Naval Systems

Udaloy-class anti-submarine destroyer

Also known as
  • Project 1155
  • Project 1155 Fregat
  • Project 1155 Fregat I
  • Project 1155.1 Fregat-M
  • Udaloy class destroyer
  • Udaloy-class destroyer
  • Udaloy I-class destroyer
  • Udaloy II
  • Udaloy II-class destroyer

The Udaloy-class, Soviet Project 1155 Fregat, is a Soviet/Russian anti-submarine destroyer family built around long-range ocean escort and submarine-hunting missions. Project 1155 ships combined bow and variable-depth sonar, two Ka-27 helicopters, SS-N-14/Rastrub missiles, torpedoes, RBU-6000 launchers, and gas-turbine propulsion; later Udaloy II and Marshal Shaposhnikov-style refits added heavier multi-role strike fits. Documented deployments tie Udaloy-class ships to Russia's Syria intervention and counter-piracy patrols off Somalia.

Udaloy-class anti-submarine destroyer, Guided-missile anti-submarine destroyer, Naval Systems
Image source: AdmiralVinogradov2009.jpg

Role in Conflicts

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Soviet Union
Type
Guided-missile anti-submarine destroyer
Service note
1980-present
Designer
Severnoye Design Bureau
Designed
1970s
Produced
1977-1999
Number built
13
Developed from
Krivak-class anti-submarine ship

Specifications

Displacement
6,930 tons standard; 7,570 tons full load
Length
163 m
Beam
19.3 m
Draught
6.2 m
Propulsion
2-shaft COGAG with 2 × D090 and 2 × DT59 gas turbines
Speed
29 knots maximum sustained speed cited by USNI; over 28 knots in other open references
Complement
300
Baseline Project 1155 armament
2 × 100 mm AK-100 guns, 8 × SS-N-14/Rastrub missiles, 64 Kinzhal / SA-N-9 SAM cells, 4 × AK-630 CIWS, 2 × 12-tube RBU-6000 launchers, 2 × quadruple 533 mm torpedo tubes, and 2 × Ka-27PL helicopters
Project 1155.1 armament
Moskit-M anti-ship missiles, AK-130 gun, Kinzhal SAMs, Kortik CIWS, UDAV-1 rockets, Vodopad-NK/torpedo tubes, and 2 × Ka-27PL helicopters
Modernized Marshal Shaposhnikov armament
Kalibr-NK and Uran strike missile systems added during refit; USNI describes 16 Kalibr-family VLS cells and 8 Kh-35 Uran missiles
Aviation
Hangar and flight deck for two Ka-27PL anti-submarine helicopters
Design And Refit Paths

The family is best read as three related configurations: the original Project 1155 ASW destroyer, the single Project 1155.1/Udaloy II ship, and later refits that gave selected hulls a modern strike role.

ConfigurationDocumented fitCatalog implication
Project 1155 FregatSS-N-14/Rastrub, RBU-6000, torpedo tubes, Kinzhal SAMs, AK-630 CIWS, two Ka-27PL helicopters.Baseline entries should emphasize anti-submarine escort and force-protection work.
Project 1155.1 Fregat-MOne completed Udaloy II ship with Moskit-M, AK-130, Kortik, UDAV-1, Vodopad-NK, torpedoes, and two Ka-27PL helicopters.Udaloy II is part of the family but not representative of all Project 1155 hulls.
Marshal Shaposhnikov refitModernization added Kalibr-NK and Uran strike missiles and reclassified the ship as a frigate.Kalibr/Uran should be described as a sourced refit capability, not a fleet-wide original armament.

Based on Weaponsystems.net, USNI Proceedings, and TASS modernization reporting.

Variants

Project 1155 records should separate the baseline Udaloy I ASW destroyers, the single completed Project 1155.1/Udaloy II ship, and later individual refits such as Marshal Shaposhnikov rather than treating every hull as having the same weapon fit.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
Project 1155 Fregat / Udaloy IBaseline anti-submarine destroyer

Weaponsystems.net records 12 Project 1155 Fregat ships produced from 1977 to 1991 and entering service from 1980.

