The Admiral Levchenko is one of ten of Russia's Udaloy-class destroyers which form the backbone of the nation's surface fleet. She was commissioned in 1988. She displaces 8,500 tons, has a length of 163.5m and a beam of 19.3m. Her full complement is 249. Her four gas turbines give her a top speed of 29 knots. She is armed with surface-to-air missiles, anti-submarine missiles and mortars,
torpedoes, two 3.9in guns, four 30mm guns and has rails for 24 mines. She can accommodate two Ka-27 helicopters.
