Severnaya Verf Shipyard begins sea trials of the Project 20380 corvette Soobrazitelniy, the shipbuilder’s press office reported.
The ship ordered by the Defense Ministry for the Russian Navy will undergo tests of its main engines, diesel generators and weapons system.
The Soobrazitelniy much differs from the series lead ship. During construction the corvette was tailored to the customer’s needs, including new solutions of the ship’s armament, communication and control systems, as well as hull structure and superstructure, the company said. Today Severnaya Verf laid another corvette of the series.
The corvette of Project 20380, Project 20385 was developed by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau. The Steregushchy class corvette is a multipurpose warship to combat surface ships, submarines, to provide air defense and amphibious support. Displacement - about 2 tons full load. LOA - 105 m, length waterline - 90 m, max speed - 27 knots, max range – 4,000nm at 14kn, 15 days endurance. Complement: (including a helicopter service group) - 100. There is also an export solution of the corvette.
The ship ordered by the Defense Ministry for the Russian Navy will undergo tests of its main engines, diesel generators and weapons system.
The Soobrazitelniy much differs from the series lead ship. During construction the corvette was tailored to the customer’s needs, including new solutions of the ship’s armament, communication and control systems, as well as hull structure and superstructure, the company said. Today Severnaya Verf laid another corvette of the series.
The corvette of Project 20380, Project 20385 was developed by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau. The Steregushchy class corvette is a multipurpose warship to combat surface ships, submarines, to provide air defense and amphibious support. Displacement - about 2 tons full load. LOA - 105 m, length waterline - 90 m, max speed - 27 knots, max range – 4,000nm at 14kn, 15 days endurance. Complement: (including a helicopter service group) - 100. There is also an export solution of the corvette.
St. Petersburg-based shipyard Severnaya Verf (Northern Shipyard) is one of the leading companies of the Russian defense industry. The firm has been part of United Industrial Corporation (Moscow) since 2004. The shipyard specializes in building warships and merchant vessels of various purposes.