Sources: Project 1155 Fregat class

Project 1155.1 Fregat-M / Udaloy IIImproved multi-role successor

The Project 1155.1 Fregat-M / Udaloy II design entered service in 1999 with one completed ship and a heavier anti-surface and close-defense fit.

Sources: Project 1155.1 Fregat-M class

Modernized Project 1155 / Marshal Shaposhnikov refitRefit configuration

Marshal Shaposhnikov's modernization converted the ship into a frigate and added Kalibr-NK and Uran strike missile systems; this should not be read as proof that every Udaloy-class hull received the same refit.

Sources: Russian frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov conducts missile firings in Sea of Japan, Modernizing Udaloy-class ASW Destroyers

Carried Anti-Submarine Weapons

Project 1155 combined shipboard rocket launchers, torpedo tubes, missiles, and helicopters for layered anti-submarine work.

Carried itemItem typeCarriage evidence
RBU-6000 Smerch-2 anti-submarine rocket launcher, Shipboard anti-submarine rocket launcher, Naval SystemsRBU-6000 Smerch-2 anti-submarine rocket launcherAnti-submarine rocket launcher

Weaponsystems.net lists two 12-tube RBU-6000 Smerch-2 launchers on the baseline Project 1155 Fregat class.

Sources: Project 1155 Fregat class

53-65K torpedo, 533 mm wake-homing anti-ship torpedo, Munitions53-65K torpedo533 mm anti-ship torpedo

Weaponsystems.net lists Type 53-65 / 53-65K torpedoes among the torpedo types used with Project 1155 and Project 1155.1 launchers.

Sources: Project 1155 Fregat class, Project 1155.1 Fregat-M class

Modernized Strike Weapons

Selected modernized Udaloy-family hulls gained strike weapons absent from the original Project 1155 fit.

Launched itemItem typeLaunch evidence
Kalibr, Sea-launched cruise missile family, MunitionsKalibrCruise missile family

USNI Proceedings and TASS report that Marshal Shaposhnikov's refit added Kalibr-family launch capability; this relationship applies to the modernized refit, not every Udaloy-class ship.

Sources: Modernizing Udaloy-class ASW Destroyers, Russian frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov conducts missile firings in Sea of Japan

Timeline

Udaloy-class anti-submarine destroyer Key Events

  1. Project 1155 production begins

    Weaponsystems.net records Project 1155 production running from 1977 to 1991, split between Yantar in Kaliningrad and Zhdanov in Leningrad.

    Sources: Project 1155 Fregat class

  2. The first Udaloy-class ship enters commission

    Project 1155 entered Soviet service in 1980 as a dedicated anti-submarine destroyer class.

    Sources: Project 1155 Fregat class, Modernizing Udaloy-class ASW Destroyers

  3. The Udaloy II follow-on enters service

    Project 1155.1 Fregat-M, the Udaloy II design, entered service in 1999 after only one ship was completed.

    Sources: Project 1155.1 Fregat-M class, Modernizing Udaloy-class ASW Destroyers

  4. Marshal Shaposhnikov enters modernization

    TASS reports Marshal Shaposhnikov was placed in dock at Dalzavod in 2016 for repairs and modernization that converted it into a frigate with Kalibr-NK and Uran strike missile systems.

    Sources: Russian frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov conducts missile firings in Sea of Japan

  5. Marshal Shaposhnikov rejoins the Pacific Fleet

    After modernization and trials, Marshal Shaposhnikov rejoined the Russian Pacific Fleet on April 27, 2021.

    Sources: Russian frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov conducts missile firings in Sea of Japan

