился в Севастополь. Есть жертвы (in Russian). Novosti-n.org. 16 November 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  5. Фрегат «Гетьман Сагайдачний» покинул Николаев и направляется в Севастополь (in Russian). ForPost. 16 November 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  6. Thys, John (22 February 2013). "Ukraine Joins NATO's Counter-Piracy Operation". RIA Novosti. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  7. Kolyandr, Alexander (2 March 2014). "Ukraine Ousts Top Naval Officer After He Joins Separatists". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 8 February 2015. (subscription required)
  8. "News". Mil.gov.ua. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  9. Флагман "Гетьман Сагайдачний" прибув до одеського порту під Державним Прапором України. Interfax-Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 5 March 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  10. "Frigate Hetman Sahaydachniy forces Russian ships to leave Ukrainian waters". Chapter97.org. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  11. В Одессе начали ремонт "Гетьмана Сагайдачного" (in Russian). segodnya.ua. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  12. "President got acquainted with the course of Sea Breeze 2018 multinational maritime exercise". president.gov.ua. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  13. "Ukrainian Naval Forces to upgrade Hetman Sahaidachny frigate".
  14. "Hetman Sahaidachny frigate, being under repair, flooded not to get to enemy – Reznikov". Interfax Ukraine. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  15. Evans, Michael (4 March 2022). "Ukraine scuttles its flagship frigate as Russians close in". The Times. The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  16. "The Ukrainian Navy's Flagship Appears To Have Been Scuttled". The Drive. 3 March 2022.
  17. "The Fate of Ukraine's Flagship Frigate". Overt Defense. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
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