The ''Novik''-class frigate, Project 1244.1, or ''Grom'' class, as it is sometimes referred to, was a planned

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n multipurpose

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class. The ''Novik'' class was the first attempt by Russia since the collapse of the

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to construct a large

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. It was designed to perform patrol missions, search for and kill enemy submarines, escort naval ships, and defend the coast of Russia. The first and only ship in the ''Novik'' class was

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on 26 July 1997. In the late 1990s, work on the ship stopped because of budget restraints. At this point the ship was only 5 percent complete. In the 2000 Russian

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the ship received more funding and the work on the ship continued. In 2004, however, work was again stopped, and in 2005 the project was cancelled. It was announced the ship would be finished as the

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''Borodino'' but in 2009 it was reported that the unfinished ship would be offered for sale overseas. In 2016 it was announced that the

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had no interest in completing what it regarded as an outdated design and would scrap the unfinished hull in order to free up space to work on more cost effective projects.

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* Project 12441U class from the 12411 project class.

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*http://www.warfare.ru/?lang=&linkid=2101&catid=270 *http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/1244_1.htm *http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?id=1065926961 Frigate classes Abandoned military projects of Russia Frigates of Russia Training ships of the Russian Navy {{USSR-mil-ship-stub

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