Admiral Grigorovich

A Russian Black Sea Fleet frigate class, the Admiral Grigorovich (Project 11356R/Krivak V) delivers Kalibr cruise-missile land-attack strikes and provides multirole escort — a workhorse of Moscow's naval strike from the Black Sea.

Overview

The Admiral Grigorovich class, known in NATO reporting as Krivak V, is a guided-missile frigate built for the Russian Navy at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad. Three ships entered service between 2016 and 2017, all assigned to the Black Sea Fleet. Each hull carries an eight-cell vertical launch system (VLS) for Kalibr-NK land-attack and anti-ship cruise missiles, giving the small class a strategic reach that has been used repeatedly against targets in Syria and Ukraine. Its multi-role suite also includes a medium-range surface-to-air missile system, anti-submarine torpedoes and a helicopter, making it a self-contained patrol and escort asset.

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