The name of the ship is not an abstract name invented by builders when it was laid. Admiral Levchenko is a real figure, a significant personality in Russian history. He was born and lived in the days of the emergence of Russia as a world power and an all-Union state, and became the person who created its future.
The beginning of the way
The future admiral Levchenko Gordey Ivanovich began his swift career at school. A native of Belarus, a very young boy, Gordey entered the school of naval affairs - from this day on his story of his life became inseparable from the pages of the military history of Russia.
After graduating from college in 1913, he was immediately "lucky" to become a participant in the First World War. The shells of military battles fired a genuine love for military affairs in a very young boy. That is why, after the events of the civil war and the entry into the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks), he decided to continue his studies.
In 1922, Gordey Ivanovich graduated from the Higher Naval School and joined the officer ranks of the Russian Navy.
Admiral's swift career
The discipline, diligence, ambitiousness and diligence that Gordey Levchenko was endowed with helped him to soar rapidly up the career ladder, and 22 years after graduation to receive the rank of admiral.
A couple of years after the call to the fleet, Gordey Ivanovich was appointed commander of the famous cruiser Aurora, and in 1933 he was promoted to commissar of the Caspian flotilla. His track record was full of many positions, including the commander of battleships in the Baltic, the commander of a brigade of destroyers in the Black Sea, and others. In 1939, Levchenko was appointed commander of the Baltic Fleet.
Gordey Ivanovich had a difficult time - war, revolution, change of lifestyle of the country. However, he always had a gallant spirit. During the Great Patriotic War, the future admiral Levchenko participated in the defense of the Crimea, Leningrad, provided the troops with supplies during the breaking of the blockade.
The courage and courage shown by him during the war played a significant role for career growth. Since 1953, he was appointed to the post of admiral inspector of the naval forces of the USSR, and then deputy commander in chief for combat training. However, this was the final period of his lightning career. In 1960, Admiral Levchenko resigned.
History of the ship
Ironically, planted in them. Zhdanov's ship originally had the name of one of the cities of the Far East - Khabarovsk. However, fate prepared for a large anti-submarine ship an outstanding fate filled with success and victories, in connection with which the name was required for him accordingly. 3 months after the bookmark - at the end of May 1982, it was decided to rename the Khabarovsk BPC and give it the name of the Admiral Levchenko BPC. The specified date coincided with the anniversary of the death of the admiral - Gordey Ivanovich died at the end of May 1981.
On October 30, 1988, the captain of the 2nd rank — the future rear admiral — Yu. A. Krysov, first raised the naval flag on the ship. From the end of October 1988, the history of one of the most significant combat units of the Northern Red Banner Navy of Russia begins.
Specifications
The vessel had the following parameters:
- Length –160 m.
- Width - 19 m.
- Draft - 8 meters.
- Displacement - 7 t / (full) 7.5 t.
- Autonomy - 30 days.
- The crew is about 300 people.
It has the following weapons:
- Artillery AK-100; AK-630.
- Missiles "Dagger".
- Antisubmarine and mine-torpedo.
- Aviation group.
For ease of perception, rounded indicators of the Admiral Levchenko BOD were given. Photos clearly demonstrate the power and strength of his weapons.
Success Pages
The first year of service, the Admiral Levchenko anti-submarine ship ends victoriously - the team wins the prize of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy of the USSR for the successful completion of the task of finding the enemy’s submarine. The medal laid the foundation for future ship victories in the marine field, of which there were many.
In the next 3 years - from 1990 to 1992, the team did not want to give up the palm branch to their colleagues in the service and won the military training exercises 3 times in a row.
In 1993, the ship was inspected by the Minister of Defense Grachev himself and brilliantly fulfilled the task assigned to him of launching the mooring lines and going to the open sea, which once again confirmed the professionalism and high unity of the team.
After a short break in 1996, the Admiral Levchenko again became the best ship for training the diverse forces of the NE, and in 1997 it repeated the successful search for the nuclear submarines.
In 2004 - a brilliant search for the enemy’s underwater forces within the framework of the search and strike group of ships and a new prize of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy.
In 2005-2006 for the umpteenth time confirms and confidently retains the title of the best on the Kola Peninsula.
In 2014, another regalia was added to the ship's piggy bank - he completed the long voyage that began in December 2013, one of the longest that the recent history of the Russian Navy remembers. For 8 months, “Admiral Levchenko” managed to visit the Pacific, Baltic and Black Sea fleets, conduct inter-naval exercises, and also pass the Strait of Messina.
Military campaigns
Just 2 years after launching, the Admiral Levchenko ship joined the ranks of Russia's advanced forces at sea and defended the country's interests off the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
During his career, the ship managed to visit:
- The Mediterranean Sea and the Port of Tartus in 1990
- French Toulon in 1993
- English ports of Portsmouth and Plymouth in 1996
- The general polar archipelago of Svalbard in 2003
- The Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea in 2007-2008, as well as Norway, England, France, Iceland and Tunisia.
- Exercises with Turkey in 2009
- In 2009-2010 he served in the Gulf of Aden, as well as off the coast of Syria.
- Protected Russia's interests in the Mediterranean from 2013 to 2014.
- Since 2014, he has been an integral member of the Northern Fleet group of ships that monitors the situation off the coast of Syria.
For almost 30 years, the brilliant service of the BPC Admiral Levchenko managed to get up for repair 2 times. However, each time the crew immediately entered the operating mode and successfully completed the tasks assigned to it.
Ship commanders
Unfortunately, in periodicals and book editions there is no exact data on the commanders of the ship and a clear chronology of their service at the posts. According to news reports, it was possible to recreate an approximate picture:
- 1988-1995 - captain of the 2nd rank Yu. A. Krysov;
- 2005 - Captain 1st Rank A.P. Dolgov;
- 2007 - captain of the 2nd rank S.N. Okhremchuk;
- 2010 - Captain 1st Rank S. R. Varik;
- 2012-2016 - captain 1 I.M. Krokhmal;
Today, “Admiral Levchenko” is not just a significant name in the history of Russia, it is a whole team of like-minded people that perfectly fulfills the tasks of protecting the interests of our Motherland. It is the power and become the Northern Fleet. These are those who daily bear a heavy burden of service and guard our calm sleep.