Tatarstan (Yastreb) (Project 1161)

History of Tatarstan (Jastreb) (Item 1161)

The modern Russian Navy's Cheetah-class guided-missile frigates survived the collapse of the Soviet Union and subsequent budget cuts, becoming the four-man formation now in service with the Russian Navy and the Vietnam People's Navy. These represent half the number originally planned, replacing the Konecranes of the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Cheetah class was led by their first ship "Tatarstan", originally ordered as "Yastreb".

The design offers several low-cost configurations for export.

Tatarstan was keeled in 1991 and launched in July 1993. Her work ceased in the mid-1990s after the Russian Navy's budget was cut, but she was eventually outfitted and launched again on 31 August 2003, where she was subsequently assigned as the flagship of the Caspian Fleet, where she continued to serve actively Participate in Russian patrols.

Russia has also sold Cheetah-classes in five different configurations to interested exporters: the Cheetah-1 loses the variable depth sonar (VDS) function as well as the helicopter hangar, while the Cheetah-2 brings The latter has nothing to do with VDS coordination or SA-N-4 missile coordination. The "Gepard-3" was completed with a larger displacement, as well as an enlarged beam gauge, and the "Kortik" close-in weapons system (CIWS) was installed on the standard AK-630 CIWS unit. The "Gepard-4" has completely lost its weaponry to take on a more focused search and rescue (SAR) role.

The "Gepard-5" did not have a helicopter hangar, but increased range due to the use of diesel units (8,000 hp each) at the expense of straight-line speed (reduced to 23 knots).

Vietnam is the only foreign operator of the Cheetah class. The Russian Navy will have a total of three units by the end of it - Albatross (commissioned on 28 November 2012) and Burevestnik (to be added). The ships operated in Vietnam are HQ-011 "Dinh Tien Hoang" and HQ-012 "Ly Thai To".

As of October 2015, two more ships have yet to be named and are under construction.

Tatarstan is named after the Republic of Tatarstan in the Volga Federal District of Russia.

In October 2015, the Cheetah class took action against ISIS/ISIL forces when the Caspian Fleet fired cruise missiles at a distance of approximately 1,500 kilometers from Syria. The missiles flew over parts of Iran and Iraq to reach their targets.

Russia is allied with Iran, Iraq and Syria to fight ISIS/ISIL.

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