Project 11661 Gepard-class frigate

Service And Conflict Use

1. Nov 28, 2012

   Dagestan enters Russian service

   Open-source ship metadata and reporting place Dagestan in service with the Russian Navy and the Caspian Flotilla in late November 2012.

   Sources: Dagestan (ship, 2012) - Wikimedia Commons

2. Oct 7, 2015

   Caspian Flotilla launches strikes into Syria

   The Washington Institute reported that Russia's Caspian Flotilla fired cruise missiles from its ships at targets in Syria, with Dagestan among the frigates in the flotilla group.

   Sources: Russia's Cruise Missiles Raise the Stakes in the Caspian

3. Feb 6, 2018

   Vietnam commissions more Gepard-class frigates

   Naval Today reported that the Vietnam People's Navy commissioned another pair of Russian-built Gepard-class frigates, showing the class's continued export role.

   Sources: Vietnam Navy commissions two Russian-built Gepard 3.9 frigates

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