Media

Udaloy-class anti-submarine destroyer Videos

Udaloy-class anti-submarine destroyer Images

Udaloy-class anti-submarine destroyer, Guided-missile anti-submarine destroyer, Naval Systems - view 1
Source: Udaloy1983.jpg
Udaloy-class anti-submarine destroyer, Guided-missile anti-submarine destroyer, Naval Systems - view 2
Source: Marshal Shaposhnikov underway official U.S. Navy photo
Udaloy-class anti-submarine destroyer, Guided-missile anti-submarine destroyer, Naval Systems - view 3
Source: Udaloy-I-class destroyer profile 1987.png
Related Weapon Systems
Neustrashimy-class frigate, Anti-submarine warfare frigate, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsNeustrashimy-class frigateAnti-submarine warfare frigateThe Neustrashimy-class frigate is the Soviet Project 11540 Yastreb anti-submarine warfare frigate family, designed through a long Cold War development path and built at Yantar Shipbuilding Plant in Kaliningrad for Russian Baltic Fleet service. Only Neustrashimy and Yaroslav Mudry were completed, but the class combines a 129.8 m hull, helicopter facilities, sonar-centered anti-submarine weapons, 3K95 Kinzhal naval surface-to-air missiles, Kortik close-in defenses, and Kh-35 Uran anti-ship missiles on the second ship. Neustrashimy is directly documented in the 2008 Gulf of Aden counter-piracy campaign.
Project 1135 Burevestnik / Krivak-class frigate and derivatives, Anti-submarine frigate family, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsProject 1135 Burevestnik / Krivak-class frigate and derivativesAnti-submarine frigate familyProject 1135 Burevestnik, known to NATO as the Krivak class, is a Soviet anti-submarine frigate family developed by the Northern Design Bureau as a smaller ocean-going successor to the Riga class. The family combined gas-turbine propulsion, URK-5/Rastrub anti-submarine missiles, Osa-M/Osa-MA point defense, guns, torpedoes, and RBU launchers, then branched into border-guard, Indian export, and Russian guided-missile derivatives. Its 2014 Russia-Ukraine War record centers on Ukraine's Krivak III-derived Hetman Sahaidachny, which was scuttled at Mykolaiv in 2022 to avoid capture.
Project 1134B Berkut-B / Kara-class cruiser, Guided-missile anti-submarine cruiser, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsProject 1134B Berkut-B / Kara-class cruiserGuided-missile anti-submarine cruiserProject 1134B Berkut-B, known to NATO as the Kara class, was a Soviet gas-turbine large anti-submarine ship family built at Shipyard 445 in Nikolayev. The seven-ship series paired Metel stand-off ASW missiles, Shtorm and Osa naval surface-to-air systems, rocket depth-charge launchers, torpedoes, sonar, and a Ka-25 helicopter facility; its last conflict-linked appearance was the decommissioned Ochakov being scuttled by Russian forces as a blockship in Donuzlav during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
Project 205P / Stenka-class patrol boat, Coast guard anti-submarine patrol boat, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsProject 205P / Stenka-class patrol boatCoast guard anti-submarine patrol boatProject 205P is a Soviet coast guard and anti-submarine patrol-boat class known to NATO as the Stenka class. The design reused the Project 205 Osa hull but traded the missile-boat mission for 400 mm torpedo tubes, depth-charge equipment, sonar, and twin 30 mm AK-230 gun mounts. Its Russia-Ukraine War record is best documented as Black Sea patrol and loss/capture evidence: Ukrainian Donbas was reported seized at Mariupol in April 2022, while a Russian Project 205P/Tarantul boat was reported sunk at Sevastopol after late-December 2023 Ukrainian strike activity.
Project 1124 Albatros / Grisha-class anti-submarine corvette, Anti-submarine corvette class, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsProject 1124 Albatros / Grisha-class anti-submarine corvetteAnti-submarine corvette classThe Project 1124 Albatros, known to NATO as the Grisha class, is a Soviet anti-submarine corvette family built for coastal ASW patrols, base protection, and convoy escort. The compact ships combined sonar, Osa-M point-defense missiles, torpedo tubes, and RBU-6000 launchers; Ukrainian Grisha-family hulls later became part of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War record through the Crimea naval seizures and the destruction of ex-Ukrainian Ternopil as a Russian Black Sea Fleet target ship in 2023.
Project 20380 / Steregushchiy-class corvette, Missile corvette, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsProject 20380 / Steregushchiy-class corvetteMissile corvetteProject 20380, known to NATO as the Steregushchiy class, is a Russian Navy guided-missile corvette family designed by Almaz and built by Severnaya Verf and Amur Shipyard for coastal escort, anti-surface, anti-submarine, and amphibious-support missions. The baseline ships combine Uran anti-ship missiles, Redut or Kortik air defense depending on hull, Paket-NK torpedo launchers, and a Ka-27 helicopter facility in a reduced-radar-signature corvette that remained in active Russian service during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
Project 1144 Orlan / Kirov-class nuclear-powered guided-missile heavy cruiser, Nuclear-powered guided-missile heavy cruiser, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsProject 1144 Orlan / Kirov-class nuclear-powered guided-missile heavy cruiserNuclear-powered guided-missile heavy cruiserProject 1144 Orlan, better known as the Kirov class, is a Soviet-designed nuclear-powered guided-missile heavy cruiser family built around P-700 Granit anti-ship missiles, layered air defense, anti-submarine weapons, and a three-helicopter aviation fit. Built by Baltic Shipyard in Leningrad, the class became one of the largest non-carrier surface combatant families of the Cold War and later appeared in Russian Syrian-war naval task-force operations through Pyotr Velikiy.

