Ukrainian frigate Hetman Sahaydachniy (U130)

Hetman Sahaydachniy (U130) (Гетьман Сагайдачний) is a Nerei / Menzhinskiy class frigate of the Ukrainian Navy. Homeported at Sevastopol, it is currently the flagship of the Ukrainian Navy.

Service history
Built at the Zalyv Shipbuilding yard, it was intended to be used by the Soviet Border Troops as Kirov. On July 4, 1993 however Hetman Sahaydachniy raised the flag of the Ukrainian Navy.

In 1994, Hetman Sahaydachniy set sail for France to take part in the 50th anniversary commemorations of the Allied invasion of Normandy.

In 1995, Hetman Sahaydachniy visited Abu Dhabi during the "Idex-95" exhibitions, and also, with U402 Kostiantyn Olshansky, visited Norfolk, Virginia, in the United States.

She has also visited ports in Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, Georgia, Gibraltar, Israel, Portugal, Russia, and Turkey.

Between November 2006 and November 2007, she underwent major repairs in Mykolaiv at a cost of 15 million hryvnia.

In 2008, Hetman Sahaydachniy took part in the "Operation Active Endeavour" in the Mediterranean Sea.

In February 2013 it was announced that she would be taking part in NATO's "Operation Ocean Shield", an anti-piracy campaign off the Horn of Africa.

Crew

 * Captain Anton Gеlunov
 * Commander Oleg Guk
 * Lieutenant Commander Volodumur Shevchenko