Service History
At first intended to be used by the Sea Guard, Hetman Sahaydachniy raised the flag of the Ukrainian Navy on July 4, 1993.
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 "Operation Ocean Shield", the anti-piracy campaign off the Horn of Africa.
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