Sources

Udaloy Class Anti-Submarine DestroyersPublisher: Naval Technology | Note: Supports the class background, Project 1155 / Project 1155.1 design context, shipyard builders, propulsion, dimensions, range, armament, and helicopter fit. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Project 1155 Fregat classPublisher: WeaponsSystems.net | Note: Supports baseline Project 1155 identity, production, builders, service entry, ASW role, armament, torpedo types, and Ka-27PL helicopter fit. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Project 1155.1 Fregat-M classPublisher: WeaponsSystems.net | Note: Supports Project 1155.1 Fregat-M / Udaloy II identity, one completed ship, 1999 service entry, Yantar production, and the improved armament and aviation fit. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Modernizing Udaloy-class ASW DestroyersPublisher: U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings | Note: Supports the Project 1155 / Project 11551 production split, baseline ASW fit, speed and range, and Marshal Shaposhnikov modernization with Kalibr-family VLS and Kh-35 Uran missiles. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Russian frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov conducts missile firings in Sea of JapanPublisher: TASS | Note: Supports Marshal Shaposhnikov's Project 1155 origin, 2016 Dalzavod modernization, conversion into a frigate, Kalibr-NK and Uran missile systems, and April 27, 2021 return to the Pacific Fleet. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Russia displays naval might off Syria's Mediterranean coastPublisher: Associated Press via KSL.com | Note: Supports conflictUsage:2011 Syrian Civil War by directly reporting Vice Admiral Kulakov off Syria protecting Russian ships, supporting the air campaign, and tracking submarines during Russia's intervention. | Accessed: 2026-07-04HMS Somerset escorts Russian task groupPublisher: Royal Navy | Note: Supports conflictUsage:2011 Syrian Civil War by identifying Vice Admiral Kulakov as an Udaloy-class destroyer returning from a Syria deployment in March 2016. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Russia Pulling Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov from MediterraneanPublisher: USNI News | Note: Supports conflictUsage:2011 Syrian Civil War by reporting a Russian Syria-supporting carrier group with two Udaloy-class guided-missile destroyers and auxiliaries in the eastern Mediterranean. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Piracy - Russian Navy to Send Task Force to Gulf of AdenPublisher: MarineLink / Maritime Activity Reports | Note: Supports conflictUsage:2008 Somali Piracy / Operation Atalanta by reporting Udaloy-class destroyers Vice Admiral Kulakov and Admiral Tributs in Russian anti-piracy rotations off Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Udaloy-class destroyerPublisher: Wikipedia | Note: Baseline terminology and lead source only; higher-quality sources above support the edited specifications, variants, and conflict-use rows. | Accessed: 2026-07-04AdmiralVinogradov2009.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the primary Udaloy-class ship photo. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Udaloy1983.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a public-domain U.S. Navy photo of the lead Udaloy-class ship underway in 1983. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Marshal Shaposhnikov underway official U.S. Navy photoPublisher: Wikimedia Commons / National Archives via DPLA | Note: Supports image provenance for a public-domain U.S. Navy/National Archives photo of Marshal Shaposhnikov underway. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Udaloy-I-class destroyer profile 1987.pngPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the Project 1155 profile diagram. | Accessed: 2026-07-04