HETMAN IVAN MAZEPA F211
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2025 6:16 pm
Hetman Ivan Mazepa (F211) is an Ada-class anti-submarine corvette of the Ukrainian Navy currently undergoing sea trials. The ship is named after Ivan Mazepa, a Ukrainian Cossack leader who turned against the Tsardom of Russia of Peter the Great and joined the side of Charles XII of Sweden during the Swedish Invasion of Russia.
The ship was officially laid down on 7 September 2021, and launched on 2 October 2022. When completed, the vessel will be the flagship of the Ukrainian Navy, and will be the first modern combat vessel of the service.
Construction of the ship began on 28 April 2021, with the official laying ceremony taking place on 7 September 2021. The ship was launched by First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska on 2 October 2022. The Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar attended the ceremony, along with President of Defence Industry Agency (SSB) Professor İsmail Demir, STM General Manager Özgür Güleryüz and Vice Admiral of the Ukrainian Navy Oleksiy Neizhpapa.
It was initially planned that the ship would be towed to Ukraine to complete its fitting out by the end of 2022 and in 2023, the corvette was planned to be fitted out, before sea trials could begin. However, due to the blockade of the Ukrainian coast by the Russian Black Sea Fleet following the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the fate of these plans remains unknown and the ship would likely be completed in Turkey.
The ship was spotted in the Sea of Marmara on 30 May 2024, conducting Sea trials.
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The ship was officially laid down on 7 September 2021, and launched on 2 October 2022. When completed, the vessel will be the flagship of the Ukrainian Navy, and will be the first modern combat vessel of the service.
Construction of the ship began on 28 April 2021, with the official laying ceremony taking place on 7 September 2021. The ship was launched by First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska on 2 October 2022. The Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar attended the ceremony, along with President of Defence Industry Agency (SSB) Professor İsmail Demir, STM General Manager Özgür Güleryüz and Vice Admiral of the Ukrainian Navy Oleksiy Neizhpapa.
It was initially planned that the ship would be towed to Ukraine to complete its fitting out by the end of 2022 and in 2023, the corvette was planned to be fitted out, before sea trials could begin. However, due to the blockade of the Ukrainian coast by the Russian Black Sea Fleet following the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the fate of these plans remains unknown and the ship would likely be completed in Turkey.
The ship was spotted in the Sea of Marmara on 30 May 2024, conducting Sea trials.
Wikipedia