Admiral Golovko is an of the Russian Navy. She is the first ship in the class to be equipped with domestic powerplant, rather than imported from Ukraine.
The Admiral Gorshkov class is the successor to the and frigates. Unlike their Soviet-era predecessors, the new ships are designed for multiple roles. They are to be capable to execute long-range strikes, conduct anti-submarine warfare and to carry out escort missions.
Admiral Golovko was laid down on 1 February 2012, and launched on 22 May 2020 by Severnaya Verf in Saint Petersburg. It was reported that Admiral Golovko would be the first Russian surface ship to be armed with Tsirkon hypersonic missiles, but the , lead vessel of the class, was the first ship armed with the Tsirkon hypersonic missile.
On 26 November 2022, Admiral Golovko went to the sea for the first time and started factory sea trials. On 23 November 2023, Admiral Golovko successfully completed its sea trials in the Barents Sea. On 25 December, Admiral Golovko was commissioned into the Russian Navy, with Russian President Vladimir Putin being present. She arrived at her homeport of Severomorsk, in the Northern Fleet area of operations, on 11 January 2024.
In 2025, the frigate participated in exercises that included firing a cruise missile salvo in conjunction with the cruise missile submarine Orel and Russian shore-based missile forces.