PRV Yevgeny (KY-74)

The PRV Yevgeny (KY-74) is a Kalythian Freedom Class guided missile cruiser that served with the Kalythian Navy as the KOF Emancipation (CG-578) and now serves with the Arkavan Navy. She is the first ship named for Admiral Sergei Yevgeny, who famously won the battle of XX in XX. The ship's keel was laid down in 1991 at [PLACE] by [SHIPYARD]. She was launched on 15 October 1992, and commissioned in the Kalythian Navy on 20 November 1992. Designed as a multi-mission ship, the Yevgeny is capable of sustained combat operations in anti-air, anti-submarine, anti-surface and strike operations. She is typically deployed alongside carrier battle groups, amphibious assault groups, ballistic missile defense, as well as interdiction and escort missions.

Ship history

2020s

Decommissioning and sale

On 20 April 2024, the Emancipation was listed for sale by the Kalythian Ministry of Foreign Commerce as pressure from the government required the Navy to reduce the size of its reserve fleets. Four days later, the Emancipation was purchased by Arkava along with two other ships for a total price of $6.1 billion Kalyns, about 5.072 billion NSD. The ship was renamed the PRV Yevgeny, after the first Admiral of the Arkavan Navy. About a week later, a crew was mustered for travel to Kalythia to take possession of the ship, along with native advisors to train the new crew.

The Yevgeny arrived at Velirinsk Naval Base for further maintenance and Arkavan accommodations and upgrades with native technology suites. After about four months in dry dock, the ship was officially rechristened and put into active service on 10 August, 2024 with sea trials lasting for about a month. The crew, now fully trained and experienced, entered the active roster on 15 September 2024 and the ship was permanently stationed at Saratrov Naval Base.

Yevgeny in 2024
History
Arkava
Name:	Yevgeny
Namesake:	Admiral Sergei Yevgeny
Ordered:	1988
Laid down:	12 May 1991
Launched:	15 October 1992
Acquired:	12 July 1993 (Kalythia), 24 April 2024 (Arkava)
Commissioned:	20 November 1992
Recommissioned:	5 May 2024
Homeport:	Saratrov Naval Base
Identification:	Hull number: KY-74
General characteristics
Displacement:	10,000 tonnes
Length:	175 meters
Beam:	16 meters
Draft:	8 meters
Speed:	33 knots
Range:	5,200 nautical miles at 20 knots
Complement:	340 crew
Armament:	x3 CIWS x2 Mk 64 Hellbarrage VLS (60 cells each) x2 Mk 42 5"/58 cal deck guns x2 Mk 31 Leviathan SVTT (3 torpedoes each) x3 Sea Lance 30mm machine guns
Aircraft carried:	x2 AS532 Cougar helicopters
Aviation facilities:	1 helicopter landing deck