Russian frigate Neustrashimy

	Neustrashimy during BALTOPS 2008 exercise, 12 June
History
Soviet Union → Russia
Name	Neustrashimy; (Неустрашимый);
Namesake	Russian for Dauntless or Fearless
Builder	Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad
Yard number	401
Laid down	25 March 1987
Launched	25 May 1988
Commissioned	24 January 1993
Homeport	Baltiysk
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Neustrashimy-class frigate
Displacement	3,505 t (3,450 long tons) (standard); 4,318 t (4,250 long tons) (full);
Length	129.6 m (425 ft 2 in)
Beam	15.5 m (50 ft 10 in)
Draught	4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	COGAG; 2 × 24,300 shp (18,100 kW) M90 gas turbines; 2 × 12,100 shp (9,000 kW) M70 gas turbines; 2 shafts;
Speed	30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	4,500 nautical miles (8,334 km; 5,179 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	210
Sensors and ; processing systems	MR-352 Positiv air/surface search radar; MR-750 Fregat-MA air search radar; Nayada-1 navigational radar; MR-145 Lev fire control radar; 3R95 fire control radar; MGK-365 Zvezda-1M sonar suite;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	MP-405-1 Start ESM; MP-407 ECM; Spektr-F laser intercept; PK-16 and PK-10 chaff launchers;
Armament	1 × 100 mm (4 in) A-190E gun; 2 × Kashtan CIWS; 4 × 8 3K95 Kinzhal SAM launchers; 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes for RPK-2/6 anti-submarine missiles or Type 53 torpedoes; 1 × RBU-6000 Smerch-2 anti-submarine rocket launcher; naval mines;
Aircraft carried	1 × Kamov Ka-27PL
Aviation facilities	Helipad and hangar

Neustrashimy (also transliterated Neustrashimyy, Russian: Неустрашимый, lit. "dauntless" or "fearless") is the lead ship of the Neustrashimy-class frigate (Russian designation Project 11540 Yastreb) of the Russian Navy's Baltic Fleet.

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